Brad's Blog

 For my standard, I decided to choose the LAFS.910.WHST.3.8 standard that was present in the grades 9-10 section. This standard seems to be largely based on how to construct papers based on research, and is a great means of teaching students how to use things such as bibliography generators, and plagiarism checkers alongside other means of working on papers. I think that I have the tools to teach this, due to the fact that I have used all of the examples of programs that the page suggested for this, but I should probably refresh myself on different citation styles. The only fear I would have is not being quite well versed enough in order to prevent misunderstood citation generation, where I would be unable to tell if it was correctly cited or potential for plagiarism disqualifications. The tool that I decided to use for this section was a video entitled "Thinking Like a Historian", which basically was a rundown on how to A) get students involved with learning about history, a...

 

       As a teacher, we will be dealing with Fair Use and Copyrights on a consistent basis, but the ways that we respect these laws and use the information correctly will prove to be a very important aid. While copyrighting is a means of protecting your intellectual property legally, there are some ways that teachers will be able to use them. With some items being put into the fair use category, as long as it is truly educational and never for commercial use we have the ability to use certain copyrighted items, as long as the specification and citation is present. But with all rights reserved to the owners, we will be able to use certain things and excerpts without having to worry about breaking the law. I find that although technology will be extremely important, we should be sure to focus on the ethical use of it at the forefront. While students are young, we should teach them the moral avenues necessary for technological use, and do our best to prevent plagiarism ...

    Throughout all of my schooling, I have spent a lot of time on Microsoft Word. Probably more than any other software when it comes to school, and honestly I think it is my favorite word processing software. I tried out google docs for awhile, but they never really felt quite right when it all came down to it. I thought that MS Word was really complicated when I was in elementary and middle school, but now that I have learned how to actually navigate the menus a little more, and gotten some more experience with it, its really not too bad.      When looking into the ISTE standards for educators, I find that the Citizen Standard is by far the most important for educators to lean into. As educators of younger people, you must show them that there is a democratic standard involved with information sharing, and that all information can be at your finger tips, in an incredibly ethical way. While focusing on keeping your personal information safe, there are...

          Hello, my name is Brad and this is my blog that I will be using for my Educational Technologies class. I am a senior at FSU, and I am 23 years old. I have a lot of interests in things such as music, where guitar gear and amps have taken up the majority of my money for the last several years but I would deem this as worth it. I hope to go to graduate school at the end of this year, but who knows what will happen so I just try to take things day by day with schooling. I'm not quite sure what I want out of life, but I believe that this is not really a bad thing to feel.     The majority of my experiences using technology in an educational setting is pretty immense, due to the fact that our generation has grown up in the age of computers. I remember being a child and using game programs to teach things such as math and science, and even the introduction to websites such as blackboard and canvas as early as middle school. While I am...