Lavander Girl

I experienced distance learning during Covid-19. It was my freshman and sophomore year of high school and something I liked about it is that I was able to create my own schedule for the most part. However, something I didn't like about it was the fact that I had to stay home that entire time and have little to no social interaction. Honestly having no social interaction for that long made me a little bit awkward when we were ready to come back to school lol. Something I would do as a teacher for distance learners is have everyone exchange contact info and make a group chat together, and I would also have a designated time in class for everybody to talk about their day or how they are feeling.  From my understanding, an OER is learning resources online that are accessible to anyone. The blog I read on OER is called OER Project. It essentially holds blog posts published by educators for educators. There are posts on activities for certain curriculums, political and social related pos...

I really enjoyed doing the Web Design assignment. I've never created a website before so it was a first for me and I had a lot of fun doing it. I don't have any artistic abilities but designing this website allowed me to be creative in a different way which was almost cathartic. As for design principles, I utilized the white space and proportion for photos or large pieces of text. I wouldn't say I disliked anything about this assignment, but if I had to pick something then I guess I would say it was very time consuming. In my future career I can use my new website designing skills for presentations, outlines, or personal projects.  https://emeclasspage.weebly.com/ I don't use AI tools on a daily basis. Since I last talked about AI, I've used it once to assist on an assignment and it wasn't very helpful. I mostly just find AI scary and reminds me of those robots taking over the world movies. I don't like how they are able to mimic human emotions now and I esp...

  I visited Millenia Elementary School’s class pages. They have one for every grade and I chose to look at the first-grade page. This page has the academic expectations of a first grader; what they should know before going into first grade, what they will know at the end of the year, what they will learn in each subject, and how to help the student at home. I think this is useful information for parents to have access to because it can help them prepare their child for the upcoming grade and make sure they are on track. I also really like the last section that highlights the ways parents can help their child at home with reading. The curriculum is always changing but this makes it so that parents know exactly what to help their child with and how.  First Grade - Millennia Es (ocps.net) As a teacher, I would use the different Web 2.0 tools we looked over last week. I think those would be helpful in the classroom and I also have experience with some of them so it would be easier...

I did not have a great initial experience with Diigo. Signing up was very confusing and the layout of the website was also a challenge. Something I do not like about Diigo is how outdated it kind of looks. The website does not look aesthetically pleasing and there are few tabs to navigate that are a little confusing. Something I like about Diigo is that it is another platform for people to communicate and connect which is always nice.  I have read books about blogging, and I have read other’s blogs, but I never did it myself until this class. I like that it is a way for people to share their ideas and experiences with others. I guess something I don't like about blogging is the fact that it can be so public. That one is more personal just because I'm more of a private person.  A web 2.0 tool that I would use when teaching is Pinterest. Pinterest is a social media platform that allows people to save and share ideas through pictures. There are all kinds of ideas on Pinterest fro...

  I started using twitter in 2021 and I don't think I actually learned anything from it, I just found it entertaining and funny. I found tweets relatable and a way to people to throw any random thought out there for others to relate to. I started using Instagram when I was in 5th grade (which I probably shouldn't have). Instagram isn't my favorite social media platform just because I find myself comparing my life to others’ and it just creates this false sense of reality. From both platforms I think it is beneficial to be able to connect with all kinds of people from anywhere in the world and it can be an almost intimate way of getting to know someone and their personality type/interests.       I think the digital divide affects students' success in school because some students may have access to certain things on the internet or the internet in general, and then there are those who cannot. Some causes of the digital divide is accessibility, social class, and ...

  I chose grade K-2 and the first standard is communication and collaboration. This standard lists benchmarks for things like identifying different ways of collaboration through digital tools and finding ways of communication through things like email or text messaging. I feel prepared to implement this standard because it seems like it requires a very basic knowledge of computers and technology which I feel like I have. I also can already think of different platforms and digital tools that can be easily understood for this grade level.  I chose the 9-12 grade English studies subject and the standard I chose is the “Cite evidence to explain and justify reasoning.” After looking at the resources, I think they could be used in my teaching in all kinds of ways. Obviously these lesson plans could be useful whenever I don't have one planned or if there is a certain reading and questions I want my students to complete. This site offers over 900 resources which is amazing and can ins...

With copyright and fair use, I would say I would uphold the same standards the university does, as a teacher. I think the work a student turns in should be authentic to them. There is a difference between looking at different sources for inspiration and just flat out copying and plagiarism. I am all for looking for inspo and trying out different styles of writing but copying words and phrases and just taking the authenticity out of your work is not usually the point of a writing assignment. When considering academic dishonesty, I would say a solution could be to make workshops and tutoring more available. Writing can be hard, being original within your work can be hard, and school can just be hard. I think in my future classroom I would want to spend a lot of time helping my students figure out what style works for them or teach for understanding instead of memorization. I think making sure to give personal instruction and feedback can help someone steer away from finding help somewher...