Selina's EME Blog

      With Assignment 5 I learned how to make fun interactive games. Before this I had no idea that you could do that on PowerPoint. I was also pleasantly surprised at how easy it was to make the buttons. Next time I will save the buttons for last because I kept changing the layout of the slides and the buttons would stop working. I don't have any negatives about this assignment. It was explained well and easy to do. It is alos very applicable for teaching at any level. I will definitely be using it in the future.  here is a screenshot of my jeopardy home page     I can't really see myself using very many data collection tools in my future teaching career. I want to teach younger elementary students. Maybe I could use it to survey the parents on certain things that come up throughout the year. It could be used as a teacher review from the parents. Maybe at the beginning of the year to gather some basic information, like birthdays.  I can see this being...

    I have really enjoyed my classroom experience in EME2040. I feel like I have learned a lot, although the little assignments do get a tedious. The material has been pretty straightforward and the instruction has been easy to follow. The only thing I would change is the amount of little participation assignments. I feel like we kind of touch on a tool just to do a participation assignment. Other than that I am really enjoying it.     OER resources are very easy to use. I very quickly found a Google Slides presentation with everything you would need to teach fables to first grade. I have used several cites to try and find teacher resources and this is by far the easiest one to navigate. The resource I found has everything from the slide presentation to links to the stories. Everything is super cute and all ready to use.  here is the link!       In doing the PowerPoint assignment I had a lot of fun. I had never done a voiceover on a Powe...

 

      The website design assignment was fun for me to do! I liked being able to theme the site however I wanted. I wanted the design to be easy to follow but fun to look at. My website was for a kindergarten class and I used images and colors that gave garden type of feel. The only thing that I did not really like about the assignment was the application we used to make the website. It was a little hard to navigate and it did not let me move text around the way I wanted. But other than that I really enjoyed it.  https://msdrawdysfirstgrade.weebly.com/     I don't typically use AI in my daily life. I do see how it can be useful. Most of the time I forget that I could be using AI to help me with a task, it is not what I reach for first. I'm used to using search engines like Google when I don't know something. Occasionally when I think about it, I will use Chat GPT to find a recipe or make a list of popular books or movies.      In class, ChatGP...

    When I looked at the Chiles website I found lots of resources for students to use. Everything was linked and organized where it was easy to find. I like teacher websites because they keep all the relevant information in one place. I can see how it can be a little of a chore for teachers to have to maintain but its worth it.     When I am a teacher I imagine using technology a lot. There may be new websites or applications when I start working in the classroom. Some of my favorite ways to use technology to be more efficient is digital planners and calendars. I like to make lists of things that need to be done so these digital planners really help me remember what needs to be done.      Doing Assignment 2 in Canvas Groups was interesting. I had never used that application before so it was kind of fun to figure out how to use it, but because my group kind of waited til the last minute it kind of stressed me out. We got it done in time though. I feel b...

      Honestly Diigo is a really cool tool. I am not sure how often I would really need to use it as I do not often collaborate on projects, but it is really cool that the option is there. It could be really helpful in just my own personal use. When reading web articles for research I often find myself wanting to highlight certain parts so I can look back on them. I can see myself using Diigo to save my own highlights and notes to make research easier.      Blogging in this class has been very fun! I like writing about and sharing my experiences. I do not consider myself the best writer so that aspect may need some work. I have learned that It takes longer than you think to articulate and relay what you want to say. When writing these blogs I either read it over and over until I'm sick of it, or I write it and never look at it again.           One Web 2.0 tool that i found is called "Charles Kelly's Quiz Generator". It hon...

    In my early experience using Instagram in my Personal Learning Network I have realized how excited I am to be a teacher one day. I love seeing all of the creative and colorful room decorations as well as cute teacher outfits. The Instagram page that I really like is Sarah Poquette's account called _bigheartlittleminds_. I know that everyday teaching will not always look like these teacher insatgram accounts but I am excited for the possibility.      The digital divide is something I never thought about that much before I considered becoming a teacher. It really affects how students learn. One of the causes of the digital divide is a wage gap between families. The real challenge comes in when the divide is in one classroom. It will be difficult to come up with ways to use technology without setting unachievable goal for one student, but also using all available tools for another. If you cut out some technology, you may be holding some kids back. It is a delic...

    In looking at the Florida Standards for computer science, I have realized that I am definitely underprepared.  I can handle the first few benchmarks about communication and collaboration, however, the father down the document I scroll, the less I know. The first, most basic standard is the ability to collaborate with peers about what information you have found. This also requires being able to conduct basic internet searches. I feel equipped to teach this, however that is one of the only standards I feel comfortable teaching.      The subject area that I selected was first grade social studies. I found a resource about George Washington, learning why he is so important to our country. Not only does the resource provide social studies knowledge, it also gives a lesson plan about identifying vocabulary words. It is a direct and specific lesson plan, so using it in a classroom would be very straight forward. I will definitely be using this w...

      Copyright and Fair Use when it comes to my own works does not concern me too much. If I put time and effort into creating instructional materials, I want others to benefit from that too. However, with my students, they should get to decide to what extent they want their work to be shared. If they feel comfortable with posting it somewhere and allowing others to utilize it, it is totally up to them.      Cyberbullying is the most important technology implementation issue. This issue is so important to me because it can have such large and lasting effects on people. Cyberbullying is so popular, for lack of a better term, because it is so easy to do. No one needs to see your face in order for you to post a mean comment and tear someone down. The internet should be seen as a whole new location where children must learn how to act. To curb the liklihood of cyberbullying I would like to teach my students how to respect others, even when they do not agree wi...

    In high school, and even middle school, MS Word was the go to. I used it a lot at home on my moms computer growing up. In middle school we had computer class for a few weeks every year and we would do little certification assignments on Word, and Powerpoint. We took a year long computer class in my sophomore year and that's where we really learned about Word. I confess that  some of the lessons in Word were not that useful and I forgot most of them. I never really used any other application until college, and it is still the one that I reach for out of familiarity. I do, however, like how easy it is to share and collaborate on Google Docs. I could probably learn how to better use Docs if I ever had the need to.     The ISTE standard that is most meaningful to me is the Citizen standard. Because the internet is a relatively new tool, it is a new place to have to learn how to act. It is important to model what is  appropriate to do and what is not on the ...

       Hi! My name is Selina and I am an Elementary Education major at the Florida State University. I recently transferred into this major and am so excited to learn more about how I can help young kids throughout my career. A little not so formal information about me, I love hanging out with my friends and family, they are what is most important to me. When I am not with them you can find me holed up in my room reading, in a bookstore buying books that I do not need, or rewatching movies that I have seen a million times.      My prior experiences using technology is pretty limited. In high school I took the basics, PowerPoint, Excel, and Word. However, my  favorite section from my high school computer class was Adobe Photoshop. It has been a while since I have used it so I would not say that I am 100% proficient anymore. Since then I have taught myself the joy and convenience of digital notes taken on an iPad. Also, this past summer I was introd...