Bootcamp Reflection

I spent 6 service hours at Lindon Elementary.
I learned that the student's tech skills were much higher than expected, even though most of the time they were playing games on line. I feel that this was because of the lack of discipline on the teacher’s part. I also feel that some of the information that the teacher was going over was a little too difficult for some of the student which was not in their zone of proximal development. I learned that I am incompetent with many tech programs and that I have a lot to learn about programming websites. I do feel that if I was taught how to program a website than I would have been able to help and assist the student's more, but I mostly felt useless. One of the goals that I will work on in the summer is to familiarize myself with the programming a website. I will do this by researching and if there are any workshops that teach how to program a website I could attend them to learn more. Another goal that I have is to become more confident in the programs that I have learned especially with using iMovie. I have been able to create a podcast and a digital story but my confidence in my abilities is not as high as I would like it to be able to teach my future students. To increase my confidence throughout the summer I will simply create more podcasts and or digital stories to become more familiar and successful with the program.

Internet Safety Reflection

The role in teaching Internet Safety and Cyber Ethics is very important as a future educator. I will be assigning students projects and assignment that would require student to work on the computer which gives me the obligation to teach them about internet and cyber safety. I feel that teachers do not stress the seriousness to the students. I say this because I was not informed of the issues when I was in Junior High or High school. When students are uninformed they are in danger of Pornography, Identity theft, Cyber Bullying and more. I don’t want to be the reason why students are not using the technology appropriately.
I would integrate ways to address these issues within my curriculum as an introduction to a project that requires computer use. I would assign student into groups to cover specific issues about internet safety and cyber ethics. I would have them create a group presentation to inform themselves and also their class members. I do this because they have to research the information and because students listen much better when their peers are teaching then when their actual teachers teach. I could also have groups create a poster or a flier about their specific subject and post them around the school, informing the entire student body. I could have them create brochures for their classmates to take home and talk to their family informing their parents to be aware of the issue.

UEN Reflection

The UEN site has amazing capabilities. I was surprised to see how many things we could explore. I was taken aback by the assignment and was very intimidated, but I was surprisingly able to make it through. I did have some ups and downs which allotted to my frustration and confusion. It was difficult for me to navigate, but that was because I am completely unfamiliar with the UEN site. Because I am a P.E. teacher I have been struggling with the idea of having my students sit down and work on computers during class, but outside of the classroom I would definitely have them use it.
Because my job is to get the kids moving and exercising, I feel that it would be cheating the students’ if we had them just do computer assignments. It was difficult to find interactives for the P.E. department that supported learning. I did find one that was a quiz to see how much they knew about baseball, which seemed fun. I would most definitely use the Pioneer Library with the EBSCO, soundzabound and eMedia. With the EBSCO I would assign students to pick an article to review about the unit we are in and how it applies to them personally. I would use soundzabound for them to pick out music when we are exercising such as; running the mile and a half, and weight lifting. I would absolutely use eMedia to watch informative videos that relate to my content area.
I was impressed with the lesson plans on the UEN site. With the lesson plans there, they give me guidance and ideas that could help me with some students. I am always worried about needing to motivate my students and I feel that a large amount of the lesson plans on UEN helped me get a good idea of how I can motivate my students to exercise and participate in class. I would for sure use UEN for myself and for the lesson plans I will create for my students, there is no doubt about it.
The Utah Core Curriculum is very helpful. I say this because it gives us the national standards we need to always be working with our kids. It also has specific objectives that we could focus our lesson plans on. Because they have our standards and objectives, it will continue to remind me what my goal is for my students. My goal as a teacher will be for them to reach these standards and objectives.

