Jordan's EME 2040 blog

Out of all of the ELA technology standards I feel most prepared to teach is LAFS.910.RST.3.7. This states that as a teacher I should be able to translate quantitative or technical information expressed in words in a text into visual form. Since I want to teach High School history I can incorporate technology such as online quiz sites like Quizlet or even a Kahootz. I would give students information and explain it to them in the lesson and they would take the major points and terms and make a Kahootz to share with the class so they get the same information through different outlets while having fun. I can also incorporate google maps to help them visualize where certain events took place. I believe I have the most knowledge with these technologies because I use them so frequently and I know my way around the apps. One tool/resource I found particularly interesting was a Khan Academy video explaining how to read historical documents. Being able to read and interpret historical docu...

I have been using Microsoft word since, i’m pretty sure, the first time I used a computer was in first grade. I had computer labs all throughout elementary school and we started with basic typing on word and then progressed to typing games. Later on in my schooling, I had to actually type papers on Microsoft word. Even with all of the new updates all of the information I have acquired, I am still very capable of working with MS Word.   I have never really had any problems with copyright or fair use of materials in an educational environment. I think all of my teachers and professors have been more than fair. As a teacher you can tell if a student copies and pastes or the student actually doesn’t really understand how to cite correctly. My biggest problem with citing is there are so many different formats and different teachers use different ones and it can be very confusing. As a teacher I would spend more time on explaining and giving clear cut examples of how to cit...

  I believe that technology has endless ways in which it can benefit students, teachers, and even administrators in schools. Kids use technology at such a young age to the point where the depend on it for entertainment. since they use the technology so frequently they learn how to navigate through the technology almost flawlessly. With all of the apps for note taking and organization kids really see a way that technology could really help them. I think teachers also see the opportunity for learning that technology brings and they realize that education is changing through technology and I think that influences teachers to incorporate technology in their classrooms at younger and younger ages.   Out of all the standards, I believe that the ISTE standard for students might have the most important standard. Specifically, being a digital citizen. The ISTE official website states: “Students recognize the rights, responsibilities and opportunities of living, learning and ...