EME 2040

I have never made a Prezi before, so this assignment gave me the opportunity to try out this program. It is very simple to use and I love the final product. I made my Prezi on how to conserve energy. click here to see the Prezi!

     I looked at pages from my old high school and most of the pages on the website was links to helpful tools for students to use for assignments. There was also links to the syllabus, and the best way to contact the teacher. I also saw on the teachers websites an "about me" page to allow the students and parents to get to know a little about their lives outside of class. There was also important dates posted on the individual teacher's pages. Click  here  to visit this webpage.           I will use technology to build my own website to help my students and parents. I will also use it everyday to help my students be more comfortable around technology; they were born into the age of technology and it is a necessity for them to know how to use it. Using things like smart boards, iPads, and computers, I can help my students know how to use technology and help them learn certain topics that may be more difficult to grasp without techno...

Web 2.0 allows people including students and teachers to be able to interact with one another on things like: Twitter, a blog, Wikis, or Diigo. In a classroom, I think that using a blog and Twitter are the most beneficial. On a blog, students can be creative and design their own page, and there is no word limit on how much they can write so students can go into great detail. Although Twitter has a word limit, it is still useful for short comments, questions, and concerns regarding the class. Both of these sites allow students to follow one another so they can keep up with what is being talked about in class. In my future classroom a Web 2.0 tool that I will use frequently is YouTube. This way, as a teacher I can find educational videos to help students grasp difficult concepts. As a student, seeing visuals along with someone explaining the topic at the same time was very beneficial. There is a video on just about everything on YouTube so finding one would not be an issue. The only p...

I find that using Twitter for educational purposes is beneficial. I like how I can see what articles or posts my classmates enjoyed and thought were helpful. It can also be used as a place to ask questions about the class. It could be helpful in my future career by tweeting important dates and events. More schools should implement the use of social media in their classrooms so the students have a way to connect through the class, and have a way to communicate easily.             The digital divide affects many students in America. Some students may not have access to technology in private or public settings. Another issue is that some students are not taught the proper lessons on technology because their teachers are not accustomed to using technology. Students without access to technology are more likely to struggle later on because today’s society is so heavily reliant on technology. As a teacher I will make sure I am up to dat...

One website I would use as a high school English teacher is NoRedInk . This website has been updated this year in 2018 and is a reliable source for students to submit their writing pieces. This website allows teachers to see the percentage of how much their students writing pieces are plagiarized. The website includes quotes from real teachers from all over the country stating how much they love this website. NoRedInk also includes media sources that have done articles on them like, “The Wall Street Journal”, “NBC News”, and “Today” to prove that they are the best website to use. Not only does it detect plagiarism, but also has practice for grammar, and editing tools for their papers. Another website that I would use as a high school English teacher is Purdue Owl . This website is organized and updated since 2018. This is a very reliable source and also contains “edu” at the end of the URL, meaning that it is affiliated with a college, university or other education s...