Val's EME2040 blog

I think DIIGO is the most useful in the classroom. This is because some students, including myself, learn from having the books in front of them. When this is not an option, like the student must evaluate an online resource. Like the podcast mentions, DIIGO allows students to annotate and make notes directly on the text--simulating a real book or notepad. You can also collaborate with other students and leave/receive comments on your work, which is super helpful to learning to studying.   Kahoot! (kahoot.com) is my favorite Web 2.0 tool, and one I definitely plan on using in my own classroom. Kahoot! is a trivia game which allows users to create their own quizzes on any subject, and allows the whole class to play. Responders are given points based on how accurate and how fast they are, which increases student motivation for fun while also helping them learn different topics!  I think that VR holds the biggest promise for education. VR allows students to not onl...

So far on Twitter, I followed and interacted with a ton of users that also use #EdTech. Some of these are students, while others are teachers, the Tedx company, or even the Department of Education. It's interesting to read how others are incorporating education into the classroom, as well as how it affects students. Twitter could be helpful in the future because it offers a wide variety of advice, articles, opinions, and more. It could serve as a way for me to network, or collaborate with other teachers on how to make my classroom the best that it can be! The digital divide causes a rift between students who are connected, and students who are not able to be connected. Students from low-income households do not have the means to keep up with all the technological advances, and therefore get caught behind those who do have the means. This means when students are assigned homework or even classwork that requires technology, the students not able to access the materials will miss an...

I feel most prepared to teach the L.5 ELA Technology Standard. This ELA Standard was taught to me in a past AP English Language class in high school and really helped to better my understanding. For example, we had to create a journal, essentially our own dictionaries, of higher level vocabulary words. We would have to include the word's definition, part of speech, pronunciation, etymology,  and a standard use of the word in a sentence, with context clues to figuring out what the word means. In that one assignment, I achieved all that was necessary to comprehend the L.5 standard. One I don't feel prepared to teach is the SL.5 standard. This standard requires knowledge to incorporate more difficult technology into the classroom, like creating your own recordings or visual displays. I am confident this class will help me do so, however. Based on Chapter 9, the software/applications I would like to use with my students would be the ones that require student input, like Weblogs o...

As a student, I've used Microsoft Word throughout all phases of schooling. In elementary, I mostly used it to draw pictures and print out my own coloring sheets. In middle school, I began using it more professionally, as in, to write papers. That continued onto high school, except I learned how to change certain aspects like format, page breaks, line spacing, etc. Now, in college, I use Microsoft Word for practically everything -- I take notes in class on it, I build my resumé on it, I remain typing my papers on it. My teachers have used Microsoft Word similar to how I have, from what I've observed. They create tests and quizzes on it, they write letters of recommendation using it, they present lectures with it, they even lesson plan on it. In my experience, since a young age in school, I've been taught to create my own work but also incorporate separate ideas, as long as credit is given to the original author. I was shown proper formatting of a "works cited" pa...

Teachers are influenced to use technology in the classroom by certain initiatives directed nationally and state-wide which REQUIRE them to use and be efficient in working with technology, but also personal interest in programs like Engrade, to help grading, which leads to an easier experience in school. Students are influenced basically by their own interest in learning. Their knowledge of certain programs, like Geogebra, reinforces the idea that learning can be accessed through games and not through traditionally boring lectures.  ISTE has been put in place and maintained by the federal government in order to ensure that everyone within the educational sphere meets what is required to use technology efficiently within the classroom. One standard that is meaningful to me is the first standard, to "facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity." This is because in my experience as a student, I feel that teachers view the curriculum as black and white, and therefo...

Hi, my name is Valerie Kuipers. I added this class late so I wasn't able to meet you all on the first day, but here's a little about myself! I'm a sophomore from Jupiter, FL studying social science education. I spent my first year at Michigan State but decided to transfer to FSU and have been loving it ever since! As far as my experience with technology, I'd say I'm as accustomed as you expect the average 19 y/o to be. In the past, I've worked with practically all Microsoft programs and social medias. In this class, I hope to learn how to use more advanced programs efficiently and effectively. I feel like there's a lot more to the technology world than Instagram and Microsoft Word so I hope I can master the programs that will allow for me to excel as a teacher later on. Furthermore, as we age, technology is becoming more and more popular in everyday life, especially in schools, so it is very important for us to master this before we get left behind.