My EDM 310 Blog Assignments are Now Complete

I really did learn so much that I did not know in this class. First of all, I had no idea that there were so many resources on google. I had no idea I could create new documents and spreadsheets on google. I also had no idea how to create a website and didn't know how to do all of the things that go along with creating one. I also did not know how to create payout tables and can see how all of this can be extremely helpful.

Fellow Classmates,

I hope you have learned as much in EDM 310 as I have. I know that I didn't understand much of the stuff that I was taught but truly feel that this class will benefit me so much in the future. In doing my blog assignments I feel that I have learned about so many new resources that I had no idea about. I cannot wait to hopefully incorporate what I have learned when I become a teacher.

Laura Blackman

Wikipedia

I have always been warned about Wikipedia and how it is not the most reliable source. In all honesty, I have only ever used wikipedia as a source if I am looking for a definition of something and usually it is something I am somewhat familiar with. I really do not think that there are too many opportunities in which you can trust what Wikipedia says. Of course, there are many things that are true, however I do not think that Wikipedia should ever be used as a reliable source for information. I have seen people use Wikipedia as sources in papers and other things. Because anyone can put information on Wikipedia and change current information I do not think all information can be trusted as reliable.

"Growth" vs. "Fixed" Minds

I thought this video was extremely interesting. The "Fixed" mindset which is one that makes students believe they have a fixed trait. It ends up making students concerned with how much they have. They worry about how they will be seen and base the things that they do on how their intelligence will be shown. Those with a "Growth" mindset believe that their intelligence is something that they can develop over the course of time through different activities and passions. Carol Dweck who is the author of "Mindset: The New Psychology of Success," discusses this workshop that was created to teach children the growth mindset. Half of the students got study skills and a growth mindset and the others got only study skills. They found that the students with the growth mindset workshop were taught how to apply things and ultimately ended up doing better than those who didn't because the others really had no motivation for applying those study skills.

I think this would be a great things to remember in my classroom because if I am going to try and teach my students to have a growth mindset I have to truly develop one and believe that it is the best thing. We cannot keep up with the changes in the world if we cannot learn and grow. One thing that was great to hear was that I cannot be a good mentor without having a growth mindset. I really do believe that this is true. I am not 100% sure how I will apply this in my classroom, but I do know that intelligence does develop over time through discovering new passions or new activities. I thought this was a great video and really made me think.