(2) ILP "Design" - Edmodo

I created an Edmodo classroom page for an eighth grade creative writing class. Edmodo is very similar in appearance to facebook and functions similarly as well. It was very user-friendly and easy to set up. Students can log in using a secure code that the teacher distributes. Not only can Edmodo be used to announce assignments and be a place to submit assignments but students can also comment on teacher posts and take quizzes as well. I made an assignment and included an attachment for the instructions in the Folders Tab. I also created a quiz and a poll to determine what the next assignment should be.


link: www.edmodo.com/diana-josefina-jurisic/referral?source=invitations

Blog Post #10

Using a data collection tool could be very useful for getting feedback on certain assignments and projects to gauge what students enjoy but also the best way they learn. For example, if I were to introduce a new project to a group of 10th graders in a psychology class, I would create a pre-assignment survey asking the student what they hope to get out of this project and a post-assignment survey asking what they actually got from the project as well as things they liked or didn't like.

A paragraph on topics you found most interesting from reviewing your classmates’ blogs.
I enjoyed seeing what my classmates came up with in their screenshots of the projects they did for the class. It is interesting to compare your work to others and see where you can improve on whether it be style, content or even as reference for maintaining copyright law.


I would like to learn be better versed in Excel because many employers require proficiency in that software and it also has many other uses. It's an intimidating software because it looks different that the word processing I am used to. I hope to take a Lynda.com tutorial sometime so I can better understand Excel and hopefully be able to use it effectively.

Blog Post #9 (due 11/14)

The Flipped Classroom is a reversal of traditional teaching methods where instead of listening to the teacher lecture in school and do homework at home, students view a video lecture at home and utilize class time to work on assignments. I think this has the potential to benefit students by allowing them to have access to the teacher when they are putting the skills learned in lectures to the test. This can also make it easier on parents who, at least in my case when I was younger, didn't really understand themselves what my homework assignments were requiring of me.
http://www.teachertube.com/

MIT has released many free videos of class lectures for people with access to the internet to be able to learn from the school. While you can view these freely it is not the same as being a student paying tuition. This can allow a motivated individual to learn new things but will not lead to college credit. Open generally signifies free resources that can be used to one's learning.

I learned how to use action buttons and animations in PowerPoint. I liked making the powerpoint look cool and fun to follow but I had a hard time with the table. I think next time I will try to do the graph differently or attempt at using buttons instead of trying to animate it.