Google Reflection

Google Images, Google Video, YouTube
Google images are great for physical education, this gives students the ability to search any sport and receive pictures and information instantly. This tool could help assist them in understanding cues and skills with added visuals. I will be able to assign students to search the web and get pictures off of Google images. Google video and YouTube is great, especially when we’re learning new skills. The students could also analyze videos to see what the individual is doing correctly or incorrectly, which applies to P.E. so well. I personally feel that P.E. teachers really need to utilize both of these tools. These tools will assist in learning new skills and techniques of sports and exercise techniques.
Google Maps and Google Earth
We could have a lot of fun with Google Maps and Google Earth; this would allow creativity and running shoes. I would create projects for students to form a new running route, which means they would have to get on Google Maps and Google Earth. They will have to have a starting point and rap their route all the way back to where they started for a specific distance (the mile or mile and a half). This will allow them to see where they will be going for their fun run. It’s a great opportunity for the kids to get on their computers, create their own trail, and actually run it. After this I would have them reflect on their run and on their new surroundings.
Google News
The news that relates to my subject matter has a lot of information. It includes anything to do with exercise, sports, being physically active, you name it, and Google has it! The students can add the News gadget to their iGoogle to keep up updated and on the news feed. I would use this to stay on top of my field because it is constantly coming out with a new ways to exercise or new equipment for sports and fitness. It will always keep me informed about training and healthy habits. My students will use Google News to enhance their knowledge about their own body. I think that this will be great getting multiple sources of important information about their body.
Google Translate
This is a great tool with being able to communicate to foreign students or to those in which English is their second language. I would use this tool to enhance communication with my students by translating the cues into their language which might help them interpret and or understand the skill better. I will use this tool to enhance communication with my students’ parents by getting familiar with the language and culture. I would also love to bring multicultural elements or other interesting pedagogy into your classroom with different sports. Every country has “their sport” a popular sport that we could learn to play and relate to the students who are of a different culture. This would be a great opportunity to bond the students during athletics.
Google Books and Google Scholar
There are many books and articles that relate to my subject matter that sometimes it’s a little overwhelming. I will use this with my students all the time! Google Scholar could be difficult read, but would be a great experience for them. Google Books has some online books that are completely free for all to see, but some are just for those who want to purchase the book. This is great for the students to receive more text than just from their personal text book, which could expand on their knowledge and deepen their understanding of certain concepts.
Google Blogs, Blogger, and Google Reader
Google blogs are great ways of staying informed by other’s around the world. This gives students the ability to see what people are really thinking about physical fitness. This gives the students a chance to see what they are really doing. Are they performing exercises and skill correctly or is the public misinformed? Bloggers are great ways of being able to voice your opinion and to store information for class assignments. I am not very familiar with Google reader but it was very interesting looking at it, it looked like articles or posts by people all around the world. Students could definitely sort through this information, and maybe filter it and pick out the true facts.
Google Calendar
Google calendar is amazing and I will certainly show my students and encourage them to use it. It can organize their assignments, classes, extracurricular activities, and much more. This tool has saved my life, with everything being so busy. It puts everything in its place reminding me of important information that I might forget. It sorts all the information and helps me not be so worried and frantic.
Google Documents
To create and share online documents, presentations, spreadsheets, and forms are great for group projects. I will definitely use this tool within my class and teach my kids how to use it. I think that even when writing papers this could allow students to revise each other’s research papers and not waste any paper! I have used this tool many times in my life and not only is it convenient, but it also stores all the information. And if a student’s computer crashes they will not lose their assignments. There are a lot of possibilities with Google Docs and I think that it allows students to conveniently work together.
Google Health
Google Health is an awesome tool that allows individual to manage their health online! They can set personal goals, such as; weight loss, weight gain, Body Mass Index (BMI), body composition, and more. It tracks individual progress, which is really amazing as the teacher to see the progression the student has made over the semester. You are even able to share your story with others; family, friends, and even classmates.

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The 411 of Rachel Anderson

I am 22, and love to learn. I graduated Mountain View High School, attended Snow College my freshmen year and plan to finish my education at Utah Valley University. I play volleyball for the women's UVU team and have been playing since I was 14 years old. I've coached volleyball for 3 years now and enjoy teaching kids the skills and strategies of the game. I am married to a wonderful man who is also attending UVU graduating in Geology. I will be graduating in Physical Education and Health Education.