Bryce Ruddock EME 2040 Blog

 With Veteran's Day yesterday marking the 102nd anniversary of the end of World War I, I thought it would be appropriate to post this educational meme.

 1. I think surveys are a great way to gauge how well your students are doing in the classroom. I have seen some of my teachers use the exit slip model, which involves giving the students a non-graded questionnaire at the end of the class period. Then the teacher can review the results from the exit slip and indemnify which concepts need to be reinforced, or which students need to be worked with more closely. From there, the teacher can more easily model their teaching to satisfy whatever needs were identified in the survey. 2. I think a common topic that I have seen with other people's blogs is that a lot of us had previous experiences with teaching before this class. By reading their first posts, I can tell that most people here really care about education and took steps before this class to be more involved, which I think is a great thing. It shows how invested we all are into this field and how much we care about the education of others. This previous motivation, combined with

 1. I felt like stance learning was fine, but it is certainly not my preference. I miss all the interactions that happen when classes are in person, and how I would get to talk with people face-to-face. And going into the field of education, I can see how it hurts the teachers probably more than the students. Teachers did not go into their profession because they like to assign and grade work, they do it for the kids. I miss the class discussions we would have on a topic or just conversational talk. 2. I think Open Educational Resources are a great tool for people to learn at their own pace. If they need extra help in a subject, or just don't understand the way it is being taught, they can get a fresh look through these websites. They offered many different services from tutoring, collaboration, and offering the actual lessons. The website that I found is called OER commons ( https://www.oercommons.org ) and it provides free educational lessons to all users. 3. I gained a lot of sk

 1. I really liked working on the website assignment. I learned a lot about designing a website to loot visually appealing while still presenting the necessary information. I though Weebly was very easy to use and was very helpful in what they offered. I think that I will have a website like this in the future to hold static information and resources for parens and students to access. http://bryceruddock.weebly.com 2. I think Diigo is a great tool to use for online annotating and keeping a collection of resources. I could see students using this application to annotate assignments or readings that I give them. Students could also use it to hold all of their assignments from the class and then make a portfolio at the end of the year. Diigo could also be used by educators to facilitate meetings or share information online. 3. I chose Edutopia as my source because it has a lot of information on all subjects fro teachers to use. It has different articles on curriculum, teaching methods, pr

1. I actually like the ability for teachers to have their own websites because it is something that I never had at my school. I went to the Leon High School Teacher Website page and clicked on a random teacher, Mr. Don Coon. On his homepage, he had an article explaining how he will begin to send out information through Remind so students can be more up-to-date with their assignments and resources. He also has a personal information page that outlines his background and previous experiences with teaching. Finally, there is a student resources page that has links to join the Remind groups and links to resources and a textbook. https://www.leonschools.net/Page/22224 2. Like I said above I think having a professional website is a very good idea for a teacher. Even if it is not offered by my district, it would still be easy to operate my own, independent website. It would be a good place to put permanent details like my email, background, and class resources that would not change from year

 1. Before this class, I had a personal twitter that I used occasionally to follow different people and organizations. I haven't used the student account a lot yet, but I can see how it would be useful. As a teacher, Twitter can be used to to connect with other educators or educational programs. Teachers can share techniques and activities, or talk with other teachers about their experiences. 2. The digital divide is more evident today with the integration of technology into the classroom. Students who do not have access to technology or an internet connection will have a harder time completing work or staying up-to-date with information from the teacher. Students who are more prone to have technology issues are those who come from poorer households, or from rural environments. To help those students, teachers can allow them to stay after class to use the school internet, or give them physical materials so they can keep up with the rest of the class. 3. One educational software pro