Blog 9

    In my K-12 experience with distance learning, I’ve worked with tools like zoom, Google Classroom, and interactive digital tools like Kahoot and Nearpod. The video meetings helped maintain direct teacher student connection, though I found attention drifted when everyone was muted and cameras off. The learning manegment like google classroom was effective for distributing assignments and tracking progress, but I sometimes found it less engaging than in person work. I haven’t yet used more advanced virtual reality immersive classrooms or adaptive ai driven tutoring systems, but I would like to experience those because I think they could boost engagement, personalize learning more deeply, and bring a fresh dimension to remote instruction.

    Open educational resources are freely accessible, openly licensed teaching, learning, and research materials that anyone can use, adapt, and share. In my own words, OER are like open source textbooks, modules, videos, quizzes, and full courses that don’t require you to buy a license. You can also remix them to fit your class or learning style. One helpful online resource is the article “What are Open Educational Resources?” on the MDPI Blog, which defines OER, gives examples like recorded lectures, diagrams, handouts, and outlines advantages and disadvantages.

 https://blog.mdpi.com/2024/10/08/open-educational-resources/

In short, OER are a promising way to make education more equitable and adaptable, especially when cost or access is a barrier.

    Creating a PowerPoint for assignment 4 helped me gain new skills in several areas. I practiced writing thorough alt text for images to support accessibility, choosing appropriate slide transitions to guide flow, structuring information clearly such as title, bullet points, visuals, and balancing visual designto avoid clutter. What I liked was seeing how a well designed slide deck can make a message much more engaging and understandable and what I didn’t like was spending too much time on transitions or decorative animations that may distract more than help. Next time, I can do better by planning my slides earlier and testing my presentation for both engagement and accessibility to make sure it’s effective for every viewer.

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Blog Post #1

Image
 Welcome to my first blog post!      In this class, I hope to learn how to effectively integrate technology into a classroom in ways that will actually help students learn and stay engaged. Since I plan on becoming an elementary teacher after I graduate, I want to understand which tools and platforms are most useful for my future students. I also hope to gain confidence with emerging technologies so I can adapt to the changes that will continue to happen in education.      In the past, I've used technology a lot as a student, especially in high school. In class, teachers would use online game study sites such as Kahoot to help prepare us for quizzes. To study, I relied heavily on the website  Quizlet. Quizlet creates flashcards and other helpful study tools with whatever information you provide it. During the pandemic, I also had to use Zoom to attend school and continue learning during lockdown. Zoom was groundbreaking at that...
Read more

Blog 8

Image
     While working on the Web Design assignment, I learned how to make a website look clear and organized. I used design ideas like balance, color contrast, and spacing to make my website easy to read. For example, I used light text on a dark background to make words stand out, and I made sure pictures and text were lined up evenly on each page. I liked being creative and choosing colors and fonts that matched my theme, but I didn’t like when the layout changed on different screens. These skills will help me in the future because I can use them to make classroom websites, online lessons, or even digital portfolios.           QR codes are a simple but powerful bridge between printed and digital classroom materials and extended resources. A creative way I might use them is to build a learning trail around the classroom or school. Each station on the trail would have a QR code linking to a short lesson, a 60–90 second explainer video, a reflecti...
Read more

Blog 6

     One of the Florida Standards I found on the CPALMS website focuses on using technology to create and share digital content. It is part of the Computer Science standards that will take effect in 2025-2026. The standard encourages students to use digital tools to design and present their ideas, showing that technology can help them express creativity and problem solving skills. I think I am somewhat prepared to implement this standard because I am comfortable using programs like Google Slides, Canva, and basic coding platforms, but I would still need more practice in teaching students how to use these tools effectively in a classroom setting.      While exploring the Educator Toolkit on CPALMS, I looked at the 2nd grade Language Arts section and found lesson plans that include digital reading resources and interactive activities. One of the resources showed how to use online reading tools to help students practice vocabulary and comprehension. I think th...
Read more