Ali's EME Blog

1. I have been using Microsoft word for as long as I can remember in school. I remember in elementary school we would use word in our computers class once a week to write small and simple journal responses, for example: "What did you do this weekend?" Moving on to middle school, I got my first laptop and have had a mac laptop ever since. Since middle school to now, we have been required to write and turn in documents written on Microsoft word for various assignments and essays. My teachers have always used this as well, for creating worksheets and keeping track of grades. Microsoft word is a very useful tool and everyone should know how to use it! 2. Copyright rules can sometimes get confusing, especially for younger students. I have always known about copyright rules, but sometimes it is hard to know what material you can and can't use off of the internet. I recently learned that you have to cite images you find on google, which I had never done before in the past. In m...

Today's society revolves and thrives off of the use of technology and all of the resources it provides to its users. Teachers are influenced to use technology for many reasons. A prominent reason to use technology in the classroom is because due to standards, it is required to an extent. Teachers realize the opportunities that come with using technology in the classroom and it can provide students with individual learning experiences that are at their own pace. Students are influenced to use technology because our young generation and the generations to come are drawn to the use of technology because we have had it our whole childhood. Students and children are influenced to use technology because that is the way they have grown up, and always want to use the newest cutting edge gadgets.  The ISTE standards for educators are basically rules and regulations that teachers must follow and meet each school year regarding the use of technology in the classroom. One of the regulations...

1. I have been using technology in the classroom and personally for as long as I can remember. In middle school, I remember having Smart Boards in all of my classrooms. We were lectured from Power Points on the Smart Boards and were able to come up to the board and interact with it. I specially remember using Smart Boards in math classes where we would write the problems on the board and complete them in front of the class. In high school, we also used Smart Boards and used Canvas to keep track of our grades. I got my first laptop in the 9th grade and have had Macbooks ever since then. I have had an IPhone since the 7th grade and am still teaching my parents how to use theirs. I would say that I usually can figure out new technology especially if I can watch someone use it first. 2. In this class, I hope to learn how to use technology sources that I may not understand yet that will help me one day in my classroom. I hope that I can learn them so well that I would be able to teach som...