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Mr. B's Reflections

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  • USMMA Tour
    Click on the link below to see a map of the USMMA campus with audio descriptions of eight locations. Note: This is not an official tour of the campus and is an abbrevated version.

    http://kenbetros.tripod.com/usmma_tour.html
    16 June 2010, 3:24 am
  • USMMA Sea Year
    The next show describes a Midshipman's Sea Year experience.

    Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io
    16 June 2010, 2:30 am
  • USMMA Indoctrination
    The second part of series discusses the period of "Indoc" and its impact on the individual.

    Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io
    16 June 2010, 2:24 am
  • USMMA Admission Process
    The first part of this show series explains the admission process for entrance into the United States Merchant Marine Academy.


    Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io
    16 June 2010, 2:08 am
  • A Day at the Races
    Below is a podcast of a children's story about the Disney character Lightning McQueen for the movie Cars. The story was written by Frank Berrios. I got this idea while being away from my son this week and next. I thought it may be nice for him to hear a story read to him by his dad over the internet without a real time connection.

    Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io
    11 June 2010, 2:56 am
  • SportsCast
    Below is a short sportscast on the topic of the "blown call" by umpire Jim Joyce.

    Discover Simple, Private Sharing at Drop.io
    11 June 2010, 2:44 am
  • Audio Project
    Below is a podcast for my Advanced Authoring Tools class.


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    22 March 2008, 1:16 am
  • Intro to Authoring Tools
    Intro to Authoring Tools gave me some very useful knowledge this semester. I enjoyed reading the text, as I was able to learn about new things that I never really thought about in relation to e-learning tools. E-learning is something that I am very much interested in as I progress in my career. I was very happy with the way the course was run and the information that was presented. Although the birth of my son is one of the best things in my life, he did make it a little stressful at times as he would not let me work when I wanted to. Which is probably why the time stamp on some of these postings are late night. But anyway I am looking forward to taking Advanced Authoring Tools in the Spring.
    8 December 2007, 6:02 am
  • Project 2
    Being a math teacher, I always find that when I get involved with group projects for classes in the Educational Technology program that I am able to see how things work in other subjects. The end result of this project was positive for me because I learned a great deal about using authoring tools in education. The other members of my group (Dina, Stephanie, & Tara) were fantastic. Because I am very math-minded, and never really enjoyed Language Arts as a student, that never affected my contribution to the project, as mine was more of a technical role. Although the material that we presented in the project is not something that I could use with my students, the use of authoring tools can be integrated into my classroom teaching.
    8 December 2007, 5:48 am
  • I forgot to mention... It's a boy!!!

    In an earlier post I mentioned my feelings the night before I was to enter "fatherhood". Now I am proud to announce the birth of my son Jeremy on the 1st of this month. It has only taken me a little over two weeks to announce it, but I have been busy getting used to this life adjustment. It is definitely worth it.
    18 November 2007, 4:58 am
  • Technology Maven
    After reading about the viewpoints of Seymour Papert on Technology in Schools, I could honestly say that I agree with him 100%. He begins his article with a comparison of the emergence of technology in the school system with the improvements made to cross-continental transportation in the early 19th century. Papert describes the design of today's schools as being the stagecoaches of the early 19th century. The use of technology in these schools would be likened to airplanes in travel.

    Based on this comparison Papert posed the question on whether incremental change could lead us from the school of yesterday to the school of tomorrow? When he compared the design of the school system to a "stagecoach", he said that it was not possible to go from the stagecoach to a jet airplane with a series of small improvements. His point was to show that education in schools will not improve by making just a few small changes.

    As I continued to read the article by Papert, I became interested in another point that was made as it related to math education. I currently teach mathematics so it was something of importance to me. With advancements in technology that have taken place certain math skills are becoming obsolete or have very little value to the student as they go through life. One skill that was mentioned in the article was long division. In a time when calculators are being used more often, one does not need to know long division to understand the mathematical idea of dividing various amounts or numbers.
    18 November 2007, 3:55 am
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