For the past two weeks I have been looking at
Language Journals and they have been quite interesting. Ms. Deyamport is a
gifted education teacher for grades 2-6 in Hattiesburg, MS. She is trying to
incorporate technology learning in elementary school classrooms.
In “The “Code” Never Bothered Us Anyway”, she made
her students use Code.org which is a great website that allows younger students
an easy way to code on the computer. Coding is essentially the blueprint for
anything computer related. She split the age groups up and made the older kids
code Frozen and the younger Angry Birds. And, if the students finished early
they could move on to coding Floppy Birds. I think it’s a great way to get
elementary age students interested in computer science.
I commented, that I thought that she was using a
great website for beginner coders. It allows students to become more involved
in computer science. Also, how I liked how she had the old students code something
different than the younger students and then the more advanced one were allowed
to go on to more advanced coding.
In another
one of her post, "It's Better to Learn Together", she attended her state gifted conference. She learned how her PLN
“Professional Learning Network”, has effected even her own personal life. One of
the biggest takeaways from her sessions was that sharing is the key.
In my comments,
I agreed with her, that sharing is a key component in the PLN. In addition, it
is not only your input but, it’s other colleagues’ input that can improve your
own input. Also, she gave tips on how to build a PLN. One tip that I thought
was crucial was when starting a PLN, is to start off small.
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