BLOG POST #4

1. Reflect on your early course experiences in Twitter. With whom have you been interacting and how have you found it beneficial?  How might Twitter be helpful in your future career?

• So far, I have been interacting with multiple individuals whom I share similar educational views with. It’s amazing to come together and talk about how we can improve the school system/educational system. There are many issues that can easily be solved if we all work together, plan, and put our plans into actions. This is very beneficial to me because it gives me ideas on what types of programs I want to start in the future to improve the child success rate. Twitter may be helpful in my future career. For instance, when I want to meet/ interact with other educators or share my academics/knowledge with them and vice versa.

2. How does the digital divide (podcast) affect student success in schools? What are some causes of the digital divide?  Reflect on what you may experience as a classroom teacher and how this will affect your teaching strategies.

• It takes away their ability to complete all their work and to inform themselves of what’s going on outside the classroom. Low income is the main cause because without the necessary funds, how can you afford these things? Honestly, even though technology is advancing more and more each day and is used inside and outside almost every classroom setting I wouldn’t assign work to do at home that has anything to do with the internet because I know for a fact that it’ll probably be some students in the classroom who don’t have access to internet. Yet, I can create ways to provide access to them by doing fundraisers etc.

3. Which types of student software do you expect to use the most and which the least?  Why?  Frame your response with a specific grade level and/or subject area.  (Reference chapter 8).

• The types of student software that I expect to use the most are educational games and simulations. “Games present content in a format that engages the learner while providing practice, and simulations provide students an opportunity to interact safely with model environments and experiences to promote discovery learning.” In other words, kindergarten students tend to react/learn more when learning is fun.
• The types of student software that I expect to use the least is reference software. Mainly because it’s not familiar to me and honestly it doesn’t seem necessary in my teaching career.

 

ILP “Participation” – An education-related twitter chat

For this twitter chat, I responded to “Sade` Grace’s” original question “How can we improve the school system and the student success rates in low income neighborhoods?”. This is a very open ended question that could be answered in a million different ways and throughout the chat, along with a few others that chimed in, we tried to hit some of the key points of what we thought should be the first steps. I really loved participating in this chat in particular because I have so much to say about the school system and how we can improve it. I love that there are so many people that share the same viewpoints that I do. After participating in this assignment I thought about the idea of starting a program with my fellow friends and family about improving the education system. I feel it’ll be a success.

(Below are a few screenshots from my twitter chat)

Group Activity C.R.A.P.

GROUP ACTIVITY C.R.A.P.

Mrs. Beckham's science class

Contrast- It's pretty easy to read due to the white background and dark words. She put words over pictures but you were still able to read what she's saying. All of the titles are bold making it darker and more visible . 

Repetition- The fonts are repeated. On the homepage there wasn't that much repetition. There was a lot of random placement. Not really organized. 

Alignment- The three subtitles are aligned perfectly. As well as the pictures. The titles and subtitles are centered neatly. 

Proximity- Some of the media are far apart. There's a lot of extra space throughout the webpage. The three subtitles are grouped together. 

Via: http://mrsbeckhamscience.weebly.com/

 Grade Level: Kindergarten

 ELA Standard: LAFS.K.W.2.6

 Resource: CPALMS Lesson Plan Development Initiative                                  Link:(http://www.cpalms.org/Public/PreviewResourceLesson/Preview/44297)

CPALMS RESOURCE EVALUATION

•      Students read and show that they understand the readings by completing activities about the books

• Students should have the knowledge of knowing how to write the proper conventions of print

• Students practice their knowledge of nouns, verbs, grammar, and adjectives

• Students should have basic computer knowledge 

• Students should be able to identify learning objectives 

• Students should have independent practice on what they learn in the classroom 

• Teacher should often ask questions to check for understanding  

• The teacher should often observe the students while they complete activities 

• The teacher will present the concept or skill to students effectively

• The teacher assist students in organizing the knowledge gained in the lesson

Ja’Clynn Cadore’s Blog Journal #3

             The “Collaborator” is one of the ELA technology standards that I am most prepared to teach. Using technology to collaborate will be easy for students and teachers to communicate. It would also be easier for me to get students to collaborate, speaking for the fact that students are always using technology. The “Designer” would be a standard that I would need help with. It would be a challenge to create assignments that require graphic designs and fulfill actual student interaction.

