Blog Post 3!!

I feel like I’d be able to teach a few different standards in a classroom. The one I’d feel most comfortable with teaching would be “SL.5 “Use Digital Media””. This standard can be used in grades 2 to 12. It focuses on using digital media and visual displays of data to express information. I feel like this is a important standard to teach because it sets the standard of what kind of tech you can be using in the classroom based on grade.

Technology is going to be a very big factor in my future classroom. I’d like to incorporate it in every aspect of the classroom. I’d like to teach either first or second grade. I’ll definitely be using powerpoint to teach topics because it gives the students a visual to remember. I’d also like to use fun games like Kahoot! to really get them excited about learning. I’d also use technology as a reward for students. If students performed well on a test, had good behavior, or finished their assignment early, I’d allow them to play educational games on an iPad or read a book on a tablet. 

I actually found myself really enjoying the Newsletter assignment. I thought it would be a quick easy assignment that I could bust out in 20 minutes, but I probably spent closer to an hour trying to make it as perfect and pretty as possible. Newsletters are going to be very important as a teacher to keep parents informed on whats happening in the classroom when they aren’t there. I found myself learning a lot of new skills on Word while completing this assignment.