Blog #3

ELA Technology Standards

I am terrible at technology, but as it turns out, I learned the ELA technology standard “RI.7 “Multimedia:” Informational Text” in my ENC 2135 class.  A main part of my ENC 2135 class is focused on genres and how you use certain mediums to convey information.  At the end of our class we had to create a project that included different mediums and how they were the best choice for our project.  I feel confident in my ability to compare information shown in different mediums.  It will be fun to read poems and then listen to an audio recording or watch a movie version of a book we have read for class.  

I wish I had more preparation on SL.5 “Use Digital Media”.  When I was in high school, my go to project was writing parody songs and they would have been much better if I had the knowledge to put them to videos.  My Spanish teacher used to always make these flashy videos and I would love to have the knowledge to be able to create for my future students. 

 Future Classroom

There were so many cool software applications in chapter 9 of Teaching and Learning with Technology.  I want to use the Library of Congress Recorded Sounds Collection.  Having digital recordings of books and historical document recordings to help my classroom learn.  I really like audio recordings for educational purposes.

In regards to digital citizenship concepts, I would like to go over how students can protect themselves, personal information, and others.  It is important to make sure my students are safe while using the web.  I am hoping to be an elementary school teacher (second grade) so internet safety is something very important to instill at an early age. 

Newsletter Design Assignment

 I waited too long before I started my Newsletter Design assignment.  I enjoyed making it and creating articles and announcements for the students to bring home to their parents.  My favorite part was creating a fake field trip for my students to go on and get permission from their parents for.  Next time I would plan more indepthly before creating my Newsletter.  I had so many awesome ideas that I wanted to include but did not have room for.  I will have to write a lot of Newsletters in my future as a teacher so this is an important lesson for me to learn.