Hi everyone,
Welcome back to my weekly blog. This week I am going to start out by talking about my experience on MS Word.
Microsoft Word was brought into my life around 5th grade or so, I began becoming fluent on my parent's desktop. My friends and I would play on Word with WordArt, different Fonts, Colors, Bold, Italics, and more. This at home-learning pretty much taught me the basis of MS Word. When I went to middle school, I began using it for short stories, and small pieces of writing. In 7th grade I had an amazing Language Arts teacher who brought me into the world of English and publication. I had to write longer essay's by then, and I even started composing short stories of my own! In 10th grade, however, I started having to write 10 page essays or so for AP Language Arts, and I really became familiar with the proper structure of essays and started learning about the pre-made formats that Word has to offer; MLA, APA, Resumé Templates, etc. I think I am at my peak with Word, as I continue to learn more about it through my Public Relations Internship, and my collegiate career. I've learned spacing importance, how to align margins, how to put pictures where I want them, and how to effectively use MS Word.
Fair Use is extremely important in the classroom. When showing certain films in the classroom, or using certain Copyrighted works for educational purposes sometimes educators are protected by The Fair Use as long as the works being used are for educational purposes. I think it is important to discuss Fair Use in the classroom v. Copyright. I remember when I was in high school a student shouted out about the teacher using a Copyrighted work, and she informed us that she was protected by Fair Use. Ever since then her explanation and this example helped me remember the two. I think Copyright is important in the classroom because it is also possible to Copyright another student's work.
The most effective method to preventing this is having each student sign an Academic Honesty Agreement before each assignment stating that the work they are turning in is their own original work, and if not they will be treated as if they Copyrighted a published work. I think this adds the proper severity to the matter, and also leaves no grey area to where someone could say "well, I didn't know".
Cyberbullying can be prevented in the classroom by making the classroom and school itself a "no social media zone", by not allowing social media at school. I think each child should also sign an agreement at the beginning of each semester stating that they understand that if they are found cyberbullying another student outside of school, it will be handled by school administration, as if it happened on campus.
Regarding the digital divide on campus, I think some students may have more digital access than others. If a student at home has 2 iPads, an iPhone, a desktop Mac, and 2 Smart TV's, while another is living with a desktop Dell computer, they are going to have different knowledge on some things. I think when doing things like "stations" in the classroom, implementing 4-5 large desktop Macs would help students who don't have as much digital connection at home, start to get a feel for things like surfing the web, MS Word, Powerpoint, and more,
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Friday, May 31, 2019
Thursday, May 23, 2019
Blog #2
Hello EME2040! It has been another beautiful week in Tallahassee, FL.
Taking a further look into technology and its uses in the classroom, I believe that teachers and students are influenced to use technology from curiosity and the desire to learn; two things that teachers and students typically have in common. Teachers can research current events and share them in class with students to apply what they are learning to real life. Also, teachers can assign students to do the same. For example, when I took A.P. Environmental Science in high school, once a semester I would have to find 3 articles relating to what we learned in class that semester and present the articles in class time. Teachers use technology further to share good ideas about class, and receive others' ideas, along with inspiration on teaching, organization, and advice. Students use the internet for clarification. In my experience if I need a further explanation on something, or a different explanation (since each person learns in a different manner), I would look it up for help.
For ISTE, I chose one of the Student Standards as a meaningful one to myself, being that I practice those standards constantly. The one I am choosing is #6, "Creative Communicator-- Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals." (ISTE) I think a good example of this is the difference between doing a discussion board based question and a private turn in. When completing a more creative assignment, in which educators typically want to be communicative, we use the discussion board platform on Canvas, to create an environment where students can choose appropriate platforms/tools to meet desired objectives, create original works, communicate complex ideas clearly, and publish/present content that customizes the message. One Educator Standard that seems currently outside my skill set is #5, "The Designer-- Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability." (ISTE) The reason this feels far out for me is because I have yet to learn how to design activities and classroom environments that use technology, personalize learning experiences, and authenticate learning activities.
Lastly, I don't believe the term "digital native" applies to kids born from 1990-2005, but after that age I feel like so much technology was around to grow up with, that the children from 2005+, are fluent technology "speakers". I can 100% see a difference in the way a digital native and a digital immigrant use technology. I feel like older people (digital immigrants) are slower and less efficient on technology. One thing that has affected my school career due to my professors being "digital immigrants", is the fact that sometimes they lack the skills to post on Canvas. They take an old school route where no grades are posted and no assignments are either. I am sure when I have my own classroom I will be a "digital immigrant" to that time period too, being that there will never stop being new inventions and technology introduced to the classroom. I will always try to be updated and incorporate new technology into the classroom.
