1. My use of twitter so far in this course has enabled me to see how beneficial it is to an educator. I have a personal twitter account and I never knew about the educational side of Twitter before. I think it is an awesome thing for teachers to take advantage of! I have seen posts from things like Brainpop a very awesome site my teachers used to use as well as places like NASA. In addition to these companies using Twitter, I have seen Twitter accounts used by other teachers. They share things they have been doing in their classroom and other things like that. I think in the future it will definitely be beneficial in my career. It is a way to connect with other educators.
2. Digital Divide is definitely an issue in schools still today. It is unfair when one student has access to a computer and internet at home while another does not. Especially with todays increase in the use of technology in the classroom, it is hard on some students. Causes of digital divide may come from the environment in which a student lives in at home. In the future, I will want to make the way I teach fair to all my students. To do this, I would give students ample amount of time to use the technology resources at school so each has an equal opportunity to learn. In addition to this, I would try to assign many activities as just in-class assignments in case students do not have access to a computer at home. This way, each has to use what the school already has provided and it is equal for all.
3. In the future, I expect to use desktop publishing, graphics, reference, tutorials, and educational games. I think these are really great software to use in the classroom and can really help increase the learning environment. Not only this, but I believe all the things I listed above are very user-friendly. This is great for someone, especially me, who is not very good at computers to use them in the class. Ones that I think I would use the least are simulations, authoring systems, ISL, and special needs. I do not think these are any less than the ones I listed before, however, I do not think they are as beneficial to me. Some seem like a teaching strategy that I am not interested in and I do not plan on working with special needs kids at the moment. I think they are just less common softwares to use. As of right now I want to work with older (4,5 grade) students which would include teaching all sort of subjects most likely. I think the software I mentioned above will be the most beneficial and versatile for that sort of environment.
Saturday, September 30, 2017
Tuesday, September 26, 2017
Blog Journal 3
1. I think the ELA standard that has prepared me the most to teach with my existing knowledge is RL.7, "Multimedia: Literature". I think this standard is a great way to help with the learning process. For example, reading The Great Gatsby and then watching the movie. Students can then see again, what they just read as well as dive in to the similarities and differences of the two. I think I am most prepared in this because it is a very common standard a lot of teachers use, so I have personal experience with teachers using it to help educate me.
2. Based on chapter 9, I think discussion groups are an application that I think is extremely useful in the classroom. It helps students connect, respond, and see others thoughts on what they are learning. With using discussion groups, it is extremely important that the educator goes over digital citizenship guidelines. This would include making sure students are safe and respectful while using anything online. I think the age range for using a digital chatroom could start at about middle school time. I think at this age, students are aware of what is ok to share with everyone in a discussion group and what is not.
3. I learned a lot of things while making my newsletter. I learned how to add in fun boarders, and change the background color of my document. I really liked how creative we were able to be in making this newsletter it was actually a very fun assignment. The only thing that I did not like is that it was time consuming. However, I think that I have now gotten the hang of it and in the future, will be able to work much faster in word. Next time, I would also like to really see what types of things and features I am able to use in Word so I can be even more creative with my final product. Below I added a picture of my newsletter that I created in Word.
2. Based on chapter 9, I think discussion groups are an application that I think is extremely useful in the classroom. It helps students connect, respond, and see others thoughts on what they are learning. With using discussion groups, it is extremely important that the educator goes over digital citizenship guidelines. This would include making sure students are safe and respectful while using anything online. I think the age range for using a digital chatroom could start at about middle school time. I think at this age, students are aware of what is ok to share with everyone in a discussion group and what is not.
3. I learned a lot of things while making my newsletter. I learned how to add in fun boarders, and change the background color of my document. I really liked how creative we were able to be in making this newsletter it was actually a very fun assignment. The only thing that I did not like is that it was time consuming. However, I think that I have now gotten the hang of it and in the future, will be able to work much faster in word. Next time, I would also like to really see what types of things and features I am able to use in Word so I can be even more creative with my final product. Below I added a picture of my newsletter that I created in Word.
Resource Critique Activity- CPALMS
I chose 5th grade Social Studies under standard SS.5.A.5 . From there, I chose the American Revolution. I am critiquing a lesson plan found under the title: "A 'Revolutionary' Approach to Learning History". I think this lesson plan is a great tool to use. It has things like Concept Questions as well as how a teacher may choose to actually teach the subject, and Guiding Activities. I think this is an awesome use of technology. Not only as an educator, by using this website to help you with the way you teach. But also for students, as there are many links,videos, and pictures that are also found on this lesson plans that can be made available to students to look at through a device. Another thing I like about this lesson plan is how thorough it is. It has day by day plans, advise, key concepts, and suggested activities. In addition to this, the many links it offers leads to articles, videos, and pictures.
