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.