Ms. Spencer's Blog

Blog Post for Module 3:

2010-12-09T09:19:00.001-08:00

This module has helped me think about the impact of the internet on my students' learning in the following ways . . .

Planning your lesson is very important. You have to find your resources in advance, and make sure the links work. There are many resources for any lesson you choose, collaborating through wikis and using each others resources takes away some of the stress in finding the right web site.

Blog Post for Module 1:

2010-12-07T10:35:00.000-08:00

This module has made me think about my role as an instructional designer in the following ways . . .

I feel I will have to be more creative with my assignments. I also feel being prepared to answer any and all questions. The best way to do that is to complete the entire assignment before assigning it.

The Beatles

2010-07-07T15:48:00.000-07:00

I have listened to Beatle's songs and know a few of the words. I really can't say I have a favorite member or even a favorite song. After reading about them it is hard to belive they were only together as a group for 5 years. They accomplished a lot during that time and recorded many, many songs. I think there was even a movie or two. I do remember watching their cartoons when I was a kid.

I did find a video of their song Yellow Submarine. My brother had a shirt with Beatles and a Yellow Submarine. He was probably 4 years old and was absolutely the cutest thing ever.

Final Presentations

2010-06-03T16:42:00.000-07:00

My wonderful students finished their final game presentations today. They did a GREAT job. You can find the final games on Woodrow's main Wiki page under FINAL GAMES.

I wish everyone a safe and happy summer.

See you next year,
Ms. Spencer

Finishing Up

2010-05-25T15:30:00.000-07:00

This has been a great year with my students and Globaloria. I hope my students had as much fun as I did. We have a few more presentations and then we are finished for the year. My students did such a good job with their games, I am so proud of them for working hard to get caught up after all of our snow days.

I am looking forward to next year and a new group of students with all their great ideas for games. I fell I will be better at troubleshooting and helping the students in general with their problems that arise.

Ms. Spencer
"Go Eagles"

Senior Presentations

2010-05-13T14:48:00.000-07:00

Seniors, you did such a GREAT job presenting your games today. I am so proud of you all. I wish you could stay around and work more on your games, but I know you are ready to go. I want to thank you for your hard work in this class and I wish you success in whatever you choose to do after High School.

This Week

2010-04-16T06:35:00.000-07:00

I have had a pretty good week this week. I am still learning a lot about Flash. I wish I keep finding more tutorials and information online. Here is a link to a tutorial on "How to build a Platform Game". It is kind of long but very informative.

Finally -- MC Jumps

2010-04-15T06:34:00.000-07:00

Yesterday, I had a student who needed a movie clip to jump. We searched the entire class for 90 minutes and couldn't find what we needed. Finally, Mrs. Stalnaker's intern found what we needed. ~~~ Thank you.

Now we are happy, the monkey is jumping.

I have learned so much teaching this class. I am looking forward to seeing all of my students games. This is the best class ever.

My Goals for the Globlaloria Class

2010-03-22T11:15:00.000-07:00

My main goal is to learn Flash better. I would also like to get better at guiding and responding to my student's blog posts. I am planning on working late after school a few days a week to accomplish these goals.

Let's start Blogging

2010-01-27T09:12:00.000-08:00

What are some Cyber Safety Tips you can give other students?

Powerful Learning Experience

2009-11-15T05:37:00.000-08:00

The most powerful learning experience I remember was when I attended my first Graduate College class to become a teacher. I had a wonderful instructor who was so excited about education and our role as teachers. Up until then I never really thought about how many lives I would be able to touch on a daily basis.

2 Blogs I found:

2009-11-13T22:06:00.001-08:00

The first blog site I found had a few HTML codes I thought may be useful the site is called The Basics of HTML for Blogging. Check it out if you would like to know more HTML.

The second site is a Blog Search Engine. It has a list of categories that will help you find the perfect Blog. See what you can find at BlogSearchEngine.com.

I chose each of these because I like to have additional resources available.

Games I liked

2009-11-13T14:01:00.001-08:00

Pirates of the Preamble is a good game because if you answer 2 wrong questions you have to start over. It would be a GREAT game for History class. Click Pirates of The Preamble to follow the link to the game. I really liked everything about this game. I didn't get to finish, I will try again later.

I also played Learn the Bones. I liked the interactive with the bones and the descriptions you get when you move the pieces around. I also liked that you had questions relating to what section you just finished before you can move to the next level. You can get to the game by clicking here --->>>> Learn the Bones.

Game

2009-11-13T14:01:00.000-08:00