Blog Post #3

The ELA technology standards I feel most prepared to teach is Smartboard activates, I have been familiar with Smartboard since the 2nd grade and have been using it throughout most if not all of my classes since then. An ELA technology standard that would require more learning on my part would be StoryJumper. I have never been introduced to this program and by the way it has been described to me, it could benefit my classroom activities.
 A resource that is available on the CPALMS Educator Toolkit under Grade 1 and the Social Studies section that I would use is David’s big problem. That lesson helps students work collaboratively in groups to resolve conflicts while demonstrating respect and kindness towards other people and classmates. This lesson not only teaches students how to identify a negative person vs. a positive person but also shows them that being a kind person will benefit them in every aspect.
 From working on the Newsletter Design assignment I learned how to insert images from the internet in a way that I have the ability to move it wherever I wanted to on the page. I also became more familiar with creating and designing a textbox. I enjoyed being creative while developing the assignment. I could have improved it by making my email link functioning as well the hyperlink I had included. Everything about this assignment will be used in my future career. I believe newsletters keeps not only the students up to date on activities being done in the classroom but also their parents. Keeping parents involved is very important in a classroom because parents should know what their children are learning so the children have more practice with the information being discussed in the classroom.

Journal 2

For the past ~10 years of my life as a student I have been utilizing Microsoft Word for papers, projects, and even just for fun. I’ve written 7 page papers and papers that are only 2 paragraphs. Microsoft Word has been a very necessary tool throughout my schooling. My teachers have used to for instruction purposes as well as to make tests and quizzes. I’ve seen my teachers use word to just simply put up daily instructions on the projector so we know what we are doing that day.

My experience with copyright has only just recently begun. My high school started having issues with kids just stealing things off of the internet and using it as their own work. They developed a system called Turn It In which examines every word and phrase written in your paper which can sense if something has been stolen. This is a very smart use of technology, it teaches students that they cannot get away with stealing another person’s work and using it as their own. 

As a teacher, I would utilize this application (Turn It In) early on to teach students that copyrighting will not be tolerated in the classroom. Another issue in technology is privacy. There are billions of people who use the internet all over the world. There are plenty of ways someone can hack your device and watch what you are doing. This is a huge problem because it is our God given human right to privacy. The only way to solve this tremendous problem is to make security stricter and more complex. Computer hackers are all over the world and in every corner, the only solution to this problem is making computers harder to hack or putting laws out there to reduce the number of hackers out there. Another problem our society has today is cyberbullying. Cyberbullying takes place when someone harasses another person through online means. A solution to this that I would implement in my classroom would be to always express how kindness to others and the toleration of those who are different will benefit you so much more than being cruel. If I ever hear of one of my students being bullied by another they will be taken to the administration for them to decide the punishment. 

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Blog Post #2

The desire to acquire more knowledge than is available in front of them/ in the classroom is what influences teachers and students to use technology in the classroom. 

The ISTE standards includes students as the center of everything teachers do, educators as the key for the students’ success, education leaders guide administrators in supporting digital age learning, technology coaches help bridge the gap from where we are to where we need to be, computer science educators describe what computer science teachers must know and be able to do to help students effectively integrate these essential concepts. The student standard is very meaningful to me because without the students there would be no need for teachers. Students are also the doctors and politicians of tomorrow they are so incredibly important to society. Computer science educator seems a bit out of my skill level because I am not the most technologically advanced person.

 Personally, I do agree with the phrase digital native. It means that this generation was born and has grown up during the time of technological dependency. The only difference I have noticed between my teachers use of technology and mine would just be the amount that I use technology compared to my teachers. They tend to use it a lot less than a “digital native”. I think that the more that technology is introduced into the classroom will lessen the relationship between the teacher and student.