Alyssa's Blog EME 2040

In my future career as a special education teacher, I see myself using Excel and data collecting in a lot of different ways. Firstly, I would use Excel to organize my students and their needs because in a special ed classroom it is important for a teacher to keep track of their students individualized plans. However, that is not my only option. I can also use Excel to keep track of my students grades for their assignments. One of the most interesting topics I have seen in a classmate's blog is Class Dojo. Class dojo is a platform for teachers to use to keep track of their student's progress. Each student has a character who records the number of "dojos" they earn in a day. Dojos are given for good behavior like staying on task or finishing their reflex math on time. Another great aspect to this platform is it allows the teachers to communicate with the parents and they can also track their students progress and behavior in class. The next technology-related skill ...

"The Flipped Classroom" is the name of the strategy that teachers use to differ from a traditional classroom setting. This strategy, is representative of its name, and essentially means that instead of teaching in a normal classroom, the students are taught through online learning or even outside of the classroom, at home. This changes the types of activities too; instead of homework, students are participating in online discussions or are able to engage in activities at home with the help of their teacher. Open Educational Resources are just that, resources that are "open" and accessible to every one, and they are normally distributed through online platforms. OERs are meant to be used by anybody and to be changed, edited, and shared again. The website OER Commons is a page where people can go on an easily create their own OER. The website gives you three building options: Resource Builder, Lesson Plan Builder, and Module Builder. These three options gives anybod...

For this ILP I chose to create a Quizlet study set where I gave students the terms and definitions to help them learn the different parts of speech. This project was used to show people that educational technologies are constantly advancing and because the world is becoming so digitized, the way students learn is changing along with it. Quizlet, as shown in the voicethread, can be used to study with flashcards, practice tests, or even small games to test your knowledge on a certain subject. Quizlet is extremely easy to navigate and can be used even beginning in elementary school till graduate school. Below is a link to my voice thread where I explain the benefits and uses of Quizlet. Link:  https://voicethread.com/myvoice/thread/13253248/80162172/74459332