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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One tool/resource I found particularly interesting was a Khan Academy video explaining how to read historical documents. Being able to read and interpret historical documents in an accurate historical context is a very good skill to have in history. If you know the time period and the author of the document, you can better wrap your head around what they were trying to say. I believe analyzing historical documents cans sometimes be just as hard as analyzing Shakespeare. I have been using Khan Academy since I was in High School and I really love how they help break things down and you can reply it multiple times over and over again if you do not understand, it is a great resource for all student.

Working on the Newsletter gave me some very great skills in Microsoft Word. First and foremost, I have never had to make a newsletter before. I also did not know how to make boarders or do the page layout, this assignment broke it down step by step and I was really able to understand what I was doing. I enjoyed the assignment and it can help me get information across to students and parents in a very professional manner.  

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  1. Lukas's Blog fa19September 27, 2018 at 6:41 AM

    Agree! Reading the historical document is a very interesting way of helping students to situated their knowledge into the historical context. I've read an article about using historical documents to teach math and motivate students. It should make much more sense to apply to history class.

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