(Link: http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceLesson/Preview/49052)
(Link: http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceLesson/Preview/49052)
Monday, September 18, 2017
Blog Journal 2
1. I have used Microsoft word a lot through out my middle school and high school career. Mostly, I have used it to write any sort of essay I was assigned. In addition to this, I have used Word for other assignments, for example: writing a children's book. Word is also an awesome tool to use for visual projects like making a poster or any sort of graphic design. Teachers have used word for many different reasons too, like using it to make a syllabus or to make a poster for their classroom.
2. I do not have much personal experience with copyright but I have seen some instances in high school. In my TV Production class we had restrictions on what we could use as far as music for any of our projects that we made. It was one of our jobs to check and make sure any of the music we used was royalty free. In addition to this, in my graphic designs class from high school, we always made sure to change our search results using the usage rights tool. As a teacher, I would make students aware of what copyright is and explain to them when it is important that we do not use anything that is copyrighted in our work.
3. One of the issues mentioned in Chapter 11 is the Legal Issue. This would be something like Copyright, like I mentioned above, my solution to this would simply be to make the students aware of what copyright is and how to avoid and search for things that are legal for them to use. Another issue mentioned is a Social Issue. This could be something like the students equity of access. My solution to this problem would be to always have an alternative to something that is required online. For example, if the assignment is to write an essay, I would make it an option to hand write the essay to turn in. Also, for anything that is needed to be done through technology, I would allow for plenty of time to work on it in class so each student has the opportunity to get their work done. Finally, Ethical Issues do arise when using technology in the learning environment. To solve this, I think the best thing to do is to make sure students are taught how to use the internet and technology safely and just simply explain to them the things they can and cannot do when it comes to technology.
2. I do not have much personal experience with copyright but I have seen some instances in high school. In my TV Production class we had restrictions on what we could use as far as music for any of our projects that we made. It was one of our jobs to check and make sure any of the music we used was royalty free. In addition to this, in my graphic designs class from high school, we always made sure to change our search results using the usage rights tool. As a teacher, I would make students aware of what copyright is and explain to them when it is important that we do not use anything that is copyrighted in our work.
3. One of the issues mentioned in Chapter 11 is the Legal Issue. This would be something like Copyright, like I mentioned above, my solution to this would simply be to make the students aware of what copyright is and how to avoid and search for things that are legal for them to use. Another issue mentioned is a Social Issue. This could be something like the students equity of access. My solution to this problem would be to always have an alternative to something that is required online. For example, if the assignment is to write an essay, I would make it an option to hand write the essay to turn in. Also, for anything that is needed to be done through technology, I would allow for plenty of time to work on it in class so each student has the opportunity to get their work done. Finally, Ethical Issues do arise when using technology in the learning environment. To solve this, I think the best thing to do is to make sure students are taught how to use the internet and technology safely and just simply explain to them the things they can and cannot do when it comes to technology.
Thursday, September 7, 2017
Blog Journal 1
1. Teachers use technology because it is essential in educating children in the 21st century. Technology skills for teachers are now considered to be baseline skills required to teach a 21st century learner. Likewise, it is essential that students know how to use technology in being that the world we live in today is so technologically based. We use technology everyday! This is why it is essential for students to be taught technology starting from a young age.
2. One ISTE standard that stands out to me is one for educators. It is the Collaboration standard. I think this is extremely important in helping you be the best educator you can be. Collaborating helps you gain knowledge from a completely different mind or group of minds than your own. For example, if you were to take the feedback from your students, they could really help you improve your class. I think one standard that might be out of my current skill level, is the Designer standard. I think I need help in using my creativity to create an educational technology tool that can help me educate.
3. I agree with the label Digital Native, I have grown up with technology in my life. I do not think this is a bad thing. However, I also grew up around teachers and adults who were digital immigrants. Growing up with the guidance of a digital immigrant was sometimes challenging, sometimes the teacher would not know what they were doing at all. I think because my generation of future educators are Digital Natives, we should embrace it and use it to our advantage. I do not think we should completely forget about a time before internet, but it is an awesome tool to have and we can really use it to our advantage.
2. One ISTE standard that stands out to me is one for educators. It is the Collaboration standard. I think this is extremely important in helping you be the best educator you can be. Collaborating helps you gain knowledge from a completely different mind or group of minds than your own. For example, if you were to take the feedback from your students, they could really help you improve your class. I think one standard that might be out of my current skill level, is the Designer standard. I think I need help in using my creativity to create an educational technology tool that can help me educate.
3. I agree with the label Digital Native, I have grown up with technology in my life. I do not think this is a bad thing. However, I also grew up around teachers and adults who were digital immigrants. Growing up with the guidance of a digital immigrant was sometimes challenging, sometimes the teacher would not know what they were doing at all. I think because my generation of future educators are Digital Natives, we should embrace it and use it to our advantage. I do not think we should completely forget about a time before internet, but it is an awesome tool to have and we can really use it to our advantage.
Tuesday, September 5, 2017
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