Tiffany's+445+Wiki+Workspace

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Status Report 2

I have created a website and I am currently editing through it. So far I finished the home page and my experience page. I still need to work on my reflections page, teaching toolkit and lesson plans page. I have put in my backgrounds and pictures on the website, I just need to add all the information that I am still currently typing up. [|My Teaching Profile Website]

Status Report 1 I am still working on my portfolio! I have decided to use a Weebly and I am currently deciding which reflections I would like to add to my portfolio.

Takeaway Video

[|A Long Walk to Water]

3 Takeaways
 * 1) On page 184 of “Electronic Portfolios 2.0 English Ed Chapter”, I loved that this particular portfolio showed the evolution of the teacher’s philosophy in her portfolio. This shows growth and reflection; these are qualities of a teacher who cares about pedagogy and helping students academically grow. I think in my electronic portfolio, I would definitely add in my reflections so people can see my growth as a teacher.
 * 2) In the “NC Digital Learning Competencies” article, I also noticed that teachers are required to “demonstrate leadership in accelerating their integration of digital teaching and learning pedagogies” (pg. 1). I knew this is what made a quality teacher, but I didn’t realize this was a teacher’s responsibility. After reading this, I can see why this is a rule because teachers should prepare students for the real world, which includes technology.
 * 3) On page 90 of “Electronic Portfolios 2.0 English Ed Chapter”, I noticed that a good portfolio included models and discussions of these models. Not only should there be a lot of writing, but creating models and explaining how these models were created. It would be too boring if I only posted documents without any images or data.

I like think you're right to really focus in on the idea of growth and to make that known in your EP, especially if it's something that you're showing to future employers. There is no other profession quite like teaching that requires you to constantly improve yourself and shift your ideas and change your practices for your students, so I think it's awesome to highlight your ability to do this in your EP. I think that an EP also does a good job showing that you are integrating digital teaching and learning. What ways do you want to show that on your EP (outside of you having a website to begin with)? This is something that so important for future teachers, like yourself. Including images is SUPER important. Nothing can be more off-putting that a website that is heavy with text. It's overwhelming and not very aesthetically pleasing. All good ideas here. I look forward to seeing it, Tiffany!

MSL Portfolio Ideas

Purpose: The purpose to expand my knowledge as a teacher for my teaching toolkit, but also show off my skills on my electronic portfolio. Audience: School Administration Possible Categories: I am comfortable with google site, but I am considering other options like pathbrite. It is a more fun way to show off my skills and experiences as a teacher.

I think you do a good job outlining the two main purposes of a teaching toolkit: continuing to grow your knowledge and showing others (future employers) what you know. You mention in the audience category only school administration; however I'd encourage you to consider future parents and students as potential audience groups. This could be a great way to share resources with parents/students to help students with their learning even outside of your classroom. As far as your categories section, you discussed a format you'd like to choose, but how would you break up all the different tools that you are going to collect? How would you organize them into different categories? What would those categories be? Please add more detail to that particular section. Thanks!

====** As far as your categories section, you discussed a format you'd like to choose, but how would you break up all the different tools that you are going to collect? How would you organize them into different categories? What would those categories be? Please add more detail to that particular section **====

====**I decided to switch an online portfolio. My categories are experience, philosophy of education, language arts material, social studies, NC digital learning competencies, Service work, and a contact page. I put lesson plans in my materials pages, I added in my philosophy of assessment in the philosophy of education page and I added my resume in experience. The service work page expands on my resume.**====

Week 4 Assignment

Reflection:

In “The We Are Teachers” article, I thought liked the tip that suggested posting field trip was a great idea! It shows a fun way of how students are learning outside the classroom. One tip I did not like was the last one. I think showing students’ work progress is too personal and it should not be recorded on social media. In Shoffner’s article, I learned that technology is not required to teach ELA, but it is a great support in our fast-paced world. Rather than thinking of it as a separate entity, we should incorporate it into the students’ learning. In the article by Dr. Young, I learned the pertinence in multi-literacy in today’s world. I am a huge fan of digital literacy and I think students learning how to actively watch movies is just as important as reading literature in a scrutinized manner. In the Digital Images article, I love using this skill for language arts! Photos allow students to create their own interpretations in their writing and it is a fun way to do storytelling. I also love this skill because it requires analyzing across all subjects.

I think promoting technology is great to use in the classroom, but I am still skeptical about social media that takes personal information out into the public. For example, when signing up for a Twitter for class or an Instagram for class, it requires you to add in personal information like your name, age and phone number. I think we are sending the wrong message to students if we constantly make students sign up for different websites without teaching them that this could be dangerous if you put your information on a non-reputable site. I would personally feel more comfortable about integrating online engagement in the classroom if I was able to teach my students internet safety before using it in the classroom.

One takeaway from the articles as a whole is that technology helps students engagement, but more importantly, for all students to be familiar with the use of the computer because it is a fast-paced world. Some students do not have the luxury of having a computer or an ipad at home and using it in the classroom can greatly help them understand the important applications like Microsoft Word or Google Doc for future jobs. I also liked Dr. Young’s article about digital literacy and the use of movies. Teaching digital literacy is important in this era because students are more accessible to movies, tv shows and Youtube videos.

