Blog 7

I have used Twitter for many years throughout high school. However, I just began using it in my EME class. When I began to use Twitter I learned all the things it can do such as retweeting, liking, and of course hashtags. I used twitter to let my followers know what I was doing and post funny pictures. I also used to to see what my followers were up to. Twitter is beneficial to me because you can keep yourself updated on world news and the news in your social life. Twitter can be negative in the sense of cyberbullying. With any online platform come people who do not know how to use it properly.

I learned so much from the Web Design assignment. I have never created and designed my very own website. I used weebly.com to create my assignment because of how easy and fun it is to use. I took into consideration the CRAP ideologies to make my website the best quality it could be. I learned how to do so many different functions such as add links, add a calendar etc. I love how easy Weebly makes it to navigate and create your own website just the way you want it. This assignment will most definitely prepare me for my future. If I ever become a teacher, I will need to create my own class website. This was amazing practice to learn and create.

•      Assistive technology a device that can help students with thier learning if they need it. Some examples of assistive technology are text-to-speech and keyboards that are for kids with certain disabilities. In my middle school I knew someone who was partially blind and they used a form of electronic braille to help them with their learning.

http://kbmteaching.weebly.com/

Blog 6

I chose to view the class page of Miss Herlihy.
She works at Saint Bridget School and is a 3rd grade teacher.

https://sites.google.com/a/saintbridgetschool.info/miss-herlihy/

She has a masters in elementary education and has a wonderful class page set up. On her class page you can see about 10 different tabs. Some of the tabs include her bio, homework, a weekly schedule, the curriculum, a school calendar, and some resources. She include picture that go along with some of her links to make her page appealing and fun. This page specifically stood out to me because of the fun energy of her page

I will forsure be taking notes on how to make my class page as useful as this one. Parents can be up to date with what is going on in their childs educational life. I would definitely use technology to enhance my teaching career. Using spreadsheets and google docs is a good way to connect with your students. Having your own teach email is VERY important to stay in contact with the parents of your students and I definitely plan to have one and use it to my advantage, 

The Sandbox is an incredible place! I have had the pleasure of going to the FSU Sandbox twice. I think everybody finds the 3D pens amazing and intriguing. I know I did! Another thing I loved when touring the sandbox was the amazing improvements they made to smartboards. I remember using smartboards in high school and there was always a problem. After getting to use the smartboards myself at the sandbox, I can say I am amazed at the improvements. I would one hundred percent use a smartboard like the ones at the Sandbox in my classroom. They are fun and interesting to the students and encourage them to wanna learn and participate. 

ILP #1 "Participation"

For my ILP I decided to use Lynda to my advantage. FSU provides the Lynda resource. This resource provides tutorials and walkthroughs on how to use and navigate softwares, programs and different technologies. This website provides expert guided tutorials which mean we know that the source is valid and credible. I had so much fun, surprisingly, learning to use Lynda. I definitely recommend using this website to anyone.

I looked through all the possible options that Lynda offered and decided to further learn about PowerPoint. It was almost hard to choose between all the options they offered but I decided Powerpoint would be the smartest choice since I frequently have to use this program for many different classes. The video showed me how to navigate powerpoint and use tools such as annotations, using a timer, speaker notes, presenter view.

What I love most about the Lynda videos is that when I typed in powerpoint, I got over 25 results and videos. This meant that everything I needed to know was covered in the videos. After watching multiple videos I learned things such as how to create business presentation using tools I never even knew about in powerpoint. Another thing I mastered was putting a background in my powerpoint.

Here are some of my log notes I took while watching some of the videos provided on Lynda.

 I also took screenshots as I watched through the videos that I found interesting.

Overall, I highly recommend using Lynda to any student in highschool or college. There are limitless videos available in any area you desire. Some of my favorite things that I learned from Lynda were how to create a beautiful business powerpoint. I think this is something I could use in my future. Lynda is an amazing website and the best part is that experts are the ones teaching you.  

Blog 5

Diigo is a social bookmarking website. On Diigo you can bookmark webpages, highlight parts of webpages, add your own notes etc. You can use these tools and share them with a class or just make them public in general. I started using Diigo in my computer technology class here at FSU. I had never even heard of Diigo until this year. We created a class page to practice using Diigo. We were able to use the tools on Diigo and comment on our classmates posts as well. I really enjoyed this activity because I got to learn something new. I could definitely see myself using Diigo to do school work. It is extremely easy to create your own notes on Diigo and highlight important information.

Blogging has been my favorite part of this course. I have had a great time using Blogger. I have never really engaged in blogging until now and I really enjoy it. I always read famous blogs when I was younger but never saw my self blogging. Because of this course I have something to blog about. Getting used to blogging in this class will make me more excited to blog about other things in life. Blogger is interesting because you can customize your blog to fit your personality. I enjoy looking through the different designs on blogger and switching up the vibe of my blog.

Web 2.0 have been used more and more in the educational field. Everything we have used in this class so far a perfect examples. Youtube is another great example. Teachers in my highschool used Youtube all the time in lesson plans. There websites are beneficial to the students and I could see myself using Web 2.0 tools.

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