Jadah Carrera- Publicover

Blog Journal Number 10

   I really enjoyed working on Assignment 5 because I felt that it really allowed me to explore different ideas and use my own creativity. This assignment taught me skills that I've never used before.  I personally have never made a game on powerpoint, like we did for this assignment. I also have never used hyperlinking within the slides of a powerpoint before. I thought this assignment was very interesting and could be helpful for the future. 

I plan to use data collection surveys as a teacher to collect data of student's thoughts and feelings. Since I plan to teach first graders, I don't think I will implement surveys as much into my class. If anything I would like to send home surveys to the student's parents to receive feedback. This could be a great way to help me grow as a teacher and learn what families like and dislike from my teaching skills. As for my students, I could introduce surveys to them by asking very basic questions.

I really enjoy reviewing my classmates' blogs because I like hearing their thoughts on the lesson and assignments that we are working on. I also like looking at some of their work like our recent website design assignment. I think sharing our ideas and thoughts on Blogger, has been a great way for all of us to connect with each other. I think it's interesting how all of us perceive the assignments and lessons differently. 

I personally have not used any tech-flex or digital badges yet in this class. I think having these incentives are a great idea to keep all of us motivated. I haven't looked into many of the digital badges offered in the class. I tend to focus on our main assignments, but this is something I will definitely have to start looking into and begin working on. 

A technology-related skill that I would like to learn next would be how to collect data through surveys. I know that is the next topic that we are working on as a class. This specific skill is something that I have never been taught before, which is why I'm looking forward to following classes. I think having occasional surveys throughout the school year for feedback can be very effective for teachers, which is why I would like to learn this skill. I plan to achieve this goal by attending school and following through with the lessons and assignments. 

Jadah Carrera- Publicover

 Blog Journal Number 9 

So far in EME2040, I have learned an endless amount of new tools and ideas that I hope to implement in my future. I take this class in person, and I have really enjoyed being able to get assistance or ask questions about technology face-to-face with Ms. He and my classmates. Having weekly assignments that allow you to explore your own creative mind and drilling in new tools and softwares, is what has made this class so enjoyable for me. When I am a teacher, I would like to make sure that my students have all the resources they need to succeed. I would also like my students to know that they can come to me for help at any time. I think Ms. He has done a fantastic job with providing both of those tools in our class. 

Open educational resources (OER) are learning resources that are available to anyone at anytime. These resources are typically online and are "open" with intellectual property rights. This meaning that these resources grant others permission to use, edit, or remix items. Below is the blog I found that has a bunch of OER resources available. This blog is called the OER Project, there is an endless list of open educational resources posted. 

OER Project

As for Assignment 4: PowerPoint for Information Dissemination, I found this assignment very long and frustrating at first. I believe PowerPoint is a little outdated, so creating an assignment like this was slightly difficult to me. Although it was very long to do, I was very excited and happy with how my finished product turned out. After seeing the whole presentation come together at the end, I had a different perspective on the assignment. I felt that it really made me use my own creativity, and it highlighted some key points of what the future could look like if I ended up as a teacher. Overall, it started off as overwhelming but the final presentation turned out way better than I was expecting. I felt that I learned a lot through doing an assignment like this one. 

Jadah Carrera-Publicover

 Blog Journal Number 8 

Hi everyone! I feel that I acquired many new skills while working on the Web Design assignment. I found Weebly to be slightly outdated and difficult to use, but I was very content with how my final product ended up looking. I really liked being able to use my own creativity that I hope to use in my own my classroom one day. This put in perspective how much teachers do behind the scenes. For the future I could create my own website to use as a platform to provide resources for my students and their parents. I think this is a great way to introduce yourself and show how much you truly care for your students. 

Jadah Carrera Website Design

Using Diigo has been a super fun experience for me because this is a platform that I've never used prior to this class. I think Diigo is a great way to connect with others and to spread important information. I like how you are able to reply to others posts, and then break down your own posts by highlighting and adding sticky notes to the important parts of your articles posted. This could be useful in a school setting with teachers because Diigo is a great way to communicate information online. For teachers, they could post different important articles or websites related to the material being taught in class. 

Technology is continuously changing and growing, so it is so important that teachers stay up to date with what is going on for their teaching material. Since it is the teacher's job to educate their students about technology, they must know the new and updated changes that have been made in society. There are many websites and platforms that have become outdated, which is why technology is continuous growing. I found this blog that is focused on 21st century educational technology. I think this is a good site to use to continue to stay informed with the new trends in educational technology. 

21st Century Educational Technology