Week 4: Comment to Melissia

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I am excited about the possibility of submitting my project for publishing or presenting at a conference. I never envisioned the possibility of submitting but now the possibilities for my life and things to accomplish are as big as I can imagine them to be.

I am very interested in the possibility of presenting at the North Carolina Reading Conference. I think presenting to colleagues in my state and having communication with fellow educators would be so powerful for me. I am not the best presenter but I feel as if teachers knew more about the forms of technology available to them and understood that it doesn’t take much to learn how to use it and incorporate within your classroom would enhance the level of instruction.

The problem is there are so many Web 2.0 Tools available teachers get overwhelmed. Teachers should be exposed to a few tools and then select one or two and work hard at implementing them and empowering their students. Teachers don’t have to know everything, but be knowledgeable about a few things that work for them and their teaching styles.

I am also interested in contacting the Journal of Research on Technology in Education, Learning & Leading in Technology, Journal of Educational Technology & Society, and Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education. The journals all seem interesting and definitely deal with teaching and technology. I don’t know where I will ultimately submit, but the process will occur.

Melissa,

I could relate to your enthusiastic journey.  I never thought of myself publishing anything to a conference or organization.  But, I agree by doing this it will elevate us to higher goal and accomplishment. I am not the best presenter either, but I do know practice makes perfect.  I believe you will do great at that conference and just remember the old rule when presenting, pretend they are your students and how you are able to connect with them.  If you keep that in mind you will do just fine. Good luck, and I hope you keep your followers updated.

Week 4 Comment to Michael Chapple

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My project centers on social learning and how it can be implemented into classroom technology. The society of today revolves around social media and students from elementary to high school use such tools as Facebook, Twitter, and other sites on a daily basis.  With those types of tools being used by students it would be a great resource to turn those social media tools into social learning tools for education purposes. 

I have decided to present my research in the form of an article. After some research and pondering my two choices for journals to attempt to be published in are Edutopia and iste. There were many sites that cater to education and the use of technology, but I found these two choices to be the most appropriate for my article and me.

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Your research is an excellent idea to use in the school system. As a parent, I cannot count how many times I got a call from the principal office complaining that my child was caught with their cell phone. Although I do support the schools policy and am still torn about my kids having their cell phone on them when they walk to and from the school to let me know if they are okay. By implementing this project in the school system will be a win-win situation. Teachers will no longer be interrupting in their class for a student using their cellphone and parents don't have to worry about their child walking home. However, I will suggest if their could be a parental control insult so the students can not use their phone in class other then education purpose.

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Originally, there were two chosen sites I wanted to present my article to it was Edutopia and International Society for Technology in Education (iste), but after a intensive search I found National Education Association (NEA) would be a better choice for me.  Edutopia is still my second choice because it carries some of the same characteristic of NEA. 

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NEA mission is to help improve Public Schools for every student.  They believe every student in America, regardless of their background, deserves a quality education.  In my first blog about helping Detroit Public School to upgrade his or her media center, I mention every student should equally be knowledge on his or her education.  NEA also believe individuals are strengthened when they work together for the common good.  I feel strongly if parents, educators, and community work together then we will build a stronger foundation for our children.  I believe NEA open up the doors to fresh ideas to add on their existence philosophy.  My research could be an asset to this organization to help improve the on going dilemma that prohibits the increase of parent involvement.

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With out a doubt Edutopia would always be my choice to present.  Over a year I became a member to this organization because of the informative data the present to their audience.  As a parent I could continuously educate myself with the latest Social & Emotional Learning, Teacher Development, Technology Integration and Comprehensive Assessment.  They have multimedia collections for their audiences to view, but most importantly they acknowledge parent involvement is declining worse year after year.  With my research, I believe it is a stepping-stone to help find the root cause on why parent involvement is declining and perhaps we could find solutions to help solve the problem.

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My project is on parental involvement in the school.  It is a know fact parent involvement is a vital need for students to achieve higher academics, but I am not so sure all parents are aware of it.  In fact, I am not sure everyone agrees with what is the meaning of parent involvement?  Communication is the key to eliminate the misinterpretation of the meaning of parent involvement as well as seek out reasons, which interfere with parents not actively, involve with their child's education.  With this knowledge it will allow educators, administrators, and other support groups to seek out solutions to help parents in need so they could be more productive in helping their child to achieve higher academically.

I have decided to present my research as an article.  After gathering feedback from parents and teachers I found there were two points of views (parents versus teacher) that needs to be cleared up.  Presenting an article will give both groups an opportunity to read and understand how each other feels in hopes of connecting them together so both groups could better serve the children. 

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Wk4 Publishing Leadership Project

Hmm… I want to present my work as a presentation because that would be better for me, but I am always challenging my children to push a little more so I need to follow my own advice and do an article.  I am a little nervous but I need to remember Rule Number 6: stop taking myself so seriously!

The two sites I chose to present my article are Edutopia (www.edutopia.org) and iste (http://center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/2010/program/).  Both seem to be more opening minded and inviting to new members.

Week 4: Chapter Reading 9-12

Enrollment, according to the author in Art of Possibilities, it is not forcing, bargaining, or tricking someone to get your way.  It is the art and practices of generating spark to share.  I remember at a career seminar I attended there was homework giving for each student to go out that day to a idea company they would like to work for and asked to speak with the hiring manager.  We were instructed to tell them our purpose was not to ask for a job, but to interview them to see what type a candidate they are looking for to hire.  At first I was scared, but after asking the questions I became more relaxed and the hiring manager seen that in me. A the end of the interview I was given constructive criticism that helped me.  Like the father who dressed in his three-piece suit to met with a man to conduct business in person, sometimes you must face in person to impress the mind of others.