Jing Video

I used "Jing" to capture a video of How to Set up a Second Blog Attached to an Already Existing Blogspot Blog Account.   I choose to do something fairly simple for anyone who already has a blogspot account, but it shows that I know how to use "Jing" to create a "Jing video."  I had to have two blogs – one for this class and one for observing as a FSU Teacher Candidate.  So, I figured why not teach others in case they, too, have to have two blogs.

With "Jing" video you can create a digital movie without a digital camera.  By clicking on the first prong of the sun you can determine what part of your screen you would like to capture and you can choose the video option instead of the picture option.  (The other two prongs on the sun are for your "Jing" history and “More”-which is where you can find out more about "Jing" and your settings. Once you have captured the video that you were trying to capture you can either save it to your computer or you can share it to screencast.com and it will become a URL.  It can also be found later in your "Jing" history where you can save or share it again later.  The address to your screen capture, if saved, on your computer where be where ever you saved it and whatever you titled it with a “.swf” (shockwave flash object) as its file type.

 ISTE NETS T - Standard 1.  Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity.  By using the "Jing" video feature to teach students, colleges, and/or parents how to complete a task, we are using knowledge of a subject matter to enhance and use technology. We are offering support by implementing and step-by-step process that could be used in a real world setting.

Personality – Blog Post #2

I took the personality test  and it turns out that I must be an ENTJ just as I predicted myself to be, because this test gave me that result as well.

I was correct when guessing my personality type.  It seems as though I am slightly intuitive where I would have guessed that it would have been a bit stronger of a trait.  But, alas, ENTJ through and through.  The various descriptions said that, being an ENTJ, I am a leader and like to gain and share knowledge.  I am also a strong organizer and planner.  I could work on my introvertedness a touch in order to understand myself more and thus be more emotionally connected to others. 

I feel as though the description of an ENTJ is very closely related to what most would describe a teacher as. In a situation where I am working with a group of students, teachers, or principles, I should jump at the opportunity to communicate visions and goals of others to them.  I should also be the one to organize and coordinate when working in a group setting, as my natural instincts are ordering priorities, systematizing, generalizing, summarizing, and marshalling.

Different roles are important in different circumstances. Teams should be analyzed both in terms of what team skills are most needed, and also in relation to what team roles members can play.  The interaction between the different personalities of individuals can be a frequent source of friction, despite having well defined roles within a team. However, this can largely be avoided by understanding and valuing people’s differences. The Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) is a powerful aid to both team and personal development by providing a well-researched framework for understanding these differences.

 ISTE NETS T - Standard 2c.  Design & Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences & Assessments.  Customize and personalize learning activities to address students' diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources.

Personality – Blog Post #1

I started this assignment by Reading this.  By deciding on my preference in each of the four categories I proclaim to be an ENTJ which means:

ENTJ – Extraversion, Intuition, Thinking, Judging Frank, decisive, assume leadership readily. Quickly see illogical and inefficient procedures and policies, develop and implement comprehensive systems to solve organizational problems. Enjoy long-term planning and goal setting. Usually well informed, well read. Enjoy expanding their knowledge and passing it on to others. Forceful in presenting their ideas.

I am definitely an ENTJ.  I am very decisive and frank, however, I don’t tend to assume leadership among peers – rather among students I am teaching.  I do feel that I see illogical and inefficient procedures and policies quickly and find myself developing plans and organization to correct those problems.  I love helping people organize themselves and can’t stand an unorganized office, desk, room, etc.  I am 110% a long-term planner and goal setter.  With my past running experiences and my future teaching experiences, planning and goal setting were and are very necessary.   I consider myself to be well read and informed and I do enjoy sharing what I know with others.  I love learning, whether it be me or someone else learning from me – hence the desire to be a teacher.  The description of an ENTJ basically fits me perfectly.

The other website, Keirsey.com, labeled me as a Field Marshal:

Hardly more than two percent of the total population, Fieldmarshals are bound to lead others, and from an early age they can be observed taking command of groups. In some cases, they simply find themselves in charge of groups, and are mystified as to how this happened. But the reason is that they have a strong natural urge to give structure and direction wherever they are - to harness people in the field and to direct them to achieve distant goals. They resemble Supervisors in their tendency to establish plans for a task, enterprise, or organization, but Fieldmarshals search more for policy and goals than for regulations and procedures.

They cannot not build organizations, and cannot not push to implement their goals. When in charge of an organization, whether in the military, business, education, or government, Fieldmarshals more than any other type desire (and generally have the ability) to visualize where the organization is going, and they seem able to communicate that vision to others. Their organizational and coordinating skills tends to be highly developed, which means that they are likely to be good at systematizing, ordering priorities, generalizing, summarizing, marshaling evidence, and at demonstrating their ideas. Their ability to organize, however, may be more highly developed than their ability to analyze.

Again, I feel that this label is describing me to a T.  Thus, I deem myself an ENTJ - Field Marshal, wonder what taking a personality test would tell me?

ISTE NETS T – Standard: see Personality Blog Post #2.