Blog 3

            I feel comfortable connecting the text of a story or drama to an oral or visual representation. Throughout high school I was often required to take what I had read and create a presentation on it. This could include anything from a diorama, writing a play and acting it out, creating a power point, or making a poster representing what I just read. A standard that I have more trouble with is determining and clarifying the meaning of unknown words. Vocabulary was one of the more difficult tasks for me throughout school. Even when I knew the definition, I had trouble using it correctly in a sentence. On the other hand, if I did not the meaning of the word and saw it in a sentence I had trouble deciphering what it meant.

            An application I would like to use in my classroom for fourth or fifth graders would be Edmodo. It a s way for me to post assignments for all my students to see even if they are not in class. If a student has a question about an assignment it is a quick way for them to get in touch with me outside of school, and their peers can also see my response so I am not answering the same question numerous times. I can post all class updates and permission forms in Edmodo too, which is great because parents can also connect to my Edmodo page. This way they know what is taking place in the classroom even if the handouts I send home do not make it home. To use Edmodo, I will first need to address the digital citizenship concept of “netiquette”. I will need to make sure my students are polite when interacting with each other online and speaking in an appropriate manner. I also need to ensure that my students know not to give out any personal information on online because then anyone can see it.

            While working on the newsletter, I got to brush up on my skills with using the two-column format. This however, is not my favorite way to format newsletters because I do not like it when there is a break in the sentences and they flip to the next column. I prefer to format my newsletters with word boxes that way I can control when the words stay in a column and when the jump to the next. I did enjoy adding clipart to my newsletter because I feel it makes the newsletter more aesthetically appealing to look at. I will be able to send this newsletter out to all my parents so they know what is taking place in the classroom.