Bryce Ruddock EME 2040 Blog

 1. In the upperclass levels of high school, the main technology standards focus on broadening the diversity of programs that students are familiar with. Teachers must expose the students to several different platforms that differ from well-known applications. By integrating these programs into the class, the students will have a wide range of resources to pull from when they are asked to make a digital media presentation. The students also learn to diversify their portfolio of understood technologies, and can apply that knowledge to future classes. 2. One resource I found was video that recapped the years and events directly leading up to the start of World War II in 1939. It is a great visual representation that students can understand due to the clear maps that it uses, as well as shading to make it clear which countries were alined with who. I also like this video because it equally focuses on both Germany's expansion in Europe and Japan's expansion in Asia, while most vide...

 1. A copyright is a protection someone puts on their own intellectual property that they created. It prevents the public from copying that image or writing without first paying the original creator. However, fair use can be claimed, and the original work can be used in limited amounts. This includes educational purposes, but not any way the image could be used to make money. As a teacher using fair use, it is important to credit the author underneath each picture or writing. Also, teachers should tell their student to credit anything that they get from someone's website or other intellectual space. 2. One major issue when dealing with technology in the classroom is academic dishonesty. During a test or activity, it is very easy for students to open up a new tab on their computer and look up the answers. One solution that I thought worked well was used on me in high school. Through our LMS, Schoology, the teachers could enable a lockdown browser so that when we entered the test, ou...

 1. I don't have very much experience with MS Word since I didn't use it in high school. My school operated using chrome and Google, so I am most familiar with those. Since I have used it a lot, I do like Google Docs and feel comfortable with it. I like the way each of my individual papers can be organized into folders right on my Doc and I can see them all at the same time. I don't know if Word has the same function, but it probably does somewhere. 2. I think the most important standard is Collaboration. This means that the teachers work with students and colleagues alike to improve their skills and really get to know the people around them. In the classroom this could look like working with the students who are struggling to help them succeed. Not only are you helping out the students, but you are also teaching yourself knew methods and strategies of teaching. Collaboration with other teachers can benefit you as well, as you are gaining different perspectives and teaching...

 1. Hello, I'm Bryce, and I am majoring in Social Science Education to become a history teacher. My love of history really began in elementary school through reading the Eyewitness series of picture books. Into middle school I started to read more in-depth books and do my own research. In 8th grade, however, I was inspired to go into education by my history teacher. Ever since then I have wanted to teach history, and chose Florida State because of their excellent program and the great advisors in the College of Education. 2. Most of my experience comes from using the Google applications in school. I would always use Google Drive to write all of my papers, and use Google Slides for my presentations. I also used different applications like Flipgrid and Prezi, but not that often. I would like to learn about some other apps or programs that I could use as a teacher. 3. For my own personal learning I like to watch different shows and documentaries dealing with history. I also do a lot o...