Sesame Seed

  A paragraph about the new skills you acquired from working on the Web Design assignment. Reflect on what you liked/disliked about the assignment. How can what you learned from the assignment be used in your future career?  Post a link to your website . I did not submit the Web Design assignment, so unfortunately i dont have much commentary to provide on it. I apologize. I want to submit it late but i'm nervous. A paragraph about the new skills you learned from working with Diigo. How can this application be useful in your classroom, with team members, and in your individual professional efforts? Using Diigo, I learned the skill of sharing resources with other members in the group. I also learned how to use tags and how they can help classify, categorize resources to make it easier to access them. I also learned that comments and descriptions can be added to give peers and other people in your network a description of the resource before they read it. This application can be usefu

  A paragraph about your experience as a distance learner this semester. What do you like about your distance learning experience? What do you dislike about your distance learning experience? When you are a teacher, what is something you can do to help improve the experience of distance learners? I really dont like the distance learning experience. I have no motivation to keep up with work and attending these classes on a computer screen just does not fit my learning style at all. I'm much more of a visual/hands on learner and the disconnect from classes has me struggling to learn the material. I'm trying to keep my spirits up though, and a good thing about distance learning is being able to attend class from any location thats connected to the internet. As a teacher, I would help improve the experience of distance learners by trying to adjust to any potential issues that arise with technology, as there are plenty. I would also probably not have mandatory attendance lectures, a

      Diigo is a neat website. I think it can be useful in sharing educational tools/articles and other resources quickly, but I personally dont see much use for it. It does have advantages over an app like Twitter because its strictly focused on sharing those resources for education, whereas a lot more clutter can take place on apps such as Twitter. I also like the annotate feature, I didn't use it much but it seems like a useful addition for looking into resources and PDFs. The ability to organize on the site is also useful, and the group feature is pretty cool.     The blogging experience was something i've never experienced in that way. I think the closest thing was when we would do blog posts on Google Classroom, but they weren't like the blog posts done in this class it was more commenting on others contributions, similar to what we do on Canvas now with Discussion posts. Im not that into blogging, but I enjoy reading blogs from time to time. Twitter is probably the c

 Twitter is an interesting place, and i think it could be used to facilitate collaboration if done in a healthy manner. I recently deleted it because i was spending too much time on social media, and it can be so time consuming. It's so easy to get stuck mindlessly scrolling through the TL, and in a way it is designed to do that. I find it is beneficial in communicating with others, but it is very detrimental to my mental health when i spend too much time on it. I'm not sure how it could be helpful in my future career, besides being able to relay my thoughts/writing ideas/poetry across to anyone who follows me. Other than that, I see it as largely a distraction if i'm not being mindful of my social media consumption.  The digital divide could make it harder for students from rural/low income backgrounds. With reduced access to Internet and technology overall, it is much harder to complete assignments and stay on track with school work that is largely reliant on technology t

      Hi all, and welcome back to my 3rd blog post of the semester!      The purpose of copyright is to protect the intellectual properties of creators work. By having a copyright of work that you create, it is exclusively yours. Any person/group that would like to use any portion of you work will need permission, must give credit, and possibly even pay to use it. This is intended to protect from the stealing of ideas and work. Fair use are the guidelines surrounding copyright laws that determine what can be used that does not violate copyright. It is typically implemented for educational reasons, and the user cannot profit off of its use. As a teacher, it is important to be wary of copyright and fair use. This applies to textbooks, online videos, and other resources. However, since teachers are likely using materials for non-proft educational purposes, it likely falls under fair use. It is still important to acknowledge because not everything falls under fair use, it depends on the si

       In my time in the K-12 public education system, using Microsoft Word was not common until I got to middle school. Around grade 6-7, we started to get assignments that were papers to be completed digitally and printed. I have more experience using Google Drive and Docs, because thats what we used in the 8th grade as well as throughout the majority of high school. The only time we used Word was if we didn't have access to Google Drive. I prefer to use Google Drive because it saves everything i've done over the cloud, and most of my work is already on there so its easier to access. MS Word works well too, and I've used it more since i've gotten to FSU because we have access to it through our student account. I still use Drive and Docs though, I guess its just personal preference and convenience.      The face of standards that resonates with me most is Designer. I think it's so important for students to be taught how to be independent learners, but also have eac