Devin's Blog

As I was browsing through class pages, I decided to take a trip down memory lane and visit my high schools’ website. There I found several of my old teachers’ websites that were posted publicly for parents and students to view. Mr. Brennan was my old economics and government teacher, and he was one of my favorites when it came to engaging students and making class enjoyable. On his class website you can view several links including some of the first homework assignments as well as the syllabus and course outline. This trend followed for most of the teacher’s websites and none were too in depth when it came to class information. Class websites are an easy way to organize course materials in a single place that allows parents and students to access class information. If I were a teacher, I would likely use my class website to help students stay organized and give them a single place they can view everything they need for my class. Some teachers like using other resources to organize ce...

 Diigo is a tool that, before this class, I had never heard of or used at all. The purpose of Diigo is to create personalized online libraries which are especially important for teachers. It creates a way for professionals to bookmark, tag, and index certain websites they come across. Using Diigo so far has been fairly straight forward and I can see some of the powerful utilities that Diigo offers to certain groups. I have been able to easily bookmark, annotate, and tag certain websites I have come across in my research in this class. The formatting of the website does make it appear to be very dated but the usability has not suffered. Blogging is another mode of communication with others that I was not very familiar with before I started this class. So far I have learned how to use blogging websites such as blogger as well as how to personalize your blog to make it more inviting. After using blogger I realized that this isn't my preferred method of research and communication but i...

 Using Twitter has not always been a useful experience in that most of the information gathering that I was doing was coming from Google news and various news outlets. Whenever I used Twitter, it seemed like a clunky way to gather inconsistent and rumored material. As of recent, I have been able to use Twitter in a way I actually feel benefits me. Following more Twitter pages that I find interesting has allowed me to get a glance of several social circles that I enjoy. Being able to get early news on new stock market movements and learning about new advances in companies around the world allows me to be more educated in the way I conduct my personal and financial growth. Using Twitter in the future will allow me to stay updated and connect with people as well as update other people on new findings that I might come across. The digital divide is the separation between students who have access to the internet or technological tools and those who do not. As a student this is very impo...

 The ELA technology standards were implemented to help equip students to learn how to utilize the newer technologies that have become available and in the recent years. The LAFS.4.SL.2.5 ELA standard for 4th graders states that the student should be able to add voice recording to different types of media. This is extremely helpful later in life whenever composing presentations and other media to display to an audience. I feel like this can be applied fairly easy in a classroom and I feel like I have adequate skill to teach this standard. It could be as simple as a quick narration of a PowerPoint or an audio clip embedded into a digital project. The robotics on a budget project for fourth graders requires the students to propose a new robot set for an after school enrichment program. The student is presented with four models and they must stay under a budget of $2,000. They must utilize adding, subtracting, and multiplying in order to efficiently select the best possible model ...

 Copyright involves the protection and control of original work against others attempting to use it. This is a right that is granted to the creator once a copyright is filed. Fair use allows others to use the original work with permission by the creator and under certain circumstances. This allows for the work to spread in a controlled way by the original creator. As a teacher it is important to to stress to the students the importance of creating your own original work. This may be enforced with an craft activity that puts the students in individual privacy desks and they create something completely original. After they finish, they present it and each students encourages the other. This stresses to the student that original work is to be celebrated and is worth creating. Academic dishonesty is an important subject because it addresses theft of other peoples original work. Making sure students know the importance of Academic dishonestly is important in creating productive members ...

"mountain"   by  barnyz  is licensed under  CC BY-NC-ND 2.0  Microsoft word is one of the most common word processors that provides its users with an easy to use way to create blogs, posters, brochures, and much more. I have been using word ever since elementary school when I was first assigned a digital writing assignment. I have been able to draft hundreds of essays with it as well as create flyers, a few brochures, and lettering for poster boards. Word is by far the best word processor that I have used and prefer it over pages and Google Docs. The ISTE standards equip teachers for the effective implementation digital strategies that will enhance learning and teaching as well as altering the digital world. One of the standards that stands out to me most is the Facilitator role which empowers kids to take charge of their education. As a teacher you also are responsible for challenging the students and creating learning opportunities using technology. This stand...

      Hello everyone, my name is Devin Starnes and I am currently attending FSU. I am a sophomore studying finance is FSU's school of business. I primarily spend my time working at Prime Meridian Bank as a teller and personal banker. On the off chance I have some free time, I enjoy going out with buddies and shooting a round of disc golf.      I have had quite a few experiences with technology in my academic career including introductory courses into educational technology. I also took web design 1-3 in high school and learned how to organize information on a website so that its efficient and pleasing to the eye. I have used various programs such as photoshop and premiere pro to create videos and edit pictures. In almost all of my classes at Florida State I have used technology in some kind of way whether it be canvas, live poll questions, or creating projects in the form of a website.     My personal learning network is comprised of several ...