Getting started with scratch

Double Entry Journal # 8

a. What is Wikipedia? a multilingual, Web-based encyclopedia project, operated by the Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit organization

b. How would you answer the question posed in this piece “How reliable can a source be when anyone can edit it?”? Not very reliable because people can put anything, its more of a base for research

c. Who do the creators of Wikipedia place their trust in when it comes to weeding out misinformation? 
anybody

d. Why did founder Larry Sanger leave Wikipedia? He left because he believed that it should give more authority to experts; he has since created another site, Citizendium that does just that.


e. What would abuse or vandalism look like on a Wikipedia page? 
people putting up anything not just facts

f. What do the statistics quoted in the third paragraph of this piece reveal?
That Wikipedia is growing and expanding worldwide.


g. Why do you think Wikipedia is so successful? 
I honestly have no clue...

h. Why might Wikipedia’s creators not want to accept advertising? 
so the creators can keep any donations

i. How does Wikiscanner help increase the reliability of Wikipedia entries?
it weeds out mistakes and abuse

Double Entry Journal #9

Quote:
"Textbooks often contain “walls of text” that can be difficult for some to follow, especially as time progresses. It can also be difficult to find the important part of the text and place it into context. Video games have found a solution to this problem"

Response:
I agree with this because sometimes it is hard to remember the context when it is needed and every time it is needed. Text books give you information when it is needed but more of when it is good for the author to put it in the text. When authors do this it makes it difficult for some students to follow along with the text.

The link below is a video about how students are using games in school to help with learning, and skills that are great in the school and real life. The video One teacher ditches books for video games explains just that.

Sources:
Admin. (2012, January 20). 10 things schools can learn from video games. Retrieved from
     http://www.learningingaming.com/10-things-schools-can-learn-from-video-games/ 

Unknown. (2012, Febuary 22). One teacher ditches books for viedo games. Retrieved from http://www.americanownews.com/story/16954437/one-teacher-ditches-books-for-video-games 

Scratch Game

Gardens of Time

The game Gardens of Time reflects the following five of the ten things schools could learn from video games:
1. Risk Taking
2. Customization
3. Ordered Problems
4. Context
5. Within the Regime of Competence

Wikipedia Article

1. Start with the main page. Does it have any cleanup banners that have been placed there to indicate problems with the article? No

2. Any one of the following cleanup banners means the article is an unreliable source: No

Read through the article and see if it meets the following requirements: Yes and was complete

 

3. Scroll down to the article's References and open them in new windows or tabs. Do they seem like reliable sources? Yes
   
   
4. How is the article rated on the Rating Scale (Stub, Start, C, B, GA, A, FA)?

What issues around the article are being discussed?

Do any of them make you doubt the article's reliability?

Rating was a “B”.

Issues - Discrepancy between historical summation of St. Patrick's death and the entry in the context of the festival.

No, they should just take the info down until proven or explain that it has not been confirmed.

5.      How did you rank this article (Reliable, Partially Reliable or Unreliable)? Give at least three reasons to support your answer.

I rank this article as Partially Reliable. The reasons I ranked the article this way is

1-      Because the article could explain that some information has not been confirmed, but it is a great starting point for information.

2-      Because the article has some good sources that you could check out.

3-      Because you should use a site that is not edited by the world.

Wikipedia

In a blog posting tell me: Things I learned 1. They are funded by donatation from the public. 2. Only 1/3 of the articles on Wikipedia are in english. 3. They are more popular than the New York Times Things I agreed with 1. A free source of information for people. 2. That there needs to be more quality checks for the site. Thing I disagreed with 1. The information should not be edited by everyone, because their are stupid people out their that does stupid stuff for their own amusement. Were you surprised? Why? What surprised me was that there is only one employee at the company for the website. I thought that there would be more people working for a company that is this big. How often I use Wikipedia to write papers in the ways described above: NEVER I was always told not to use it!!!

Think Aloud

Think aloud

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Website Evaluation

who?

•Has someone taken responsibility for the content of this Web site?

Yes, The NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress

•Is information about the author or organization clearly stated?

Yes, has special page for all of their information

•Can you contact the company or author through a real world postal address or phone number?

Phone: (877) 4-ED-PUBS (433-7827)

Mail: Ed Pubs, U.S. Department of Education, P.O. Box 22207,

Alexandria, VA 22304

what?

•Is the information biased in any way?

I don't think so because they are just posting data from tests.

•Does the site's information seem thorough and well organized?     Yes

•Does the site clearly state the topics that it intends to address?     Yes

when?

•Is it important that the information you're looking for be absolutely current?     Yes

•Is a reference date provided to show when the material was put online, or when it was last updated?     Yes

•Do the links work?     Yes

why?

•Can I get the information faster offline?     No

•Does the online material I'm finding suit my needs?     Yes

•Am I able to verify this information?     I dont know how I would.

Double Entry Journal #7

How might technology be used to support students in your future classroom who have learning differences like Dyslexia?

 

   We can use technology to help show a child what sound a letter makes and have programs to help practice the skills, like learning a new langauge, because that is what it is like for the children. Or we can use video cameras in the classroom to record the lesson that way the student can take the lesson home and work at their own pace.

 

The link I found is a website that is a guild for parents and teacher to help children with dyslexia. The site lists ways to help a child, in and outside the classroom, and ways to help the child in all different subjects. I love the ideas and will use them for students in my future classroom.

    Helping Children with Dyslexia