Blog #7

 Hello!

    The kinds of information you tend to see on a school teachers class page vary. Some teachers like to explain what is happening in their classroom while some teachers use it as an information center for the whole school. The class pages usually lay out what is going on in the class, the general information that students and parents need to know for the school year.  Also, important dates for the school and the individual classroom are usually found on the class page as well as a reminder for the students and parents. Some teachers use this as their primary way of giving out the information rather than by email or other ways of communication because it's easier. 

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I envision myself using technology for my professional responsibilities to make everything simpler. Technology in this day and age is almost a necessity when dealing with stuff professionally of course depending on the job or tasks you have to complete. The more that technology keeps advancing is making it more viable to get information out and also to receive information. Specific tool I would use as a teacher would be Youtube and Kahoot. Mostly because I enjoy the more interactive approach to things as I find them more enjoyable and easier to learn. Of course if theres are other interactive tools i'd implement them into the plan down the road to make it a better environment for the students.

I enjoyed doing the project on Pbworks but there are a lot of things I wish were different about the site itself. It was way a weird layout to me and i think it could use major updating to change the presentation. It was harder to navigate than most sites now and it was way to clustered on certain parts for my liking. The wiki itself serves a good purpose and I would use it for the general purpose of putting information on a single wiki and putting it out for my students or by my students. I would probably not use the platform often though as I think there are better and more visually pleasing ways to get information out the way the wiki does. 

Blog #6

     Diigo has been a very interesting tool to use because it allows you to bookmark and highlight different parts of a specific article. It helps with engaging with other students and showing off new information you are learning about and you can even share certain notes with classmates and teachers. Even for personal use it is nice to store information for later use when you need to look up a certain article you've used in the past. The only thing I kind of dislike about Diijo is I use a Macbook so navigating the extension is a little complicating.

    Blogging has actually been very fun, I have always enjoyed writing so blogging just brings out that hobby. I have learned so much, like how to use different tools and how to format a blog to make it look visually pleasing. I enjoy being able to speak my mind and share my opinion on certain topics and also see how my opinion and experiences relate to others. I always wondered how to put together and run a blog but through this process I have learned all about it.  Blogging has brought me an entire new mindset towards people who do this for a living and shows just how much influence people can have on the internet.

    A Web 2.0 Tool I would use very frequently when teaching is YouTube because of how creative the lessons would be. Youtube is one of the most interactive websites on the internet right now. The idea behind user content creation and user to user interaction. The lessons teachers could find would be extensive. Youtube would allow students to research and watch different videos centered around a topic and would learn tiny details from each and every video, especially with the amount of influence Youtube has had on the world. Web 2.0 tools are more centered around interaction and content creation and that is the whole purpose of Youtube. 

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Blog #5

     My early twitter experience was very interesting, as I use my personal twitter to stay up to date with whats going around the world and whats happening on social media in general. The school twitter i have begun to use recently has been very informational as I just scroll through the feed to see new things happening in education and technology. I haven't been interacting much but soon I plan on attending one of the education nights on live twitter and interacting with professionals or other students on there. Twitter is very useful in the future because it allows information to be spread fast and easy. A discussion can be had on Twitter with not much effort with 100's of people. Twitter is one if not the best social app for information gathering/discussion. 

    Digital divide has started to affect the students and teachers more and more recently with the Coronavirus running around. With the amount of students being held at home and schools not being open and classes being virtual it leads to some students not having access to technology at home. Covid-19 has made people lose jobs which means some people can not afford to get themselves/ their kids the technology for their education. Some schools around have the ability to lend out computers, etc.. but not all and that leaves some kids with nothing. Digital divide affects people because they may not get the same information or resources that the kids with technology have and it is very upsetting. All students should have equal opportunities to get an education but, some things are unavoidable. Hopefully soon there will be a way to make sure the digital divide gap is closed forever. It would change my strategies because technology is a very convenient way to teach kids and allow them to learn more about the technology themselves. 

    I think the academic softwares is one of the best ways to teach students, especially with most schooling being done virtually. Some of the tools I'd like to incorporate into teaching is educational games. I think they are a fun and interactive way for students to learn and also have fun in the process. Games are so widely played and used throughout the world that it can become a huge part of education. Also simulations would be a very good tool to use depending on the field you are teaching. Simulations in like the medical field would be so informational and could lead to even better advancements in medicine in the future. 

Blog #4

 Hello everyone,

    In the ELA Standards for 6th grade teachers, standard 6 is using different types of media applications to show off a topic. Being able to show off the main idea or relative facts about a central topic is very essential and being able to do so using different apps like word or other video/photo softwares. Using this software to make something look pleasing and be able to grab the audiences attention while you are teaching them something, in my opinion makes for a better learning experience. I could implement this standard to my current skill set as of now, especially in applications like powerpoint and etc. I feel i have very common knowledge on powerpoint and word and could use that knowledge to carry out this standard. 

    In an 6th grade history/social studies class I believe that being able to tell the differences between ancient civilization and how they compare to the world today is a significant part of history. The standard SS.6.W.1.5 is an amazing one because it fits the script completely and I would implement it into a learning topic. It comes with an amazing resource which is like a template lesson plan which i could use as a brainstorming session for my own plan. Also there is even a web quest which is an added bonus because using technology to learn history can dig up some interesting facts. I would use this in my classroom because it will help students understand key points in different civilizations and compare and contrast them to each other and current ideas. 

    Internet searching as a teacher may be one of the most crucial things you can do. The internet is home to the most extensive information you can find. Of course there are a lot of fake things online and you can definitely fool yourself to believe something if you aren't paying attention to the source. The internet can provide you with activities for your students, even the most simple ones like a web search activity and allow the students to dig up information but, as the teacher your internet searching skills need to be used in order to inform the students about false information or bad sites to check. As the teacher searching the web with keywords can bring up relative topics and provide more info than a whole textbook. The internet searching skill where you use a hyphen and control your search to fit a specific category is a very helpful one because it narrows your search to a specific section and allows you to get the information fast and not spend time scrolling. 

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