Digital Tool - Google My Maps

 

Google My Maps is a cool map that you can create for yourself to use such as mark (a) location(s) of where you want to share or show off your friends and family about good places that you have visited such as museums, restaurants, or hidden places you want them to visit.

You can create many good and wonderful places to share with your community and let them update their favorite places that they have visited in the Google My Maps to share back with you by allowing them access to “Edit.”

Here How To Create It

To Create a map in Google My Maps, you need to log on to Google My Maps. You need to sign in with your Google account. If you do not have an account, you can create one. It is free.

 Upon create your Google account, go to https://www.google.com/mymaps to sign in with your Google account. You see the following home screen like this below:

Then click ‘CREATE A NEW MAP’

You will see the following screen, click on “CREATE,” on the following screen,

Then click on the “Untitled map” to give it a name,

Like this,

Then click on "Save"

If you want to change or delete the map you just created, click on the three dots on the right side of the screen to see its dropdown. 

Type the name of the place you want to search for on the right side of the screen listed below:

Click search on the right side with the magnifier glass,

Click “+ Add to map”

Click on the three dots on the right side of the “untitled layer,” see the dropdown list and then click on “Rename this layer”

Then click on “Save,”

Click on the “Paint Roller-Individual styles” to change the styles, click on the “Bee’s Thai Cuisine” you will see the following dropdown(Color, Popular Icons, More icons)

Choose the “color” and “Popular Icons” to represent the restaurant,

You can add photo to the place and description of the place in which you just created by clicking the icon below:

The “pencil” icon allows you to write your description under the name of the place where you listed, the “camera” icon allows you to add a picture in it, and the “trash” icon allows you to delete the place you have created.

 If you want to add another place on the map, repeat the process from the first step above to the bottom step. Have fun, keep creating, and sharing the places you like with your community.

 

 

To Do List

 

To Do List
(Final Project)
Outline

 I. Writing My Project Narrative
a.     Introduction
b.    Main Body
c.     Conclusion
d.    Citing Sources

II. Research Math Tech Sources
a.     Research for Math Applications
b.    Evaluate and validate their Websites/ applications to see whether they are legitimate and function as they claim it to be
c.     Write out or list its functionality and capabilities

III. Put It in Google Slide (Power Point Presentation)
a.     Create Google Slides
b.    Write its functionality and capabilities
c.     Adding pictures and various features if time allow
 

IV. Design/Create Work Tracker Chart/ Form
a.   Create Work Tracker/ Work Log for each Quarter (1-4) with beginning and             ending date of each quarter
b.    Modify the Work Tracker/ Work Log as needed during the school year

 

Final Project: Math Homework Helper Resource List & Work Tracker

 

Yes, the project reviews really inspire me. I am thinking about creating a “Math Homework
Helper (Grade: 6-12) Resource List” and “Classwork Tracker.” As a teacher, I am there to help,
mentor, and assist my students’ learning during my work hours of the school day; however,
when I am not there during and after my work hours, students can use and access my “Math
Homework Helper Resources/Classwork Tracker” from their tool box to help them learn, do
their homework and track their progress.

As you are aware or know that many teenagers are (very) disorganized in keep track of their work. Sometimes, I feel that they are surprisingly good at using their selective listening skills, they tend to shut off or turn on what they want to hear or learn.

 I believe that my students not only need help with their math homework, but also with keeping
track of their work. So, if I can provide them with learning tools and offer them various
resources to help students learn and practice their organization and time management skills, they
will get better.

As a reflective and caring teacher, I am a true believer that learning and grading is not black or
white or just a “Game Over” concept like when you play a computer game. Learning is a process
along a long continuum which one can learn and progress through time, with practice,
redos/revisions, the right nurturing, and a conducive environment. As Sir Robinson eloquently
stated in the Education’s Death Valley, “There are three principles crucial for the human mind to
flourish: human beings are different and diverse, curiosity, and creativity.” When we allow them
extra time, flexibility, and ignite their curiosity, they will show us their best creativity. Thus,
learning will occur instead of fidgeting of “low-grade level of clerical work” or boring routine
that they need to endure.

Source:
Robinson, K. (2013). How to Escape Education’s Death Valley. Retrieved from
https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_how_to_escape_education_s_death_valley?language=en&trigger=5s

 

Gender Wars

 

When Warner Bros Pictures produced the Barbie Movie, I can only think of one thing such as
profit as the end game. The company does not care where these profits come from, ever thought
of by their young girls. I guess whatever the company can sell and gain profit from their
figurative doll and movie regardless of young girls as their customers. They continue to market
towards them.

Ideally, in Barbie’s doll world, Barbie is the ideal feminine figure who achieved so much in her world. Barbie has and owns everything in pink (pink dresses, shoes, pink clothes, pink cars, and pink house, etc.) Barbie defied the patriarchal norms in our human world where males are the breadwinners of our (real) society. In a play world, Barbie’s success might put a lot of pressure on girls in general if girls choose and fantasize Barbie as their role model. In our real world, we can see many successful female figures such as CEOs, vice presidents, lawyers, doctors, and engineers, etc. Despite Barbie’s success, Handler (1959), did not allow Barbie to get married. As Ruth Handler stated (1994), “My whole philosophy of Barbie was that through the doll, the little girl could be anything she wanted to be. Barbie always represented the fact that a woman has choices.” Girls can be in any profession if they set their mind to it and work hard towards it.

I believe that Christiansen would validate my views of these culture wars. That is, if we look at Disney and Warner Bros, they are the entertainment companies for profits regardless of what genders, nationalities, and religions they throw under the buses. Most of these movies and shows are biased toward minorities and most of the time misrepresent minorities’ success. Their end game is to make and market toward young audiences and minorities which they can easily manipulate and cater to. As far as the movies or shows are concerned, I did not grow up watching them much besides PBS station or Hallmark programs.

Digital Native

 

Boyd stated that when you were born or grew up in the digital age, from 1982 to present, you are considered to be a “Digital Native” compared to adults who were born before 1982, who are considered as “Digital Immigrants” who needed to learn the various technological tools and applications to navigate through a new and improved world. Prensky was cited more as the originator even though he coined the term “digital native” independently of either Rushkoff or Barlow. Prensky uplifted the term to celebrate young people’s knowledge and fluency with technology. Thus, he got more recognition than other authors. It is a way of promoting and celebrating young people’s technological savvy.

 

As far as the “Digital native” terminology is concerned, I totally agree with it in the sense that “native” is one who was born in it while “immigrant” refers to one's need to immigrate or put effort to make journey from one place to the next; it is the learning process from old things to new things like technology. This process of acquiring new skills and learning new things just like the new immigrants who immigrated to this country requires them to adapt and learn new things in their new country. Along the learning process, some vital information might not be acquired right away or get lost during transition and translation. It is going to take time to adapt, acquire, and acculturate to new things (costumes, cultures, and languages, etc.) 

 

Hello

My name is Loeun. I am taking two classes: Media Literature and FNED 547 Classes this Summer II (2024). I am anticipating of a lot of reading and writing this summer. When I am free from class work, I am building things and fixing broken things for other people. I am a Jack of All Trades. 

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These are the two Asian Restaurants that I like to go to in Rhode Island: Bee's Thai Cuisine and Apsara Restaurant. Good food.