Eric White EME Blog

 I looked at a teacher website from FSU Schools. This site had an "About The Teacher" page, it contained course information, and had sections for both math and science. The curriculum for the class was public and this information gave a brief overview about the work that the students would be doing. I think it is really important for parents to be able to easily access this information. The About The Teacher was also a very common and useful page. This often times talks about the credentials of the teacher and this helps both the student and teacher familiarize themselves with the teacher before meeting them. These are both elements that I would like to include on my own personal website. https://www.fsus.school/Page/221 In the future, I see technology being a very large part of my day to day life. Technology is a very powerful tool, especially in the classroom. I hope to take advantage of tools like Google Calendars, a to-do list app, and possibly some other organizational t...

 So far my experience with Diigo has been mostly positive. It all works well and I haven't had any technical problems. I like being able to save and share bookmarks easily, and it is cool to see all of the sites my class mates have found. I struggle to think of ways I can use this in my day to day life. I think I may use this tool in the future to share resources with my co-workers. It has been a neat tool to mess with, but I am not sure if I will find a practical application for this. I enjoy blogging more than I thought I would. Normally, I find activities like this to be cumbersome and I write them off. However, since I started my education degree, I have found these assignments to be much more engaging and helpful. They help me to reflect on the value of a tool, my own thoughts, and even my educational philosophies. I value any chance to reflect and I think I may continue to blog even after this class is over.  A Web 2.0 tool I hope to take advantage of in my classroom is ...

 So far my time on Twitter has been rather good. I introduced myself during a twitter chat, not intending to get involved much beyond that, but the moderators quickly asked me questions and encouraged me to get involved in the discussion. It was awesome to be able to interact with educators and see how welcoming the community is. It has made me much more comfortable interacting with people on Twitter and I will be reaching out to educators for help more often. Twitter seems to be great for networking and in the future I can see myself using this site to meet other people in the field. This will help me learn more about teaching, job opportunities, and much more.  The digital divide refers to the divide between those who have access to computer/technology and those who do not. The digital divide effects student success in school by putting those without access at a disadvantage. The internet has information on it that can help students advance their understanding of subjects an...

I want to teach 11th grade language arts when I graduate, and one of the standards for this grade is LAFS.1112.RI.3.7. This standard says that students need to be able to evaluate information visually and in words to solve problems. Basically, students should be able to read an article and look at something, maybe a graph, and evaluate these two sources. They should determine if they are reliable and then find how to best use them in to answer a question. I am rather confident in being able to teach this standard to a student. College has made it very clear how important this is and it has helped me refine this skill personally. One of the most interesting tools I found on CPALMS was called "Spice Up Your Writing -- Part One: Using Gerund Phrases as Subjects or Subject Complements". The most interesting thing about this is that it is a full length tutorial explaining gerund phrases, and there are videos like this for a variety of other topics. I don't want to teach my cl...