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Blog #8

 Using Social Media in Classroom I think using digital literacy in a classroom is increasing day by day. I believe this increase/change is very important and I agree with it. First of all, social media can be used for numerous reasons, so to use it for educational purposes is extremely helpful for the upcoming generations.  Collaborative Productivity Tools I love the idea of doing collaborative work, so in the future I will be doing a good amount of group work in my classroom. Many digital literacy apps can be used to do collaborative work. For instance, for a classroom group presentations, students can use Powerpoint, Google Slides, or Keynote. There are many other apps as well.  Digital Literacy in my Classroom I will most definitely use digital literacy in my classroom. I think overtime it is becoming an essential part of young generations. It has brought many changes to the classrooms and I think as a future educator, I will use digital literacy in the best possible w...
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  For my blog, I have decided to include a Graphic Organizer, Text, and a Photograph. I believe multimedia resources are continuously improving and that is a positive sign for the success of digital literacy. Teachers now have countless digital resources in which they can help improve their students progress and development.  Over the time of this course, I have been introduced to different online multimedia that have benefited me as a student and I'm sure they will do the same for me and many others as future educators. The usage of digital GOs makes things nice and simple with no worries over having to make the "perfect" circle in a piece of paper or so.  The only concern I have regrading  creating and using multimedia presentations and assignments for my students is that some students might get carried away and use technology for inappropriate purposes. However, I'm sure that can be avoided by monitoring the students regularly and implanting the con...
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 Technology in Classrooms      Technology is being used in classrooms more many purposes, but I believe it should be used more. We live in an era where technology is continuously changing, improving. Therefore, I believe we should take advantage of it to benefit students in classrooms. Technology makes learning easier and more organized.  Great Apps to Use in Classroom     I have came across multiple apps that are great to use in classroom. I will be listing 4 apps that I believe should be used in a elementary classroom and that I will definitely use.  Epic - This ebook app for young students in school is amazing. students can choose books from their grade or reading level free of charge. Parents can login and view their kids progress. Epic allows readers to zoom in and out, highlight, provides illustrations, etc. All elementary kids in my family use Epic and they all love it.  Canva - I loved using this app to make my graphic organize...
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Digital GOs

Creating Digital GOs       Personally, I absolutely enjoyed doing each and every single one of the Digital Graphic Organizers. All the provided apps were very helpful and convenient. The apps also were very easy to use and provided great samples. I especially enjoyed the GOs apps that had a variety  of images, fonts, backgrounds, and formats. The aftermath of every single Graphic Organizer looked very neat and appealing. From using apps like Canva to ones like Popplet and Venngage, the apps were helpful and simple.      Doing Digital GOs is soooooo much better than doing ones using a pencil and paper for many reasons. For one, Digital GOs look more appealing and neater. Two,  Digital GOs are easier to complete and easier to import images. Three,  Digital GOs eliminate the idea of having to use a scissors to cut papers, rulers to draw lines or circles, and overall easier to manipulate.  Digital GOs in my Classroom & any Conc...
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Blog #4 - Digital Audio

 Digital Audio      Personally, I love digital audio. I think the various digital audio formats are absolutely important and interesting. Podcasts, audiobooks, music, etc are types of digital audio that educator should take advantage of. I enjoyed doing my podcast and the different apps that were presented were all very easy to use and helpful.       I have listened to podcasts while on my way to school and I got to say THEY ARE VERY HELPFUL. People have used podcasts in all forms, some to deliver sports talks, some interviews, some to do marketing, etc.      Audiobooks have been helpful to many people especially students and educators. Students can listen to a book by using an audiobook app while doing other tasks. Educators have been using audiobooks to get their students to listen to books read by other people to keep the students engaged. Similarly, music has been used in classrooms to get students to move an...
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Blog #3

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  Influence of Images!     Images are a way of expressing one's feelings and thoughts. Images influence an individual to see the world from a different perspective and are a form of creating a "reality" in one's own way. Images allow students to explain what they see through their eyes and it usually ends up with students having different perspective of the same thing.            Students can be taught to view images and their meaning based on their own thoughts. We can teach them to accomplish that by giving them texts with images and influence them to use images more frequently. Images that are in books tend to help students learn better and comprehend faster.    Thoughts On Teaching With Images?      I will most definitely use images in my teaching and very frequently depending on the level grade. I think it is very important to use images while learning. I believe images create their own "world" in child...
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Blogs #2 - eBooks

 eBooks     As time passes by, technology becomes more and more in control of the world we live in. It has taken over and introduced many different things. Perhaps one of the most recognized platforms that technology has found an alternative for is reading books. Technology has introduced "eBooks" which are basically books read online. eBooks have become very popular in my opinion especially among college students. They usually cost a bit less than regular books and students do not have to worry about carrying them around or losing them.  Reviewed & Downloaded      I first became familiar with eBooks during my first year in college in 2017. I found out that eBooks can be downloaded and read at any time anywhere. This was very interesting for me, but I did not purchase any of my college books as a eBook until my 4th semester. Nonetheless, eBooks are very convenient and pretty easy to follow along. The most common way I ...
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