[EME2040-Fall 2019] Casey Higgins

To most directly answer the question, I would feel MOST qualified to teach the ELA technology standards that are taught in elementary school. However, I believe that I would not have much difficulty teaching the standards that need to be met at the middle school level. I would first need to familiarize myself with some of the programs that are to be taught in the course that I do not yet know how to use. As for the high school level standards, I would be at a complete loss with some of the content and be very helpful with other components. I might struggle with introducing mind mapping technology as I have no prior experience with that but would certainly be able to help with integrating digital media and identifying patterns of word change. First of all, I would like to state how impressed I am with this website. I did not realize that sites as helpful as this existed. Not only are does it offer assistance with curriculum and lesson plans, but it also offers students a seemingly e...

I, personally, have seen Microsoft Word utilized in a plethora of ways throughput my time in the education system. For myself, I use this program for just about every essay I write and most other assignments that I complete as well. In fact, I am using it right now! As for my teachers, I see them use Microsoft Word most often when presenting lectures to the class. They also use it to show the syllabus at the beginning of the year and again whenever there is a project rubric to explain. I feel as though it is likely the most important of all the Microsoft Office programs for students. I remember a situation in middle school by which my physical science teacher asked me to redo an assignment because of my lack of citations. It was never my intention for this to be an issue, I simply did not know how to properly do so. Luckily, I was able to revise my project and fix my mistakes. Nowadays I am very careful about giving the due credit to the sources I take my information from. Just lik...

I believe that an individual’s surrounding culture is what influences teachers and students to use technology in the classroom. The more advance available becomes, the more it is able to be of aid in the classroom. Additionally, being aware of the technology that is being used by others allows for the knowledge of how beneficial the use of new technology is to be learned. The International Society for Technology in Education provides a standard that is carried across the nation that deals with students and teachers all across the country being able to utilize technology in the classroom at an acceptable level. The Creative Communicator standard is the ISTE standard that is of the most meaning to me. I think it provides a wonderful option to allow students to express themselves through their technological resources. I, personally, think of myself as a creative individual and, as a result, especially appreciate this standard. As for a standard that is out of my current skill set, I l...