Blog Journal #4

"Uncle Tom’s Cabin; or, Life Among the Lowly [Title page]" by Boston Public Library is licensed under CC BY 2.0

 The grade level I chose from the Standards and Technology Matrices for ELA is grade 6. The standard is LAFS.6.W.2.6 which states that students should “use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.” In other words, this standard requires that students should have a solid base of understanding in how to use technology when writing a paper and be able to work with others in this if needed. I feel that I would be able to efficiently implement this standard into my classroom based on my skill set because these are things I have done throughout the course of my schooling. I believe that I have enough knowledge on this standard to teach it to students.

In the CPALMS Educator Toolkit, I chose to look at Social Studies for grades 9-12. The resource I chose from this section was titled “Uncle Tom's Cabin: Reception & Significance” and included a video from Khan Academy discussing the reception and cultural significance surrounding Harriet Beecher Stowe's book Uncle Tom's Cabin. When learning about the Civil War, there are many different factors that played a role in causing the start of it. This book is considered to be one of those causes. I would use this resource in my classroom because it would help explain to students the relevance that this book had on one of the deadliest wars our country had and how a book played a role in that. 

It is important to be a proficient Internet searcher as a teacher because you may need to find a certain piece of information quickly to include in your lesson and you do not always have time to browse a ton of different sites. Being proficient allows you to find what you need in a timely manner while still staying on track. The Internet searching skill that I will be using mist when moving forward is the one that puts a minus in front of certain words to limit those search results. Often when I am trying to find information, irrelevant stuff of the same word pops up and makes searching more difficult. This new tip will allow me to filter out irrelevant information and find what I need more efficiently.


Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Blog Journal #5

I actually started using Twitter in 2015 as a personal account! I originally made it as a way to interact with my friends in a more informal setting and follow accounts for different artists and bands that I liked. I have continued using Twitter for those same reasons, but now I also follow accounts that are related to FSU or the legal field, which is what I plan on going into. I have found Twitter to be beneficial in finding out information quickly, but you still have to do more research on it to check the bias and learn more. Twitter can be useful for my future career as a lawyer because I can use it to network with other lawyers on the platform and follow hashtags related to the specific field I want to go into to stay on top of information.  The digital divide is a big issue that faces many students in schools. Though it affects those in rural communities greatly, it can also affect those in urban areas that lack easy access to technology and Internet access. The students who h...
Read more

Blog Journal #2

  I can remember using Microsoft Word as a student in middle school to write papers for class and to type up the different parts of my science fair project. In high school, I took a computer competency class my freshman year in which we focused on learning and mastering the different Microsoft Office products, including Microsoft Word in which I am certified in. But at some point in high school I started using Google Docs and now that is the only word processing software I use, unless prompted otherwise by a professor. The reason I prefer Google Docs over Microsoft Word is because I like how I can access my work from any computer and how multiple people can work on the document at the same time and collaborate together. The ISTE Standards for Educators consist of different goals for educators to put in place to help students succeed. After looking at the list of standards, 2.1 Learner is the one that is the most meaningful to me. This standard calls for educators to continuously im...
Read more