Education technology

My experience in EME2040 has been a positive one. I never imagined myself utilizing as many online tools as I have in this class. I was very hesitant when starting this course since I am the opposite of tech-savvy, but with clear instruction and a little bit of effort, I have grown to enjoy learning more about how to utilize technology. There can be so many ways to enhance the classroom experience for students, but having students try new things and giving them easy tasks with easy instruction to start seems like the best way to have them enjoy class a bit more. Routine, strict, and unimaginative classrooms don’t allow kids to get excited about learning or trying new things. To ensure the best experience, I aim to keep my students engaged, willing, and curious. Open educational resources (OERs) are (mostly) free and readily available resources to assist in all aspects of education. EdX is an OER that lets you search for college courses and their materials from many universities world

  I’ve learned that it’s much harder to make a website than I had previously thought. From proper formatting to color/pallet choices, I found it difficult to create something worth looking at. However, it has definitely given me insight on all the little things that go into creating a website and it was pretty fun too! I tried to utilize all of the principles of CRAP but I struggled with alignment and proximity. There were certain things that I couldn’t get quite right and there were other things that fit perfectly. Spacing and sizing were things I struggled with most and I couldn’t figure out how to adjust certain things to my liking. With time and practice I could definitely make a better site but I think just following CRAP will help you get the basics down and allow you to create a solid website. Hopefully I can hone my website-designing skills once I become and educator, and I’m excited to make it as fun and informative as I can. My website link: https://hvkkjllklk.weebly.com/

  While scrolling through educators websites ( https://www.leonschools.net/Page/6971 ), I mainly saw contact information and brief self-introductions. There weren’t any “welcome” messages or descriptions of the class. I even saw one with contact information and credentials only. They didn’t seem nearly as fleshed out or as welcoming as they should be. However, I acknowledge that I may not have complete access to the websites so they could have more information and a more welcoming feel. I envision myself using a lot of teacher productivity tools to help keep myself and my classroom organized. Quizlet, ClassDojo, Google Drive, and Microsoft Office come to mind when thinking about organizational tools. I also imagine myself using interactive tools that can help with classroom engagement like Kahoot! or Polling Everywhere. I was surprised with everything you can do when designing a canvas page. The interface was difficult to navigate at first but I actually like the way it’s set up. I

My initial impression of Diigo was that it was simplistic, and I didn’t really understand the use. However, I like the class library/hub of links that are accessible on Diigo. I think it’s useful as a tool to keep links, highlight and annotate text, and share sites or files with others. It seems like a great organizational tool after exploring it for a bit. I’ve enjoyed my blogging experience so far. I never expected to have a blog, especially not for school (and I have two this semester). I like the nonchalant-ness of blogging most. Being able to type what you want without restrictions of formal writing is refreshing honestly. The thing I dislike about it is that I don’t think I’m the blogger-type so I’m unsure how to write about and address all the topics in a coherent and interesting way. I’m just still unfamiliar with it and I struggle to adapt my writing for different topics. I found a website called Polling Everywhere. It allows anyone to create surveys, polls, and quizzes fo

I've noticed a lot of misinformation on both X/Twitter and Instagram. I tend to take everything I see with a grain of salt since everyone has their own opinions and "evidence" that will always contradict that of others. However, finding misinformation on mainstream platforms isn't anything new, but sometimes it's hard to sift the truth from the reactionary/misleading/political/emotionally-charged posts. I'm not one to private message a stranger's account and as such I haven't used utilized either platform to reach out to accounts, however I could see the appeal as a future educator. Being able to find other educators that will post about their teaching experience, practices, and advice could be very beneficial for me. Similar to reading other teachers' blogs, browsing an educator's page could spark ideas for the classroom, shed light on current issues that affect students/teachers, and (if nothing else) find some commonality in the struggles of

One of the ELA technology standards (for grades 3-5) is communication and collaboration. It highlights the importance of collaborative assignments with the purpose of feedback and experience for future group work. I think I would heavily focus on this standard if I were teaching grades 3-5 since its sets a strong foundation that the students will need for their future. As long as I and the students had sufficient tools, I think focusing on groupwork through technology is valuable in the classroom. From the CPALMs resource tools for 9 th -12 th graders the tool “Improve writing by considering feedback from adults, peers, and/or online editing tools, revising for clarity and cohesiveness” is a skill I would try to instill this skill into my students. Getting feedback from multiple sources is a great way to not only take and compartmentalize advice/critiques, but it will help to make them a more reflective writer that will revise their writing. Being able to take criticism from multipl