             Technology applications that I would use with high school students would be discussion boards and emailing. Using discussion boards can ensure that all students participate in class discussions. It can also be a way of keeping track of who will receive participation points and who will not. In a way it kind of forces them to participate, without always verbally participating. An email application would also be great to use for high school students. All assignments will be emailed to students whether they are absent or not. Present and absent students will have the same amount of time to complete an assignment, and no one will fall behind (unless they make the choice to not do the assignment). Computerized assignments would provide students practice with working in the corporate world, and assignments would be more legible and easy to read for teachers. Also, it would make it harder for assignments to be lost if it is emailed to the teacher. Emailing through a school protected sight will also allow students to communicate with teachers if they have any questions or concerns about their grades and assignments.

                Any form of teaching tools should be cyber safe and overlooked by the school district. I would inform students on how to behave when using the internet. All students should only be respectful, appropriate, and polite when using email and discussion boards. They should not offer any personal information over software/application(s) and obey copyright laws. Students should always remain on topic, to avoid any unnecessary discussion on software/application(s).  

                For my Newsletter Design assignment, I am doing a flyer informing parents and students about a field trip to Nature’s Classroom. Providing information in a short, simple but formal manner, was a skill that I acquired. Using pictures and colors that would attract the attention of students would be a skill that I need help on for future purposes. I want to make them want to persuade their parents to allow them to go on the field trip.

Blog Post: #2

Well honestly, I didn’t start using word until high school. In middle and elementary we either wrote on paper or physically presented any assignment we had. I do recall my teachers utilizing word for assignment purposes though. For instance, when typing up assignments for us for us to complete to either print out or display. They also displayed the assignments on their smart board which was a very good idea because all the students in the classroom could actively participate with the teacher and their peers, compared to just completing a paper worksheet alone. In high school, we used word for many different things. Including typing papers, emailing teachers, or typing up any other assignment we had to do for class.

I’ve heard about copyright plenty of times throughout my schooling but never really knew what it was until my senior year of high school when we went in depth on topics like this including plagiarism and citing sources. I learned that you must ask permission or cite where you got your information from for this information to be valid or usable. If failed to take those precautions, it could result in disciplinary actions/you will be punished. That led to us learning how to properly attain the information for whatever paper/project we were working on.

I’ve never heard of fair use until now, but after reading the chapter I seem to have a fair understanding of what it is/what it means. Which is guidelines that teachers use to assist them in copyrighting properly.

As a teacher, I would try my best to learn as much as possible about these concepts so that I could properly execute in the classroom and in my career/implicate them in the classroom. I would develop my own instructional materials based on my students, their performance and what best fits them. I want to develop instructional materials that would be educationally useful to both the students and myself and for them to be able to successfully advance in their education.

While reading this chapter I was able to distinguish between the most compelling issues and concerns that result from the implementation of technology in an educational setting. I was able to describe the key legal issues associated with technology integration and determine the key social issues that educators face with regard to technology integration. I was also able to analyze the key ethical issues that educators face with regard to technology use. Last but not least, I was able to successfully identify the opportunities and challenges that educators face when addressing issues associated with technology integration.

Cyberbullying- I will bring in real people with real stories about cyberbullying so the kids will have an emotional connection with are guest and feel empathy for them so they know it hurts other to cyberbully and that it is never okay.

Copyright- I will create many different lesson plans teaching the children about copyrighting and why is it not acceptable.

Freedom of speech- I will allow each students to showcase their ideas of what they feel freedom of speech is and then I will offer many opportunities for the kids to speak their mind when they need to so they can become comfortable with speaking up in the present and in the future. 

Hi, How is everyone? My name is Ja'Clynn Cadore and I'm excited to show you guys my new twitter account and to connect with every single one of you. I hope you all find my twitter fun and educational. I look forward to following you all and reading your tweets. Have a great day!!!

My twitter name is @JaClynnLC