The ELA technology standards that I feel most prepared to teach with, based on my existing knowledge are "Use Technology" and "Use Context Clues." I feel prepared to use technology because I grew up using technology and all different kinds of softwares. I feel I was born in a generation that had no choice but to adapt technological knowledge. Because of this, I feel I am more than prepared to teach using my existing knowlege with technology softwares, databases, and social media platforms. I also feel prepared and experienced to teach with using context clues because I feel every student is more than capable of figuring out the answers, even students who are a bit lazier than the rest. From personal experience, I always learned more and wanted to learn more when teachers asked us to really think of the answers to questions and interpret the information on our own. I think it is also important for teachers to not just give answers to questions too quickly because this will not allow the students to try to engage in the material and exercise their brains to really try to think. Also, when answers are just given, students tend to allow that information to travel in one ear, out the other. One ELA standard that requires more learning on my part is definitely the "Informational Text" one. This standard allows a student to carefully look for context clues in sentences that relate entirely to the text, as in, the main idea.
The technology/software applicatons I would like to use with my students are Edmodo and Instagram. I, myself used Edmodo all throughout high school and it is a great teaching tool. Edmodo can be used to submit homework, send assignments, and even give feedback back to students after their work is submitted. It is an easy way to get a classroom to engage with the teacher and their classmates. Instagram is an amazing resource that allows you to instantly share videos and pictures. Instagram can be used for digital storytelling and documenting certain concepts you, as a teacher, want to share with your students. The digital citizenship concepts I will need to address are making sure students protect their personal identities and those of others, be themselves and share work with respect and honesty while acting within their classroom environment and communicate clearly without inapproproiate words, with respect towards their teacher and peers. The age range of my students would be elementary level, therefore it is important these rules and guidelines are implemented.
New skills I acquired from working on the Newsletter Design assignment is navigating more efficiently with and through MS Word. I would like to say I have always been pretty competent and skillful with Word, but this assignment allowed me to see how much Word has to offer and how many little hidden tools there are. I liked how we were able to create anything we wanted for the Newsletters, it really gave me a feel of what it would be like to be a teacher and create things like this for my students. It is really exciting to practice and get an insight of some responsilibites of teachers. For next time, I would probably go more into depth and detail with my art, to make it look as fun and exciting as possible. This is important so that these newsletters stick out to students and their parents. For the future, these are things I plan to work on and improve.
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