I chose to look at the second grade ELA technology standards. This means that the student should be able to write, alone or with peers, using multiple types of technology to create a story with the help of adults. If I were currently a teacher, I feel as though I could help my students achieve this standard. Microsoft Word, promethean boards, and online story book creators are areas that I am well versed in and can be used to achieve this standard. These kinds of technology are some that I have used for many years, since I was in elementary school. Having these past experiences have prepared me for not only this class, but if I had to teach others as well.
After looking over the Cpalms website, I found so many interesting ideas and resources that I could use for my future classroom. I appreciated how the website was organized by grade level then subject, with subsections of the tools within each subject. I particularly enjoyed combing through the resources for fourth grade ELA. One lesson plan that I think would be fun to use in my own classroom would be Seminole Doll Making. I liked how this activity incorporated not only ELA, but social studies and visual arts as well. This lesson plan would be so beneficial to Florida students to help them become more culturally aware of their environment. I believe as teachers it is important that we are teaching our student about information that can benefit them inside and outside of the classroom.
As a teacher, it is important to be a proficient internet searcher to help in gaining answers to questions faster and being more successful in learning about new technological advances. Since standards, technology, and things in the classroom are always changing, being a proficient internet searcher helps in staying on tops of everything that one must know. Out of all the internet searching skills that were introduced this week, I think that I would use most is reverse image searches. I have heard about this before but have never known how to do this. Now that I understand it, I feel like this could greatly help me in my studies and in my future job. Especially for writing papers and doing research.
Hey Haley! We both chose an ELA technology standard for second grade, mine was just a little different. It was about helping students be able to figure out the meaning of an unknown words with different techniques. I agree with what you said about being proficient in internet searching, I think it is so important to be able to succeed with using any kind of technology.
ReplyDeleteHi Haley! I've also been using Microsoft word since elementary school so I feel like I would be able to teach it well too. I like how you incorporated many types of subjects into a single lesson from the CPALMS assignment. I feel like that's a good way to teach. I find it interesting that you chose reverse image searching, since I chose being able to be more specific while searching, but I see why you would say that!
ReplyDeleteI like the standard you chose! I feel that it is really important for students to have technology skills, they kind of are the foundation for learning everything else. And I too have been using Microsoft Word since elementary school, and have found it to be a useful program.
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