I think that your comment about teaching students about internet safety is a totally valid point and would be a really valuable lesson to have in the classroom. With that being said, students are already using online tools that ask for their personal information, so I think avoiding it in the classroom only leaves them more vulnerable to using it inappropriately or in a way that endangers them. That's why I like your idea so much--we shouldn't avoid using technology in the classroom because it is difficult and asks for too much personal information, we should use technology in the classroom to show students how to use it safely and how the tool can be used to learn and create positive learning environments. As far as your comment on not feeling comfortable showing students' work progress, do you even feel that spotlighting students who are doing well is too personal? Do you think that students would not appreciate recognition for good work?

Week 2 Assignment

https://www.icloud.com/keynote/0KJ4aFjApnOJxWmM1UvJsHfJg#Presentation
 * Online Identity Project**


 * Online Identity Project Rubric **

https://docs.google.com/a/ncsu.edu/document/d/1f5b6LCUG3pc6NIVECGOl4mrFaM3cNedksbJBEUAqKjc/edit?usp=sharing

Week 1 Assignment
 * 1) What does Aaron offer you and your fellow teachers in thinking about using social media to grow as an educator?

Social Media is about connecting with the world so that you can connect with you students. He talked about his experience with Twitter specifically and how he struggled to figure out what to exactly do with this piece of social media. One tip he offers is to follow people that you like, which are people or organizations that challenge or encourage educational thought. When creating posts for your students, it would be difficult to come up with every post by yourself that is just as challenging and thought provoking as the last. Retweeting, hashtag conversations or simply getting ideas from another source is always helpful. “If what you know or have can help educators, you have a moral imperative to get good at sharing it” (Burgess). Personally, I do not use Twitter and I have a difficult time giving in to certain technology. While I was in school, I was often told that technology could lead to “inappropriate” sites and it was encouraged not technology or social media for school. After reading this article, it is difficult for me to switch that part of my brain off. I would like to use Twitter with my future students, but I am worried that it would still be a distraction for students from the classroom. I do see Aaron’s point that this could help connect students and the classroom, but my old way of thinking still hinders that thought.
 * 1) Consider what insights they provide in terms of thinking about young adults’ use of social media and the ways in which it might impact your interaction with them in the middle grades classroom.

Social media in itself has become another world, which means there are different rules. In the article “The Secret Language of Girls”, the author talks about how Instagram the perfect place to show “what your life” is like. Getting “likes” on social media gives people a sense of status because it shows approval. “Instant Message, Instant Girlfriend” also touches on the same subjects of keeping up an image behind a screen. It is easy to escape through the internet because you can design your life the way you wish to portray yourself to the world. In real life, this is much harder to do. In "The Secret language of Girls", I completely understand the pressures of putting up a facade and posting pictures that positively portray your life. The online world is a cruel world because everyone looks amazing. If you constantly see people having an amazing life, you feel some sort of pressure to do the same. Cyber-bullying is another issue if you are not of "status" or your profiles don't look wonderful. As educators, we have to teach our students to acknowledge how easy it is to come off a certain way behind a computer or phone screen.

(Additional Paragraph) Teachers have to get in touch with the changing ways of technology. As said in “Social Media Find Place in the Classroom”, “being literate [in this generation] means being digitally literate”. We need to educate people how to go into the internet safely and to also show how people can easily trick others online. In the middle grades classroom, I hope to teach my students how to safely manage through the internet in order to gain literacy skills. This involves acknowledging the bad things about the internet such as cyber bullying, catfishing and advertisement articles, but also the positive tools like Linkedin for resumes, or Twitter for schoolwork.
 * 1) Post one takeaway in terms about your own professional identity based on what you find on the wiki and our activity in class

On social media, I do not have a professional identity and I find this to be a problem. It is so easy to post things about my life on social media, but I never really thought about building a professional profile through it. I do want people to respect me, but also still see me as I am. I think creating a Twitter was a great start because it can portray my views of education to my friends and the public. I would like to start creating a Linkedin or other profiles to show my skillset and not just the things I do casually or leisurely.

Based on Hogan's article, you shared a lot about how you feel about using Twitter with your students or how students can grow from it or how it can be a distraction to them; however, Hogan's article focused mostly on how Twitter, and other social media sites, can help us grow as educators ourselves. What were some ways he shared that using Twitter can help us grow as educators, not necessarily directly related to use in the classroom or with students? What can educators get out of this type of collaboration? How do you think it could benefit you? How do you see yourself engaging with these online opportunities? Please add more detail to that section. I think you brought up some good points about the ways in which we need to educate our students about how to use technology safely and respectfully. Have you thought about how you will try to do that in your own classroom? As far as your online identity, I think you are off to a great start in creating professional identity that will help employers get to know you positively before they even meet you!

Response to Nicolette: He used Twitter chats, "a conversation that happens around a particular hashtag at an agreed upon time." (Hogan). He used these to connect with educators. This collaboration helped him find new inspiration or challenges. I think this could benefit me in networking with other educators or learning new ideas for the classroom, especially content I am not confident in. I would also use the "Nuzzle" app he had previously mentioned to get the important information from Twitter.