Melissa's EME Blog

  Mrs. Folsom's teacher page     When researching teacher websites, I found what was expected: introductions about the teacher, important dates for the year, and documents or assignments. Some teachers include more information on their websites than others. I have included a screenshot of a teacher page with lots of information, but other teacher pages I visited only had a "meet the teacher" tab.      When I am a teacher, I will definitely be using technology to accomplish my responsibilities. First of all, for communication with students and parents, I will be sending out a visually pleasing newsletter each week with the assignments we will be working on, homework, important reminders, and any other information that parents should be aware of. I also want to send home behavioral and educational progress reports electronically to parents each month, so that if changes need to be made, parents are made aware. For my own personal success, I will download...

    I have never used Diigo before. I only first heard about it for this class, so I never knew what it even was. I am still learning how to use it, so I do not have many likes or dislikes right now. However, I do like how you can join groups. This is very helpful in looking for relevant information.      I also have never used a blog before this class. In this class, I learned how to use a real blog site. I have made fake blog posts for assignments before, but it was only a paragraph or so per assignment, so I wouldn't classify it as a true blog. This blog is more real because I have to keep up with it, but it is only for class, which isn't something I would choose to blog about. If I could choose, I would blog about my experiences in college (the good and the bad), sort of like a big sister blog.      I would definitely use  YouTube  when teaching. There are so many informational videos on YouTube that also are fun in order t...

     I downloaded Twitter the summer before my freshman year of high school. I only got it because all of my friends had it, but I never really understood the point of Twitter. I would really only use it to wish people a happy birthday or look at funny posts. I forgot I even had Twitter until I took this class. I can use Twitter in my future career to interact with other teachers or join threads that talk about classroom strategies.      The digital divide is when some students do not have equal access to technology that other students do. This causes a lack of resources for those with little to no access to technology. They cannot easily search up articles or sources. They probably do not have a personal laptop or computer to do homework or write papers on. One main cause of the digital divide is low income. Areas that simply do not have enough money cannot pay for technological resources for students. Another cause is that people may have never learned to...

     The Florida Computer Science Standards list several benchmarks for grades to hit when learning about technology use. For example, grades 3-5 should be able to use modeling and simulations on a computer to explain real-life situations. They should be able to identify concepts and explain how the concepts in the simulations can be used to solve problems in the real scientific world while answering a question or hypothesis with their data. They should be able to explain what the model that they created shows or doesn't show in their own words. I would prepared to implement this standard based on my current skill set because I still use this skill today. In my college science classes, specifically biology, I have created countless online models and simulations to explain and/or solve different problems or events. I actually enjoy using this skill set and I feel that 3-5th graders would as well.      There are many resources available to teachers, which can...