Jadah Carrera-Publicover

 Blog Journal Number 3

 Hi everyone! Copyright and fair use are very important topics when talking about technology. Copyright is a form of protection for rights over your own property and creative work. If you are using other's creative work, you must give them the credit that they deserve by citing their sources. As a teacher, this is definitely something to watch out for, as it is very easy to plagiarize someone else's work as a student. When teaching it is important to encourage creativity, or to have a works cited page at the end to provide credit for the sources used. As for fair use, this is a set of guidelines to allow users to copy materials for nonprofit educational purposes. These guidelines must be used within reason, and depend on how much of the copyrighted work is used. As a teacher, you are able to use these copyrighted materials, but should take into consideration how much you use for your own material. Teachers should add in their in own creativity and thoughts to the material they teach, as they want their students to do the same for their work. 

When using technology in a classroom, many issues could arise. Some issues being cyberbullying and decreased productivity. If it these issues were to occur in my classroom I would try my best to stop them as soon as possible. To stop cyberbullying from occurring, I would like to teach my students how to be cyber safe and discuss that bullying is completely unacceptable online and in-person. If it does occur, I would get involved, as well as get the school's staff involved as well, to get to the bottom of the issue. As for decreased productivity, I plan to limit the time my students get to use technology. I would like to teach them all about technology and allow them to use it for assignments, but once productivity becomes an issue, then technology will slowly get removed from our schedule. I feel that the best way to balance this issue would be to allow technology time, but also still make time for hands-on activities and learning time in class. This will help teach students that there must be balance between the two. 

I learned many new skills working on the newsletter design assignment. I don't use Microsoft Word often, so navigating this software was slightly difficult for me at first. I learned how to create different boarder styles, how to use the the column feature, how to get a section of the page shaded, etc. while doing this assignment. After trying out all different skills on Microsoft Word for this assignment, I was very happy with how my newsletter design turned out. Some things that I think I could improve on would be the articles I chose to write about. Since my newsletter is directed towards younger children, I feel that I could make the newsletter more interesting by adding more images, instead of having so many paragraphs. Overall, I really enjoyed this assignment and feel that I learned many new skills while doing it. 

Jadah Carrera-Publicover

 Blog Journal Number 2

Hi everyone! I have a lot of experience with Microsoft Word as a student in both grade school and at Florida State University. All throughout middle school, high school, and now college I've used Microsoft Word or Google Docs to write any type of papers. I personally use Google Docs more than I use Microsoft Word, simply because Google Docs automatically saves all of my work my Google Drive. This has been beneficial because I can keep better track of writing assignments, when having multiple papers to write for school. Although I prefer to use Google Docs, I still use Microsoft Word sometimes depending on the assignment that I am working on. 

I found that the designer standard for educators to be the most meaningful. This standard focuses on using technology to create and personalize learning experiences. It accommodates to different learning styles and needs, which I find very important, as every student learns differently. The designer standard also maximizes active, deep learning, and helps create new innovative digital leaning environments for the educator and students. This specific standard for educators stuck out to me because it allows room for creative learning, but also is personalized to accommodate all students. 

Digital natives are native speakers of the digital language, video games, and internet. I personally disagree with the label of "digital natives" for our youth, because finding interests and focusing on technology is a personal preference. People of all ages can spend their time with using technology, if they choose to do so. As technology continues to expand in our society, children are starting to use that and the media at a much younger age. I have experienced the differences with technology between my generation and teachers in a school setting. I have had teachers in the past who didn't know how to use certain softwares on their computer, or how to use a projector, etc. This made a slight impact on the class, as it took away time from learning when the teacher didn't know how to use the technology they were given. For the future, I hope to teach my students with a variety of resources. I don't plan to only focus around technology, but I do feel that it is an important topic to know about. I understand that not every student will be able to navigate a computer right away, but I plan to accommodate to help everyone.

Digital badges are visual representations of achievements, which I think is a great way to be rewarded for your accomplishments. I've personally only received a digital badge for accomplishing my steps in day on my Apple Watch. I've never shared these badges with other people, but it was very rewarding to receive for myself after working out or a long day. I believe digital badges are a great way to keep people motivated and focused on their individual goals. 

Jadah Carrera-Publicover

 Blog Journal Number 1

"The Florida State University" by J-a-x is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 

Hi everyone, I am Jadah Carrera-Publicover! I am junior here at Florida State University. My major is Family and Child Sciences, and I have minors in Education and Psychology. I am also working towards an Interdepartmental Developmental Disabilities certification. I am from a very small town known as Spring Hill, Florida. I have two siblings, both younger than me. I also have many hobbies that include hanging out with friends, shopping, dancing, working out, and cooking/baking. 

I don't have many prior experiences using technology in an educational setting besides in a few classes that I have taken like Introduction to Education and Micro Applications. While taking Intro to Education I learned how to use applications like Google Slides and Powerpoint. In Micro Applications, we focused more on using Microsoft Word, Powerpoint, and Excel. These classes provided me with a background on how to use the basics. 

A personal learning network of mine is cooking, which is something I've been trying to improve. Some learning resources that I use online are Youtube, Pinterest, TikTok, and FaceTime. I use Youtube and TikTok to look up videos on different types of recipes. I use Pinterest to find new ideas of food to try and make. I use FaceTime to talk to family members for either recipes, or help while cooking. Offline learning resources that I have are family cookbooks, my friends, roommates, and family. The cookbooks provide me with new ideas, while my friends and family help me cook or test out the food I make.