Blog #3

Looking at the ELA technology standards, I would feel comfortable teaching some of these. I would be comfortable teaching W/WHST.8 "Use Multiple Sources," which is where you gather information, avoid plagiarism all while seeing how credible and accurate each sources is. I'd also feel comfortable teaching SL.2 "Integrate and Evaluate," which is where you integrate and evaluate different forms of media such as orally, visually and qualitatively. Lastly, I also think I'd be good at teaching standard W/WHST.2 "Write to explain/inform," I think i'd be good at showing them how to write this way including graphics, figures and showing them the proper way to format.

After reading chapter 9 there are some applications/softwares that I would use with my students. I would use a LMS (Learning Management system) such as Moodle, to keep my classroom organized on an online space. I would use blogs, I'd probably have my students write a blog for my class and also have them read other people's blogs to put their feedback into. I would also use WIKI in my classroom, Wikipedia is a place with endless amounts of information. It is a place that students can really broaden what they've learned and allow themselves to learn a ton of new information. Depending on what grade I teach would also affect what application and softwares I use in my classrooms. For example, If I teach Kindergartener's I would only use Pearson, Dojo and other smaller applications for them to use. On the other hand, if I was teaching high schooler's I would use Moodle, Blackboard, Blogs, Wiki and social media. I would also need to address and talk about digital citizenship concepts in my classroom. Digital citizenship is a really important factor when using the internet and my students need to know the proper way to use it. I need to teach students how to comport themselves with civility while acting within a community, communicate clearly and precisely without rudeness or inappropriate interaction and also to protect their personal identities and those of others.

I have acquired a ton of new Word skills through working on the Newsletter for my class. I learned how to use Columns in a word document, and also how to use word art. I also learned how to put an email hyperlink in my letter so teachers would have a really easy way to contact me through this newsletter. I like how good it looks when you finish it, but I don't like how much time and effort you have to put into getting it perfect. It is actually a lot tricker than it looks to get done. I learned to have a lot of patience when creating things for my classroom. I also learned that a monthly newsletter is really important to keep families informed of what is going on in the classroom each month.