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DHMO Satire

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Truth: The United States are Literary Lovers!!!

Among United States adults, literary reading has increased at a rate of 7% between 2002 and 2008. This is a drastic increase in relation to the previous years' recordings. From 1982- 2002 (twenty year difference in time), there was a steady decrease in literary readings done by adults. From 1982- 1992 there was a 5% decrease. Another decrease occured from 1992- 2002, the data indicates a 14% decrease. Within the recent years (around 2008), data trends suggests that adults are, in fact, increasing their literary intake. After reading this, I believe that a common misconception occurs here. Americans believe the quality of reading skills are decreasing in the nation; however, the informatoin suggests we are taking an interest in literary readings.

** I agree with my instructor, Denise Lindstrom, when she says that literature on the internet is a probable cause of this increase.**

Don't forget the NETS

Edmodo's educational networking site allows for the completion of the entire first standard of NETS. Edmodo's diverse purposes such as story writing or data sharing allows for the following to occur.

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers:

a.	promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness.
b.	engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources.
c.	promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students' conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes.
d.	model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments.

I am also prepared to use a Skype session to enhance the effectiveness of collaboration. Teaching two literacies will be easier for me as well due to the latest assignment. [Refer to dihydrogen monoxide blog post!]

Website Evaluation

Hello curious critters!!!
If I were to ask my students to use the internet to research a specific chemical called dihydrogen monoxide, then this website would definitely be a hoax in my book!
When unexperienced chemists initially view the material on this organization's website the complex name of the chemical allows them to percieve this chemical as a poisonous substance. What is dihydrogen monoxide? dihydrogen monoxide is a specific nomenclature (called  the prefix system) that represents the following chemical formula for the compound:
H₂O
I am nearly 100% positive that everyone over the age of 15 understands this to be good ol' water!
Before I evaulate the website any further, I want you to think.......... DOES IT EVEN MAKE SENSE THAT WATER COULD BE POSINOUS like this organization claims!

Before you donate your money to this website wanting to reasearch "dihydrogen monoxide", check out the a  few links to a website. One of them claims the following, "Yes, you should be concerned about DHMO! Although the U.S. Government and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) do not classify Dihydrogen Monoxide as a toxic or carcinogenic substance (as it does with better known chemicals such as hydrochloric acid and benzene)"  THE CREATORS OF THIS SCAM!!!!! are using acronyms and fancy government talk to convince you they are telling the truth. [Let me take a moment here to catch up on my breathing...]  Okay, so obviously the the government would not classify this chemical as toxic or carcinogenic.... BECAUSE ITS NOT!!!
I can't believe the amount of work someone put into this scam... I see every word of the lie, but only because I am educated.... The creators, which are not explictily listed, are using true facts about water, but making it appear as a harmful substance.
For example, you are asked to refer to the Material and Safety Data Sheets for dihydrogen monoxide. It says the chemical reacts violently with other substances such as sodium or postassium.... This is true. When you place these elements in water... a chemical reaction gives you a strong basic product, such as sodium hydroxide and potassium hydroxide. These bases are harmful to human injestion... dihydrogen monoxide is NOT!
DON'T WORRY! the sodium and potassium in your body do not have the ability to react with the water you drink in this fashion. The sodium you injest from your food is in the form sodium chloride, NaCl, When you place table salt in water the salt dissociates(dissolves), but this physical change is not lethal.

I could go on forever about this website!!!! I am so worked up at the moment! I'm going to retutn to this post in the future, so make sure you check back or contact me for questions or more knowledge!!!!

Edmodo Graph

The following graph indicates the reasons why children enjoy using Edmodo's networking site as a tool for collaborative storywriting. Only one child felt that Edmodo would not change his thoughts on writing; however, he did enjoy collaborating with college students. The pie graph only includes information from the students who thought Edmodo made story writing a better experience.

Green- Teamwork, Purple- entertaining, Yellow/Orange- positive reinforcement, and

Pale Red- Different Approach to writing

21st Century Writing

Prompt: Schools are not preparing students adequately for jobs in the 21st century.

I believe that the discipline issues in the school cause principals to be push overs. Students feel like they have power over anyone; therefore, when entering the work force, students may lack the ideas of proper work ethics and behavior.

It seems as if everyone in my Educ 2201 class agreed with my idea. One of the four students who read my response to the prompt said, " I agree! Students need to be taught how to use technology properly, but ethics and behavior are also important".

Edmodo and Skype Opinion

Prior to using Edmodo's Social Networking Education System, I was in extreme doubt of its abilities and success; however, after experiencing a collaboratve story writing project with a group of delightful fifth graders, I am in complete agreeance with the system! In fact, I enjoyed my experience on this project so much that I spread news about the website to many of my favorite teachers. One of which was my older brother Mr. Randy Revels (Math Education), and I shared the website with my favorite veteran science educator Mr. John G. Mitchell Jr. Mr. Mitchell is in extreme favor of having students collaborate in the classrom, and I feel Edmodo gives the ability to collaborate with other students beyond the walls of a single classroom.
I felt the fifth graders that I collaborated with were very mature and understood how to communicate effectively, which is very imporant with collaborative work of any aspect in the world. Their efforts and successes really amazed me!
If I ever had the opportunity to collaborate with a school from a different region, then I would probably find a way to collect data for various regions of WV using the Edmodo website. Letting the students team up with students from the other regions would allow them to share data and comminucate about the topic at hand, such as daily barometer readings or stream ecology samples. The website allows the students to transfer information in a variety of ways like videos, pictures, words, and probably more that I have yet to discover! Along with this collaborative work, I would most definitely use a skype session for a discussion with the other classrooms!

Barack Obama Interpretation

In this photo, President Barack Obama appears to be concerned about something. He appears worn out with thoughts. In the photograph below, A picture of President Obama was taken on the same day. In fact, both pictures deal with an artical about the BP Gulf Oil Spill disaster. The first article (the picture above) contemplates the success of the President, while the second article gives information about the decisions the President is making with this dilema seem to be on the way to success. The picture below gives a good represenation because the president is smiling and appears less stressed. In fact, he looks a few years younger as well. The background gives hint that the President was actually at the area for concern, which proves his determination to help with this dilema.