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6 Pillars of Character

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Presentation

Although, it needs some minor tweaking...here it is! I am not sure why when I saved my ppt to google docs it changed some of the fonts, but it is something I need to fix.

Presentation

The topic I have chosen for my presentation is respect. I would like to use it as a character building lesson in the future. I intend on using it with Boys and Girls Clubs at the after school program as a smart moves lesson, also.

Scratch project

I chose to modify my project by altering the color of the text throughout the program. I thought the original yellow text was monotonous and very distracting from the message the author was attempting to convey. Click here to view my modifications. If you would like to see the original content of this Scratch game click right here.

Class blogging

I have enjoyed the experience of blogging with Fairview students. I think that they have valuable information that will help me as a future educator. I definitely believe that blogging has a place in the classroom. I am not very fond of the format of classblogmeister, but will look for alternate ways to incorporate this activity into my classroom. I strongly agree that this is an activity that benefits all that are involved.

Scratch and meeting content standards...

Now, that I have a better understanding of the uses of scratch--I believe that this will be a very useful tool for students. It will allow them to convey the information they have learned through visual and auditory displays that can be shared in a variety of different settings within a classroom. The content standard I chose is from the WV Department of Education Content Standards for 21st Century Learning and Technology.

21C.O.PK-2.1.LS3 Student articulates thoughts and ideas, representative of real and imaginary experiences, clearly and effectively through oral, written or multimedia communication.

The Scratch project that I would like to modify that meets this content standard can be found by clicking here. The first modification I would make is that I would like to see these same issues addressed, but I would like it to show how it would impact the student's life in particular. It is generally easier to understand a concept such as pollution etc. if it is presented to you on a level that you can personally relate to. Secondly, I would like to change some of the background images instead of just showing pictures of the earth. Finally, I would modify the color of the text. I think it would be more powerful if another color was chosen.