Blog Journal 3

I feel like I am most prepared to teach with the RL.7 "Multimedia:" Literature, RI.7 "Multimedia:" Informational Text, RHST.7 "Multimedia:" History/Social Studies, and RST.7 "Multimedia:" Science/Technical Subjects standards. I am also prepared to teach with the RI.5 "Text Structure:" Informational Text, W/WHST.8 "Use Multiple Sources" standards. I feel like I am better at the consuming technology than the producing technology standards. I am not as comfortable teaching with the W/WHST.2 "Write to explain/inform," SL.5 "Use Digital Media," and W/WHST.6 "Use Technology" standards.

I would use wiki software to provide a public space for my class to share ideas, projects, and class information. I also plan on creating a blog for my class for the parents to follow the class. My class blog would include homework, class schedule, pictures and other fun stuff that could calm the helicopter parents. I will teach my class about digital citizenship by highlighting how to protect their information and how not to cyberbully. I think these are the most important concepts of digital citizenship because these are the concepts that will affect their future the most. My age range of my students will be 5-10 years old so they will have technology but not social media accounts. Understanding how your internet use with influence your future is the most important less they can learn at this age.

The skills I learned from creating the newsletter are using the column feature and creating a decorated header. I had never used the column feature before so that was my biggest challenge I had while creating the newsletter. I had to google many of the features to figure out how to make it exactly how I wanted it. I got frustrated but I was able to figure out the glitches so I would not say that I didn't like anything about creating the project. The next time I create something in Word, I will have this knowledge such as how to use the columns and how to use the header/footer to the best of its ability.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Class 1

   My prior experiences using technology is about average for someone my age. I have grown up using technology therefore I am pretty used to using Word and Powerpoint for class assignments. I have an iPhone and use multiple social media accounts daily. This summer I worked as a camp counselor for the Challenger Learning Center and I learned a lot about technology that I did not know before. I learned more about programming and how to set up a Minecraft server as well as how to use these resources for teaching.    In this class I hope to learn how to implement technology in my future classroom as well as advance my understanding of technology. Our society is advancing towards a technology based living and as advances are being made, my students will be advancing technologically so to keep up I will need to be educated about technology. I am hoping that through this class I will learn about new technologies to use as a teacher as well as in my personal life.
Read more

Blog Post 1

Teachers and students are influenced by society and each other to use technology inside the classroom. Teachers are always looking for new ways to engage their students so the use of new technology is a great way for such engagement. Students are influenced by their innovation and creativity to make schoolwork more fun. Teachers are also able to specialize education through using technology.  I believe that the ISTE standards are important and required in our current society. Teachers need to be able to connect with their students and be able to navigate the online world. For myself the "Learner" standard for educators on the ISTE website is the most meaningful. Learning is a life long process so as a teacher I hope to continue learning and growing. The standard that would be slightly out of my current skill set is the "Analyst" standard; I think that my ability to use statistics and to use data efficiently is not as good as it could be.  The term "digit...
Read more

Blog Journal 9

Image
The Flipped Classroom is where the teacher designs a class where the students are in charge of their learning through lectures being homework and the classroom time is spent understanding the concepts. In chapter ten, the phrasing  “sage on the stage” to “guide on the side" to describe the teachers' role inside of the classroom. This is an interesting idea for many teachers because   the traditional role for a teacher is to be in charge but with a flipped classroom design the teacher is less the center of the classroom but an extra resource to the students.  Open education is where classes are offered to the public online which allows anyone to learn topics.  Students are able to learn new material if they choose to and teachers can develop their skills as an educator. The Department of Education has a page explaining Open Education. Open content is where content online is able to be used by anyone allowing teachers to use other's lesson plans and worksh...
Read more