Class, please watch this podcast, take notes and come prepared to use your knowledge for tomorrow!
Click on the Picture below and download the file!
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Online Farm Simulation
This is a link to a great online simulation and game website put on by the The American Farm Bureau Foundation for Agriculture.
We will use this at points in class but if you would like to get a head start feel free to check it out!
Students who chose to begin early or start their own farm through the site may obtain extra credit on the final game project!
My American Farm
Parents if you are concerned about the use of this site please read this article which has more information about the site and the people who put it all together
Farm
Bureau
Quiz on Todays Lesson
If you would like to test your new knowledge from the Poultry Anatomy and Physiology lecture here is a little quiz!
Poultry Resources
I have compiled a list and analysis of some poultry resources that may be helpful to students as they discover the poultry industry. These websites are also useful to anyone looking to have a home flock of chickens.
You will find websites on regulations, breeds, hatch and much more.
Hope you can find what your looking for!
Heres the link!
You will find websites on regulations, breeds, hatch and much more.
Hope you can find what your looking for!
Heres the link!
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
WebQuest
Here is a link that can go with my previous video so you can make some choices on possibly raising your own poultry!
Poultry TrackStar
Here you can answer the questions!
Here are the answers if you choose to follow the questions!
Answers
Poultry TrackStar
Here you can answer the questions!
Here are the answers if you choose to follow the questions!
Answers
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Teaching with New Media
After reading the top 10 tips for using new media in classrooms I personally remain skeptical of many of the aspects.
On the other hand I did like some.
I really like the idea of using Wikispaces and Google Docs to allow students to not lose work and be able to access it everywhere. You always hear students saying: I forgot it at home, I lost it, I can't print it at home and so on the excuses go. Google Docs I feel is a good way to ensure that the teacher knows each student cant lose their work.
With that I have had many teachers lose my own work that I handed in so I like the idea that teachers can see that you are doing your work or that it is finished.
I think its a great idea to use online surveys such as Surveymonkey because not only does it help teachers know where students are but it helps to show different stats of the students to the everyone. Such as in another class today a group used a survey to see if we were with Dewey or Elliot on progressive education reform.
These things help students interact.
Some of the other things I am very wary of. I just dont think it is a good idea to use Twitter or Facebook for classes and even the use of Blogs just makes me nervous. You can't always control who is reading your students blogs, Twitters, or Facebooks and I just feel like it opens the floor up for issues. In college we are mindful adults and so know how to use these blogs effectively but I dont know that younger students would. This goes with Skype, this just opens students up to a whole new issue that if used correctly it could be effective in say a world language class but you never know what could happen.
The rest such as Voicethread I just don't get. I think I am just not a very tech savy and so I feel like some technology is ok but sometimes your own ability to stand in front of a class and teach is the most effective. I love the idea of things like Google Earth in classrooms and Tag Galaxy (if I could figure out how to use it) seems like it may work well to show relationship and maybe help instill empathy in students for history.
So in the end I guess its just going to take me a while to become ok with the use of all this technology. I just wonder what kind of can we are opening and what will come of it?
On the other hand I did like some.
I really like the idea of using Wikispaces and Google Docs to allow students to not lose work and be able to access it everywhere. You always hear students saying: I forgot it at home, I lost it, I can't print it at home and so on the excuses go. Google Docs I feel is a good way to ensure that the teacher knows each student cant lose their work.
With that I have had many teachers lose my own work that I handed in so I like the idea that teachers can see that you are doing your work or that it is finished.
I think its a great idea to use online surveys such as Surveymonkey because not only does it help teachers know where students are but it helps to show different stats of the students to the everyone. Such as in another class today a group used a survey to see if we were with Dewey or Elliot on progressive education reform.
These things help students interact.
