The ELA technology standards provide a matrix per grade level and subject to provide appropriate use of technology within the classroom. I chose to view the 2nd grade level standards. I feel confident in my abilities to use print and digital text in explaining a concept or storyline and to use tools in a word document to differentiate main points in a text. I feel that I would need a tad bit more knowledge before mastering the standard of making my own audio recording. This is a skill that I think could be easily attainable for me, with proper instruction.
The CPALMS Educator Toolkit was founded at Florida State University with the collaboration of the United States Department of Education. It provides online resources for teachers by grade level. I chose the 2nd grade Tornado Chaser Lesson. In the lesson, students are to view a few brief videos regarding the weather, tornados specifically. Then the students are to answer follow up questions and complete a brief assignment about the effects of tornados and how they're studied. These questions are provided on the online resource in the CPALMS Toolkit. I've never heard of this before, but after reviewing the website and some of the resources available, I could see this being implemented in my own classroom. It seems like it would be a great way for students to learn outside of a textbook.
For our most recent project, we were asked to create a newsletter for a class of our choice. As a prospective teacher and avid photographer, I chose to create my newsletter tailored for an introduction to photography class for high school students. As I consider myself to be quite creative, I thoroughly enjoyed this assignment. I cannot think of anything I would want to change in my newsletter. I like my font choice, coloring, and graphics used. I think it's aesthetically pleasing and I hope my viewers like it! The skills I used to create this newsletter can be attributed to my future teaching in a classroom or whatever my career may be. These are skills that will last a lifetime yet be accommodated to fit the advancements in technology and constraints of subject/audience. My newsletter is displayed below for your viewing pleasure.
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Okay, first of all before I saw your Newsletter I thought I did okay with mine. But now I just want to learn from you haha! you are a pro. I feel confident in your print and digital visual skills for teaching in the future haha. Well done!
ReplyDeleteI agree with Maria Sofia, your newsletter is on point! I love the colors and the layout. The lesson plan you chose looks like so much fun I feel like students would love to learn about Tornados in such a fun way!
ReplyDeleteI love your newsletter! It is very creative and I can see why you chose photography. The use of colors and graphics looks amazing!
ReplyDeleteI took a music tech class where I learned an introduction to audio recording and editing. It's pretty easy to get into and it can be a lot of fun!
ReplyDeleteAlso, your newsletter is really impressive. If I were the teacher it would be one I use as an example for what the assignment should look like!