Jenna's EME2040 Blog

-        This is my first time using Diigo and I like it so far! I really love the communication aspect of the tool and how easy it is to share tools with members in your group that help your colleagues. When I first saw Diigo I honestly didn’t think it looked reliable, the look isn’t super appealing and looks kind of outdated. But using it within other browsers and being able to annotate and highlight other websites and easily share your notes with other members in your group is vital to locating reliable sites to find lesson plans and much more.  -        I have really liked blogging so far! Since it is my own blog, I can write how I want while expressing my opinions on different subjects (in an appropriate manner of course). Not only does it act as an outlet for teachers, but also a way for teachers to communicate within their personal learning network. Blogs acts as a good review of different websites to utilize in ...

-        Teacher’s pages on school websites are a great way to keep not only students up to date but parents as well. I looked at Mrs. Steed’s page on Florida High’s and her page included a short bio that explained what she teaches and the other programs that she oversees, along with her email. She teaches United States Government and Economics both in honors and general, so the age range of her kids is mostly seniors. For her different classes she includes their different syllabi that includes the materials needed for the class and the coursework they will be learning. Because she has the syllabi on her website, it is much easier for students to refer back to rather than shuffling through a bunch of papers.  https://www.fsus.school/Page/980#calendar3856/20200227/month -        I envision myself using technology in the future to stay more connected with the world around me. Being a lobbyist requires having a lot of conn...

-        I have never used Twitter for a class before and honestly, I am really liking it before! Since I have already had so much experience with Twitter previously, I am comfortable with the layout/ setup. However, being in this type of Twitter community is a whole new scene! I get to interact with educational accounts as well as my peers in the class (and even some in the same course but different classes, which is very cool). In the future, as a lobbyist for education, Twitter will be very helpful with communicating with people who have the same passion as I do, as well as promoting the cause that I am lobbying for! -        The digital divide addresses the disparities within school and students who do and do not have access to technology. Some students may have an ease of access to technology both within school and at home, while on the other hand, there are many students who do not have this easy access in either loc...

For my ILP I chose ClassDojo because I had never used it before and wanted to try exploring it for myself! I ended up really liking it. It is very organized and would be great for a younger class! My favorite aspect of this website was how easy it is to communicate with parents and share their child's work. https://voicethread.com/share/13658659/

-        LAFS.7.W.3.8 is a ELA technology standard that states that students should be able to collect information from multiple sources, determine each sources credibility, and use that information while appropriately citing it. This is important especially for future education in both high school and college when writing research essays. Resource collection and recognizing what is a reliable source is important for creating informative essays in school and the earlier students learn this, the better their writing will get in the future. I do feel prepared to implement this in my classroom because of the amount of practice I have had in my time in school.  -        In this lesson plan for a 7 th grade social studies course it evaluates the evolution of voting rights in America. It requires the students to look closely at each amendment that furthered voting rights for different groups of people not only just policy wis...