Some of the other things I am very wary of. I just dont think it is a good idea to use Twitter or Facebook for classes and even the use of Blogs just makes me nervous. You can't always control who is reading your students blogs, Twitters, or Facebooks and I just feel like it opens the floor up for issues. In college we are mindful adults and so know how to use these blogs effectively but I dont know that younger students would. This goes with Skype, this just opens students up to a whole new issue that if used correctly it could be effective in say a world language class but you never know what could happen.
The rest such as Voicethread I just don't get. I think I am just not a very tech savy and so I feel like some technology is ok but sometimes your own ability to stand in front of a class and teach is the most effective. I love the idea of things like Google Earth in classrooms and Tag Galaxy (if I could figure out how to use it) seems like it may work well to show relationship and maybe help instill empathy in students for history.
So in the end I guess its just going to take me a while to become ok with the use of all this technology. I just wonder what kind of can we are opening and what will come of it?
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Informational Video: Poultry Production
One of my units in for student teaching is Poultry Production.
I have decided to embed 2 videos. One showing how poultry farms are run, which is a very controversial situation. The clip is from Food Inc. I decided to show this to point out to my students that while this is the ways things are because companies are selling to consumers who want a lot of poultry, fast and cheap. Producers don't always want to be raising birds this but are forced into by contract.
For example Purdue expects their chickens to be raised certain ways and because of large company competition usually producers have to contract with large producers like Purdue where they are now not actually even growing their own birds, they are growing Purdues birds they way Purdue wants them to be grown. Producers know the best way for their chickens but the best way isn't always the way companies want it.
This is not the only industry this is happening in, where producers are so afraid to lose their livelihood they don't speak up because if they do they may be "black listed" as the woman in Food Inc was.
So all in all these videos are just a way to show but consumers are seeing and help students understand how to interpret these things, teach the correct knowledge and help consumers decide to make the decision that they want better. Even if it costs more.
My thoughts:Dont complain unless you willing to do something about it. We all know that people dont like the way poultry are producer, but how many of those people do you think eat Tyson, Purdue, Wal-mart, McDonalds and so forth!
I also feel like in the wrong hands Food Inc is dangerous for the above reason. People watch it and then hate producers.
Should things really be this way? Should producers be afraid to speak out for fair contracts and to produce quality birds.
I have decided to embed 2 videos. One showing how poultry farms are run, which is a very controversial situation. The clip is from Food Inc. I decided to show this to point out to my students that while this is the ways things are because companies are selling to consumers who want a lot of poultry, fast and cheap. Producers don't always want to be raising birds this but are forced into by contract.
For example Purdue expects their chickens to be raised certain ways and because of large company competition usually producers have to contract with large producers like Purdue where they are now not actually even growing their own birds, they are growing Purdues birds they way Purdue wants them to be grown. Producers know the best way for their chickens but the best way isn't always the way companies want it.
This is not the only industry this is happening in, where producers are so afraid to lose their livelihood they don't speak up because if they do they may be "black listed" as the woman in Food Inc was.
So all in all these videos are just a way to show but consumers are seeing and help students understand how to interpret these things, teach the correct knowledge and help consumers decide to make the decision that they want better. Even if it costs more.
My thoughts:Dont complain unless you willing to do something about it. We all know that people dont like the way poultry are producer, but how many of those people do you think eat Tyson, Purdue, Wal-mart, McDonalds and so forth!
I also feel like in the wrong hands Food Inc is dangerous for the above reason. People watch it and then hate producers.
Should things really be this way? Should producers be afraid to speak out for fair contracts and to produce quality birds.
This could be educationally relevant to my subjet..... :)
I have learned to embed a video into this blog. I have chosen one of my favorites. A cow that has been taught to ride and jump. This is my life long dream. We have a steer calf named Eskimo and if my husband allows us not to eat him this is his future!
ENJOY!
I have also added an RSS feed from the USDA that shows recent news and developments in the agricultural industry!
ENJOY!
I have also added an RSS feed from the USDA that shows recent news and developments in the agricultural industry!
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