C4T # 2

For my first C4T assignment I commented on Ms. Vicki Davis's Blog. She is a full time teacher and mother of three. She lives in Camilla, Georgia and is the author of Cool Cat Teacher Blog. October 3rd's blog post was a topic based on Daily Education and Technology news for schools. What are creative ways we can create symbiotic learning relationships between different types of learners? Vicki Davis asked this question to her readers in hopes for a response for all educators to help one another. Live Mocha is a site that uses tandem learning where each learner teaches each other a different language. She mentions in her classroom she allows her older students to teacher her younger students about computer hardware. I think that is an excellent way to build learning relationships. The learning relationships that are possible in the classroom are endless. She also gave some informative news for the reader that Google Drive has updates for iOS and Android. Google Update allows you to edit google docs simultaneously just like on the web. She asks for new ideas and opinions on flat classrooms and learning relationships. What did I think about symbiotic learning relationships? I enjoyed reading this blog post, and reading all of the comments full of informative ideas that I can apply in my future classroom. I mentioned that I remember one style of learning in my education in Mobile, Alabama and it was the same for basically every class and instructor. Either the students conformed to the learning environment or they began to slip behind. Also, EDM 310 allowed me to realize the amount of technology available for educators and students is astonishing. A flat classroom is new to me and I plan to learn what they have to offer, and how they help the students and their learning environment.

On October 18th I commented on Ms. Davis's particular blog post for my C4T#2. The post was titled "Advice to presenters and teachers: All You Have is Enough." Ms. Davis is blogging about her trip she took to speak at a conference for educators. She spoke to a room of about twenty individuals, but she made it clear that twenty or five thousand makes no difference. As long as you change one person's life you have done a job well done. Did I give it my all? Did I help my listeners, and give them enough validating information? Is it enough ? That is the question for all educators whether it be the last day of school or leaving a conference puzzled. Yes, giving your all is all one can do and that is enough. Vicki Davis says, "If you give all you have that YOU have given enough. YOU MATTER very much. Don't let self doubt keep you from doing it again." All educators need to read this post. For an educator realizing that if you gave 100 % then that is a job well done is important. This post really hit home with me with an issue I often wonder about how I might handle. Dr. Strange commented on one of my post and told me that sometimes giving up on a student is not what we want to do, but if the student doesn't do any work then there is nothing else you can do. This post really allowed me to sit back and realize if you give all that you can that will be enough. If the student doesn't do any work then in a way they have up on you as an instructor, because the work given is to help them succeed in the course. So by not doing any work is basically saying I'm giving up on you and what you are teaching me. I enjoy reading Vicki Davis's blog post. She is an inspiring individual.