Skip to main content

Home/ The Global Classroom/ Contents contributed and discussions participated by meineckee

Contents contributed and discussions participated by meineckee

meineckee

MacTube - how to record YouTube videos to your Mac - 2 views

education classroom technology youtube
started by meineckee on 17 Jul 14 no follow-up yet
  • meineckee
     
    This video details how to install MacTube for free on a Mac computer to download YouTube videos and then play them for your class without ads or the suggested video thumbnails at the end that can sometimes be inappropriate. It also works great for when the internet doesn't have a strong connection.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ft5C5eOWB8g
meineckee

How Teachers Use Skype in the Classroom - 0 views

  •  
    This article highlights the "Skype in the Classroom" global community, which allows teachers to collaborate, share lesson plans, and join forces to provide an interactive educational experience.
meineckee

Google for Education - Classroom - 3 views

  •  
    Information and video about Google Classroom, a new Google app soon to be released that incorporates email/drive/docs to help teachers and students stay organized.
meineckee

Helping students from rural Mexico feel comfortable in your classroom - Connecting with... - 1 views

  • Children from rural Mexico may frequently feel uncomfortable in the American classroom environment. For starters, students may have grown up playing only with their siblings and cousins.
  • if a student is attending an American school for the first time, it may also be the first time he or she is surrounded by a different culture, language, food, and set of expectations for behavior. This can make a child feel very nervous, out of place, or shy.
  • the definition of a good education, or una buena educación, held by Mexican parents is far more comprehensive than the dominant American definition of a good education. For Mexican parents, the term una buena educación is a term used to refer to the broad education of a child rather than the solely the schooling of a child. In fact, the term in Spanish meaning “well-educated” is synonymous with the term ser gente decente, or “to be a good person.” A good education serves as the foundation for all other learning and instills in children a sense of moral, social, and personal responsibility. This includes teaching a child how to treat elders with respect, behave properly, and become a person of good moral standing.
  • ...8 more annotations...
  • While parents in rural Mexico place a very high value on education and learning English, mothers bring the cultural understanding that schooling is the responsibility of the teacher and the school rather than the parents. They often do not realize that most children entering kindergarten already know their ABCs, the colors and the numbers. A mother from rural Mexico might expect that her son or daughter would learn all of these things in school.
  • some new immigrant parents may work long hours, may be unable to read, or may fill the house with things other than books or school supplies.
  • she may not understand that teachers’ requests to bring in supplies are to be followed, that classroom open-houses are normally attended by parents, or that homework frequently comes before family time in many American households.
  • Without authentic caring relationships with educators, students may feel disillusioned with their schooling experience and struggle to do well in school
  • To show respect to a teacher, a student may refrain from acting silly or boisterous, may not call out, or may not ask a question if they feel like they would be bothering their teacher.
  • may feel uncomfortable performing in front of the class or displaying information upon request.
  • but would be very willing to share in a small group setting.
  • Assign small group work in class to create a less intimidating environment for a new student. Avoid asking a new student to display their knowledge in front of the class until that behavior seems more familiar. Allow the student to be bicultural! Treat his or her language and ethnicity as assets rather than hurdles to overcome.
  •  
    This article has a lot of good information on relating to students and parents originally from rural Mexico. There are many good points in the first and second chapters of the article.
1 - 4 of 4
Showing 20 items per page