Kaeli's EME2040 Blog

 The teachers websites that I visited all varied, at least a little bit. Some of them had a full on website up, and some of them simply had a link to get into a google meet. A few teachers provide a small bio about themselves, and some provide newsletters for their class. Florida State University Schools elementary teachers all had a link to their Google meet class on their welcome page, an "About the Teacher" tab, a general information tab, a weekly newsletters tab, and a resources tab.  https://www.fsus.school/Page/122 I believe I will likely utilize technology for many tasks as a teacher. As technology becomes more incorporated into schools, the students will likely be using it right along with me. I found an app called Common Curriculum and it is basically a planner for teachers and their lesson plans. They provide templates for teachers to create a lesson plan with and I think it would be very helpful in staying organized.  I was very, very confused at first when try...

      My initial experiences using Diigo have been fairly pleasant. I thought that I would be able to manage figuring out how to work it on my own, but I definitely had to watch the tutorial videos. I like that on Diigo we are able to share a website with a group and even annotate it so that the group can also view it, I think that will be a useful tool as a teacher. One thing that I don't love about Diigo is that when you are on the group page, it is a bit chaotic and can be confusing to see what is what.     I have really enjoyed blogging so far. I think that our blog assignments are a great way to incorporate what we are learning in class to our own understanding. I like blogging because I enjoy being able to complete my assignment while also being able to use comfortable language, and not have to be so formal. It is also fun to think that it is kind of like a little discussion with our professor every week. I have nothing bad to say about blogging, I enjoy i...

 I have had Twitter for quite a few years now, I believe I got it when I was a freshman in high school. I have never really used it much, and only ever interacted with a few friends. I occasionally use it for news and to see people's opinions on different matters, but it has mostly been used for entertainment throughout the years. I believe Twitter would be beneficial in my future career as a teacher because it provides networking opportunities, as well as a teaching community for support, new ideas, or resources. The digital divide is essentially the gap present between those who have access to new technology, such as computers, phones, the Internet, etc., and those who do not. The digital divide can affect student success in schools because it can create unfair opportunities as not every student will have access to this technology, or not every school can afford to incorporate this technology into their curriculum. Socioeconomic status is a large part of the cause of the digital ...

      Because I would like to teach elementary school, I chose a standard for third grade. Standard LAFS.3.W.2.6 essentially says that students will be able to write and work with others by using technology and the help of an adult. I believe that I would be prepared to introduce this standard to a class based on my own skills with technology. I think it would mostly consist of teaching students how to use the keyboard to type and other simple actions such as how to save their work, and how share it with others.     One of the resources on CPALMS that caught my attention was the Protect the Turtles: Solve Two-Step Word Problems. This resource helps students work through two-step word problems by creating problems relating to sea turtles and their survival. Students are encouraged to draw pictures or use counters to solve the problems by grouping, and learn how the groups can be used in multiplication, division, and subtraction. Students are also furthering their...

 

    Copyright is basically the legal rights of people who have their own content, and it prevents others from using or copying said content. People who own their content can give others permission to use their content. However, this is not the same concept as fair use. Fair use would be when people do not technically have permission to use copyrighted works, but do so anyway in small amounts. As a teacher, I think it would be very important to be creative in what works for me and my classroom, so I would try my best to come up with my own methods, but there are also so many teachers and teaching materials out there that do not have copyright issues that would be great resources to try to pool together at times. With students, I would try to teach them that everyone thinks differently and it is important to come up with original content and ideas, but I would also explain that collaboration can be a very useful tool for discovering new ideas, too.      There are ...

   I would say that I have a good experience with Microsoft Word. I have been using it for years and I also took an introduction to technology class, so I know my way around it well. I have used other word processing softwares like Google Docs, but I find that I prefer Word. Since I have used it for so long, it is easier for me to manage and I also feel like Word has a much bigger variety of tools available than other softwares. I have written countless papers on Word for school, and I have also used it for other school projects, such as creating a brochure.      I believe that all of the standards for educators are very important. They all have their different roles in improving teachers and therefore improving learning for students. However, I do believe that for an educator to be a learner is probably the most important standard. Educators can learn to better their teaching methods by observing and practicing other teachers strategies. Teachers can learn by k...