Ali's EME Blog

For another twitter update,  I have been following the same 4 teachers and here is what they have been tweeting about this week.  Vicki Davis tweeted how to incorporate technology into writing activities. Matt Gomez tweeted about safety in schools in different grades, such as not using hot glue guns when children are in Kindergarten. Kevin Corbett tweeted about an online resource that has interactive lessons and instant feedback. Robert J. Marzano tweeted about how grade books are crucial to seeing how students have progressed over time and learned as the school year has gone on.

1. adaptive technologies are an important part of education because they can help and support all kinds of learners. These technologies can range from larger print text books, translators, and keyboard modifications. I have known some people who use adaptive technologies in my high school. There were many foreign exchange students that came to my school that would use hand held translators on tests and quizzes and to help them read because they didn't know any english. Also, I know many older people who have their font very large on their cell phones to help them read the screen better. The only challenge I could see in my relating to this technology would be that we did not have the resources available. 2. Blooms taxonomy includes levels of: create, evaluate, analyze, apply, understand, and remember. One can use powerpoint for each of these levels. For create, a teacher could have their students create the Powerpoints and lessons for the day. For evaluate, a teacher could use pow...

For another twitter update,  I have been following the same 4 teachers and here is what they have been tweeting about this week.  Vicki Davis tweeted about the 11 ways to make a school safer. Matt Gomez was still tweeting about gun control in schools and that Dicks Sporting Goods will get him as a customer due to their new gun laws. Kevin Corbett tweeted about blogging on the go and flip learning in a google classroom. Robert J. Marzano tweeted about reading assessment scores and how it relates to school success!

1. Twitter has been very beneficial to me during the course of this semester. I have had a very enjoyable experience on twitter following 4 educators and staying connected with them through this public platform. So far, I have learned that using twitter as a teacher will be crucial to stay up to date on educational news and use twitter as a resource in my classroom. I have not experienced any issues using twitter for this course. 2. Honestly, the website design assignment was quite confusing to me and I had a hard time completing this assignment because I was unsure of what was being asked of me. As soon as I have figured out this assignment, I will post a link to my website and a screenshot. 3. Diigo seems to be a great resource to teachers if they are able to figure it out. It is very confusing and seems to be very hard to learn and use in the classroom. I think it would be much easier for teachers to use another source that they already knew how to use. If I understood Diigo more,...

For my first ILP in the participation category, I went to the tech sandbox in the FSU College of Education. In the tech sandbox, we were given a short tour of the space and shown all of the different types of technology they had to offer. We then had time to explore and play with all of the technology they had. The technology that stood out most to me was the virtual reality and the 3D pens. The VR was really awesome to see and hear that it can provide experiences for children who may never get the chance to see them in the future. The 3D pens were also amazing to see because they could be very useful in the classroom and add more fun into regular coloring and drawing. The products and evidence of this ILP was that I signed in when I got there!! 

For another twitter update,  I have been following the same 4 teachers and here is what they have been tweeting about this week.  Vicki Davis tweeted about the 6 educational truths and how to implement them in her classroom. Matt Gomez tweeted more about gun control and reform in schools so that tragedies do not happen again. Kevin Corbett tweeted about his recent release of his mobile and social apps 3.0, for teachers to use as a handbook. Robert J. Marzano tweeted about a hand book that supports beginning teachers.