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. 

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Blog Post #1

  For teachers, technology’s usage is influenced by a number of things. Including, the need of assistance in performing a variety of administrative tasks, and supporting an instructional event. Classroom technology can offer teachers and students effective, efficient, and tireless support for all of these purposes.

          Out of the ISTE standards the NETS-T standard is the most meaningful to me. Mainly because this standard is for evaluating the knowledge and skills that teachers should have. This is very important because all teachers should be kept up to date with anything new in our education system no matter what it is. They need to be informed on what’s going on so that they can best react to student behavior and student knowledge. If a teacher lacks new information, the teacher won’t be able to do their job to the best of their ability due to their falling behind. We don’t want that. We want them to be as far ahead of the schedule as possible so they can be at the top of their game when they are teaching our children.

          One standard that seems to be a little outside of my current skill set would be the NGA. Mainly because I don’t know much about this organization at all and they didn’t elaborate on it in this article.
I do agree with the label “digital native” for today’s youth because that’s all they know. They are so hooked on iPads, iPhones, musically, online games, etc. that they lose sight on the real world.
A digital native is a person born or brought up during the age of digital technology and therefore familiar with computers and the Internet from an early age.

          I see a huge difference between how most of your teachers and I use technology. Majority of my peers and I have become so accustomed to technology that it’s hard to live without it. We literally run to technology for every single thing we need and most of all, entertainment. It has been both a positive and a negative influence on my learning because I’ve learned easier ways to do things and easier ways to get the answer. This is both good and bad because it saves time and effort but you really don’t know how to get the answer without the training wheels. I’d rather learn both ways so that I always have a plan B and better yet, the more I know the more I can accomplish.
As far as technology with my future students, just like I said in my previous paragraph, I’ll show them both ways to go about getting work down in the classroom. With anything to be honest. It’s always better to know more than one way to do things because it’s better to be safe than sorry in my book.