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.