Blog Post # 6 What do you learn from these conversations with Anthony Capps?

• Project Based Learning
• Goal: its not only a means to show what the student has achieved 
• Its shows their excitement in what they are learning 
• Children are interested and motivated, something maybe that related to the kids lives 
• Driven by content
• The students critiqued each other on their work to which letters were sent
• Reflection opportunities
• Not everything is going to go well
• Parents aren't always going to like the projects
• iCurio
• a online tool that can serve a few proposes
• helps student search topics safely also gives information with the ACCS
• Has a storage system, teachers and students can store topics they find valuable
• You can search by criteria
• Could be useful for any student if teacher is comfortable with usage.
• Also has a read aloud feature
• Discovery Ed 
• Available to all teacher in Baldwin County
• Science and Social Studies
• Has illustrations to go with text (uses it to bring text to life)
• Also used for student searches
•  Anthony-Strange Tips for Teachers
• Have to be interested in learning yourself
• Teaching is hard, work is not separate from play (Hard work but exciting)
• There are surprises, BE FLEXIBLE
• Start with an end in mind.
• Get students involved
• Reflect
• Don't Teach Tech- Use it 
• Natural for children 
• students are going enjoy using technology to learn
• Don't teach it, let the students learn it. 
• Shareable
• Additional Thoughts About Lessons
• A lesson is at least four layers think
• A year
• A unit size
• The week
• Daily
  

 In the Project Based Learning Project videos, I had learned what the goal was and agreed. Its doesn't just show what the students have learned but also shows their excitement. You can have your students grade each other. The students should be motivated and should be driven by the content. A way to do this is maybe have something that involves their daily lives. Teachers are also faced with parents that might not like the projects that have been assigned, and you have to keep them happy as well. It also helps with reflections on the students work.

  With the iCurio video, I was taught it existed. I had never heard of this website before this assignment. I liked how he told use the purposes he used this for and why he likes it. I learned that the website is safe for the students to use and also gives content that configures to the ACCS. Also because you have to login to use this website you are able to save the things you need in a folder for future use. It is helpful to both teachers and students for this propose. It also has a read aloud functional. You can also search for certain criteria.

 In the Discovery Ed video, I was also taught that this existed, even though I had attended Baldwin County School for K-12 grade. I learned you can use it to bring text alive with illustrations for Science and Social Studies. Also students can use it for research on this subjects.

  In the Anthony-Strange Teacher Tips video, I was taught important things to take into consideration when teaching. You should be interested in learning if you want to teach. You should reflect on what was taught. You should know it is hard work but exciting. You have to be flexible, there are going to be times the lesson is not going to go the way you hoped or there might be another problem that can arise. You should Start with an End in mind. Lastly you should get your students involved.

  In the Don't Teach Tech- Use it video, I was taught that technology is natural to students. Use the technology but don't teach it to them, let them teach themselves. They will be using more advance technology in the future and this gives them a head start by being able to use this now. Technology is shareable. You should introduce it smartly! Do it yourself first.

  In the Additional Thoughts About Lessons video, I was taught  a lesson is at least four layers think. You should think a year, a unit, a week, and lastly the daily. You have to make sure your lesson is teachable within the year and how you should break it down.