Blog Post 3

I feel very prepared with some forms of technology, but I do not feel prepared to use other forms in the classroom. I feel prepared to use Microsoft Word since we have covered how to use those skills in class. I also feel confident with Kahoot since I have used that form of technology a lot in the past. I do not feel as prepared with Microsoft PowerPoint since I do not usually use Windows applications, and I am looking forward to learning how to use it more in EME2040. I have become more comfortable using Twitter since being in this class, but I feel that I still have room to grow with my skills in it.

One of the resources on CPALMS Educator Toolkit that I think will be most helpful in a classroom setting is the instructional techniques. I feel that this will be helpful when I am struggling to figure out how to teach a lesson. It will also be helpful if students need a topic to be explained in a different way because it will give me tips and ways which I can explain a topic that may differ from how I already had done. It also will help me further understand concepts in the Florida Standards that may be more complex.

I really enjoyed the Newsletter assignment because it helped me further develop my skills with Microsoft Word. It also helped me develop them in a relevant way to my future career as a teacher, and I like having assignments and developing skills that pertain to my future career. I can improve my skills next time by having more of a theme and making it more fun. I also can change up the organization of it to change it up. I learned how to make banners, use columns in only a certain area of the text, and how to add borders to the page. I feel much more confident in my skills because of this assignment.