Life of Lizzie!

      One of the biggest skills I have learned from Assignment 5 is how to add sound bits into a PowerPoint as well as how to remove navigation buttons from a slideshow. I liked this assignment a lot as I feel that interactive games are very useful in a classroom. The only part I had trouble with was navigating through a slideshow without the ability to use buttons.            When reviewing my classmates blogs something I found very interesting was everyone's websites. We were all tasked with the exact same assignment yet somehow ours were all so unique. I loved seeing everyone's creative touch on it. I also liked how diverse everyone's grade levels and subjects were.     I am not quite sure what technological skills I'd like to learn next. Prior to this class I thought I was very up to date on educational technology. That has since been proved wrong. I think I'm just excited about how I can continue to learn new programs and better my knowledge for my students som

 

 So far, my experience in EME2040 has been awesome. I enjoy coming to class each and every week and I feel as if I can ask questions and express myself without judgement. I've learned about so many different programs I never knew existed before like Diigo and PBWorks. I don't dislike anything about my experience in EME2040. As a teacher, I will take time to use my PLN to come up with ideas to better my student's learning experience.      Open Educational Resources are learning materials published under an open license. They could be anything from textbooks to pictures and videos. The article I have linked below by ISTE talks about what OER is, the advantages to OER, and links to other websites and videos talking about how to use OER. I feel as if this resource could be great for teachers as an all in one tool to dive deeper into OER.  https://www.iste.org/areas-of-focus/open-educational-resources     I acquired a lot of new skills working on assignment four. One of the bigg

 The web design assignment taught me a lot about how to efficiently create a teacher website. I learned what the websites should include as well as how to make it look pretty in the process. I used a lot of proximity throughout my website which I think makes it easier to read. I also kept very limited white space throughout my website so I didn't distract the reader. I really loved every part of this assignment as I feel it will come in handy as a teacher.  https://lizzieconnoreme2040.weebly.com/ So far, working with Diigo I have learned a decent bit. I learned how to annotate websites and share with the class which I find useful. I think I can use Diigo as part of my PLL in the future. I believe it can be useful in the classroom mostly between teachers as it allows for you to share resources as well as highlighting key points within those resources.  I think it is crucial for teachers to be up to date on technology. We are tasked with the job of passing on our knowledge for genera

      For this blog I used Miss. Diana's website that we used on our Miro Board for this week. Her website is spread out very nicely with a welcome paragraph at the top with links to an about me tab, a calendar, and a breakdown of the week. After that she has her classroom core valued listed out which I think is very cute. She also has a very cute bitmoji on the bottom of her website.  https://missdianaandme.weebly.com/     As a teacher I envision myself using a lot of technology in the classroom. I really like the teacher websites we looked at in class, I had never seen something like that before. I will most likely make a website like this to implement in my classroom. I will be teaching in a special needs classroom so certain students may not be able to relay information to their parents in the ways that my website could.      I am iffy on my experience working with PB works. I was unfamiliar with the website a week ago so I had to start my knowledge from nothing which made it d

      My initial experience using Diigo was confusing I will not lie. I have used a lot of different software over the years for classes but Diigo was a first for me. I really like the way you are able to post things for your entire class to see. The one thing I did not like was the difficulty of setting up the account, at least for myself.      So far this semester, I have loved blogging. It gives me a way to reflect on what I'm learning in the class and allows me to make sure I am retaining the information. I have also learned how to make a blog, I never had experience blogging before so it's a first for me. All in all, I think it's a great tool for this class.     A controversial web 2.0 tool that I would use while teaching is TikTok. TikTok is one of  the newer social media platforms that allows for people to post videos ranging from 15 seconds all the way up to 10 minutes. When I was in high school I had teachers that would assign making TikToks as extra credit points