Eden's EME2040 Spring 25 Blog

The website I chose to examine is my old elementary school's page. They have a separate page for each grade level which contains contact information, a weekly or monthly newsletter, and any other information that the teachers found important to include. Some of the newsletters were more looking at the year as a whole with some specific information for the current month and others are strictly updated weekly. I found it interesting that the teachers do not have their own individual pages but rather they work as a team to produce a newsletter for the entire grade. I think this has both pros and cons because it allows all of the students to be on the same level across the grade but it also does not allow for flexibility should a teacher feel that their students need more time on a certain subject. However, the teachers might have their own individual newsletter and I just do not have access to it.  link to school website I think I will use technology very often in my teaching career. ...

I truly never thought that blogging would be something that I enjoy because I hate writing and I consider it one of my weaknesses. However, I have enjoyed blogging for this class. I think it is a great way to reflect on the week and what I learned. It also allows me to go back and see my growth from the beginning of the semester to where I am now. Because of this, I think that blogging will be something that I do once I am a teacher so that I can sit down at the end of each week and reflect. This will help immensely with the mental health aspect of teaching but I also may be able to reach other teachers as well who might need to get some advice or see that someone is dealing with similar obstacles that they are.  I tried to use Generative AI to create a meme that showed a student procrastinating and waking up from a long nap to realize their assignment is due in an hour. I had a lot of trouble using the Generative AI to create this. It was difficult to create the perfect prompt to ...

I think it is very tricky to decide how AI can be used in a K-12 setting. It is a great resource to use to brainstorm ideas for teachers and students. Teachers can use it to help make lesson plans and students can use it to find topics for research and many other things. However, there are obviously some cons to it. Students can use AI to write essays for them, get answers to tests, etc. This can lead to academic dishonesty problems and can affect a student's education because if they are using AI to complete assignments and/or tests, they are not learning the content for themselves. Also, it is important to decide if using AI is age-appropriate or not. For example, I think it is more useful to high school students rather than kindergarten students because they are not doing writing assignments and they might not understand how to use it responsibly. I like to use Instagram and TikTok to get inspiration for my future classroom. I have saved videos in the past that provide ideas for...

The standard I chose is  SC.K.HS.2.2 and it highlights how to address balancing time between electronics and physical activity. The purpose of this standard is to promote a healthy lifestyle in our youth. This standard is geared toward kindergarten students in particular. That being said, I do feel prepared to implement this standard to an extent. I think I can explain why a healthy balance between screentime and exercise is important, but I might need some advice on how to explain that to kindergarten students. I want to ensure tha t I can effectively explain this to my students so that it sets up a healthy lifestyle that they can pursue for the rest of their l ives.  The Educator Toolkit that I selected was kindergarten mathematics. I think these resources will be extremely helpful as a teacher because if I am needing some inspiration for lesson plans or resources to aid my lesson plan, they are listed here. Because the resources here are reviewed and approved, it will help ...

I would deal with copyright and fair use as a teacher by ensuring that any time I got instructional material from someone else, I would ask for permission to use it. Similarly, if I was using the material as inspiration, but not using it exactly as the creator did, I would still make sure that I got permission or used it fairly to avoid copyright issues. As for my students, I would educate them on the problems with copying someone else and address it if I catch them copying something, whether intentionally or unintentionally. I plan to teach kindergarten students, so I do not think that copyright will be a significant issue in my classroom, but I will address it if I come across it. What I learned this week is that just giving credit to the creator of the content you used is not enough for copyright, but you actually have to get permission. I did not realize this was the difference between plagiarism and copyright infringement.  For this, I choose to discuss decreased productivity....