Rock's EME2040

        I'm going to begin by going over the Educator Toolkits I looked into when investigating the CPALMS website. Searching under the English department page, I came across a standard about a student's need to "Read and comprehend grade-level complex texts proficiently." When viewing the resources associated with this standard, a veritable mountain of possibilities emerged with an astonishing 1053 resources appearing, most of which were lesson plans. Investigating further, I realized just how useful these resources were with a bulk majority being an intricate lesson into analyzing a given article or articles where students would have to prove some sort of comprehension of the content along with other skills. One such example, titled Dealing with Grief: A Comparison of Tone and Theme , combines this standard's objectives with other useful instruction. It touches upon "poetic devices, form, and point of view" as well as doubles as some emotional teaching...

      My experience with Microsoft Word is extensive, especially within a school environment. Firstly, my high school had a mandatory class on the Microsoft 365 Suite of programs with Word and Excel being the most focused upon programs, so I've had plenty of experience learning about Word. Additionally, because it is the education standard, I have equal experience using it to write essays, take notes, and many other things. With this all being said, I still prefer using Google Docs whenever I'm given the chance. I find Microsoft OneDrive, while easy to understand, somewhat tedious to use. Similar to how Word is the educational standard for drafting educational assignments, Google is the standard search engine that I will always be signed in on. If I need to quickly draft up a document, therefore, it becomes the easiest to use tool as I won't always be signed into my Microsoft account on every computer. Additionally, I believe Docs, and by extension Drive, is simpler to sh...

     In this class, I really hope to be divulged the many secrets of Education Technology, whatever they may be. As an English major, the funnel pretty much dictates that I'll probably become a teacher sooner than later in the ever-revolving system that is Academia, so I figured I should get a head start on things and take this class. What I'm really looking forward to discovering is the more niche side of education technology, things like Blogger, Padlet, and the other various sites we'll be delving into throughout this class, which I've never heard of before. I believe it'll be fun being exposed to whole new side of the education system I'd never experienced before.      As for how I've used technology in an educational setting, I really haven't done anything outside of the bog standard. Like everyone else, I've used all the various programs in the Office 365 and Google Drive suites (and Adobe to a significantly lesser extent). I had taken a number...