Taking a further look into technology and its uses in the classroom, I believe that teachers and students are influenced to use technology from curiosity and the desire to learn; two things that teachers and students typically have in common. Teachers can research current events and share them in class with students to apply what they are learning to real life. Also, teachers can assign students to do the same. For example, when I took A.P. Environmental Science in high school, once a semester I would have to find 3 articles relating to what we learned in class that semester and present the articles in class time. Teachers use technology further to share good ideas about class, and receive others' ideas, along with inspiration on teaching, organization, and advice. Students use the internet for clarification. In my experience if I need a further explanation on something, or a different explanation (since each person learns in a different manner), I would look it up for help.
For ISTE, I chose one of the Student Standards as a meaningful one to myself, being that I practice those standards constantly. The one I am choosing is #6, "Creative Communicator-- Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals." (ISTE) I think a good example of this is the difference between doing a discussion board based question and a private turn in. When completing a more creative assignment, in which educators typically want to be communicative, we use the discussion board platform on Canvas, to create an environment where students can choose appropriate platforms/tools to meet desired objectives, create original works, communicate complex ideas clearly, and publish/present content that customizes the message. One Educator Standard that seems currently outside my skill set is #5, "The Designer-- Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability." (ISTE) The reason this feels far out for me is because I have yet to learn how to design activities and classroom environments that use technology, personalize learning experiences, and authenticate learning activities.
Lastly, I don't believe the term "digital native" applies to kids born from 1990-2005, but after that age I feel like so much technology was around to grow up with, that the children from 2005+, are fluent technology "speakers". I can 100% see a difference in the way a digital native and a digital immigrant use technology. I feel like older people (digital immigrants) are slower and less efficient on technology. One thing that has affected my school career due to my professors being "digital immigrants", is the fact that sometimes they lack the skills to post on Canvas. They take an old school route where no grades are posted and no assignments are either. I am sure when I have my own classroom I will be a "digital immigrant" to that time period too, being that there will never stop being new inventions and technology introduced to the classroom. I will always try to be updated and incorporate new technology into the classroom.
Thursday, May 16, 2019
My First Blog
Hey everyone, my name is Madison Rattner and this is my first blog! I am going into my senior year at The Florida State University. I am a humanities major, with focus departments in: communications, digital humanities, and English, and a minor in business. I was born in Boynton Beach, FL. and later moved to Tampa, FL.- a place I still call home! When I am not in school or working at my boutique job, you can find me back home at the beach and spending time with my family.
To start off, I have pretty basic knowledge on technology. When I was 11 I was gifted with my first cell-phone that had a QWERTY keyboard, and texted and called. Two years later, I got my first Dell Laptop. I loved both of these items so much. I constantly surfed the web and became familiar with different search engines and how the internet worked. Around the same time I got an iPod Touch, my first experience with the Internet in the palm of my hands, I downloaded apps, music, and images. In 9th grade, I got my first iPhone, the iPhone 3GS. It had data and I could download anything I wanted to the phone, and I was also super familiar with the formatting of the phone from my iPod. I loved Apple and started buying their phones every two years. Senior year of high school I got a Macbook Pro, and I am quick on it and keep it clean and updated- it has lasted me almost 5 years! When I interned last semester for a public relations agency, we strictly used Macs, so my experience on them was helpful and I was able to learn and adapt quickly. We used Google Docs, Sheets, and more, so I became fluent with those platforms as well. Growing up with the internet has shaped my life and has helped me become social, professional, and connected with others.
I hope, throughout this class, that I become more aware of the new emerging technologies we will face within the next ten years or so! This knowledge will help me stay up to date with technology so I can apply my knowledge of new products to my future career(s). I also am excited to become proficient with Blogger, and get to explore myself and the topics we will cover in class.
Happy Summer!!
To start off, I have pretty basic knowledge on technology. When I was 11 I was gifted with my first cell-phone that had a QWERTY keyboard, and texted and called. Two years later, I got my first Dell Laptop. I loved both of these items so much. I constantly surfed the web and became familiar with different search engines and how the internet worked. Around the same time I got an iPod Touch, my first experience with the Internet in the palm of my hands, I downloaded apps, music, and images. In 9th grade, I got my first iPhone, the iPhone 3GS. It had data and I could download anything I wanted to the phone, and I was also super familiar with the formatting of the phone from my iPod. I loved Apple and started buying their phones every two years. Senior year of high school I got a Macbook Pro, and I am quick on it and keep it clean and updated- it has lasted me almost 5 years! When I interned last semester for a public relations agency, we strictly used Macs, so my experience on them was helpful and I was able to learn and adapt quickly. We used Google Docs, Sheets, and more, so I became fluent with those platforms as well. Growing up with the internet has shaped my life and has helped me become social, professional, and connected with others.
I hope, throughout this class, that I become more aware of the new emerging technologies we will face within the next ten years or so! This knowledge will help me stay up to date with technology so I can apply my knowledge of new products to my future career(s). I also am excited to become proficient with Blogger, and get to explore myself and the topics we will cover in class.
Happy Summer!!
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