Shelby Courtney's EDM310 Blog: Blog Post #6

What do you learn from these conversations with Anthony Capps?

This week I watched seven different videos with Anthony Capps and I learned many different things.

Part 2: Experiences of a 3rd Grade Teacher Capps discussed his experiences with project based

learning in his 3rd grade classroom. He spoke about his different content driven projects such as

using iCurio to search for females in history to complete the project of writing to the congressmen. I

learned that children are more excited and involved in project based learning and they learn better by

using it.

In iCurio Capps discusses how he uses iCurio in the classroom for his class to find and store

information for his projects. It makes it easy for the children to find different sources that are

relevant to what they are learning.

In Discovery Education Capps discusses the tool Discovery Ed in his classroom to find pictures and

videos that goes with what they are learning. This would make it easier to discuss what we are

learning by watching videos and looking at pictures that go with it.

In The Anthony - Strange list of Tips for Teachers Capps gives his tips about preparing to become a

teacher. He states that we should enjoy what we do and let it be fun, even when it gets hard. He also

states that we should be constant learners and continue to learn even if we are not assigned to.

In Don't Teach Tech - Use It Capps talks about how he uses technology instead of just teaching his

students about it. Instead of teaching them step by step how to use it, he just uses the technology in

his class and they learn to use it that way.

In Additional Thought About Lessons Capps discusses that lessons have four layers. It should cover

the years state standards, the unit size should be connected, then you should have a weekly plan and

then you should have a daily plan before you can have one successful lesson.

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