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 There were many things I liked about distance learning but it also came with some struggles.  first off I liked the independent style of learning that was involved with this class.  But unlike a in-person class you do not have to luxury to be face to face and ask questions to help understand assignments better.  One thing I would do as I saw in this class would be to make instructions 100 percent clear so that students can easily complete assignments.  https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/open-educational-resources/ These open educational resources are for everyone to use and have easy access too.  These resources are beneficial for all levels of education from students to teachers.  The blog website takes a closer look at open educational resources as described by the title, and also includes an interview.  This blog offers important facts regarding open educational resources and what some sources are doing to improve their quality.      I learned some many new skills while completing the
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https://mrdeeleysclass.weebly.com/games.html# I learned many new skills while completing this web page design and it definitely sparked my creativity.  I was able to learn about how to make a web page aesthetically pleasing by formatting and creating new pages.  Somethings I did not like or that was challenging was the formatting of each page.  But, this is very beneficial for me as a future teacher so that I can keep both the students and teachers involved and up to date on subjects that pertain to my class. There are many new skills that I learned from using Diggo.  These included making notes and bookmarking different sites that pertain to any subject mater I would cover in class.  Also, the ease in which you can share with other people is very beneficial for all educators.  It is a very easy way to share different resources whether you are working in a group or just sharing with educational resources with students. Technology is involved in all that teachers do so it is important t
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Some information I found on the teachers page within the school website were things like student resources, announcements, assignments and a class calendar.  Each one of these items are beneficial for the teacher, student and parent.  The student is able to stay up to date on what is expected of them and the parents can use this resource to keep them accountable and be able to communicate with the teacher as well.  With that being said to be able to use these amenities that were just described you would need to have sign in credentials.  https://www.leonschools.net/Page/22560 To better myself as a teaching professional I plan to use many different technology resources.  For one, having a page within a school website as mentioned before will not only keep myself organized by my students as well.  One specific tool that would be beneficial is incorporating a google drive into my classroom.  This will provide me with a place to store different documents, activities, and scheduled that the
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Journal #6

I found Diigo to be a very useful tool in sharing information with others in a reliable manner.  You get the link right to the source as well as you classmates thoughts on the piece.  You can even share unreliable sources so that others can recognize it when they are searching for information.  However, without proper training and time using Diigo it can be difficult for some in the bad end of the digital divided to understand it.  So far I have found blogging to be a good way to pass information others are wondering about in a less professional manner.  likewise, you are able to relay your thoughts for others to take note of without actually having any interaction.  For COVID reasons I feel that this is a great solution so that classmates can keep up some sort of social interaction.  However, if used in the wrong manner such as posting just to get your opinion out in this open platform then blogging becomes less useful.   https://www.dropbox.com/official-site?_tk=paid_sem_goog_biz_b&a
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 So far I have found Twitter to be a very useful tool not only as a rugula day user but also as a teacher.  You can professionally interact with other educators as well as stay up to date in the educational world.  So far I have interacted with the classes twitter page to see other students and teachers.  Twitter can be useful in my future career because it can help you connect with the younger tech savy generation also as previously stated, stay up to date with relevant educational news. The digital divide can highly effect students in many ways.  For instance, if tests or assignments were online and a students does not have a home computer then they would struggle immensely.  They would have to constantly seek out places with computers and wifi to be able to accomplish their work.  Some causes of this divide include parents finical status, low literacy and technology proficiency, as well as geographical restrictions.  If I saw a clear divide in my students I would afford every opport
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Journal #4

 The grade level standards I delved into was grades 11-12.  You can realize looking through these standards they are attempting to prepare the students for the college level education.  The technology standard that stood out to me was being able to asses different type of information from multiple sources and being able to transform that into different types of media and formats.  This includes excel spreadsheets, word processing softwares, and multimedia productions tools.  As I mentioned before this standard is challenging students creative thinking and problem solving techniques to answer given questions.  These tangible skills will prepare them for the next educational level and prepare them for their future in the workforce. One tool I found useful in CPALMS was the instructional resources that included various lesson plans.  This tool would benefit my own lesson plans by being able to integrate different teachers perspectives on a given topic.  Being able to look through a differ
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Journal #3

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Copyright is when you use someone else work whether it be a picture, video, music, and so on.  This gives protection to the original creator so that people cannot take credit or even profit off someone else work.  If you are to use someone else's work you need to ask for permission or give credit to the original owner and even pay in some instances.  However, fair use gives others the opportunity to use others work without having to take those steps when taking from other people's.  But it is still important to always give credit to the original creator.  Under fair use people can take others work as long as they do not profit from it, use it in the same manner, and make sure they only take a portion of the original work.  As a teacher I would make sure if I am taking from others work that I use only a portion of the work and that I make sure to give credit.  Also, I would explain to students to not try and make monetary gains from another persons work, as you could face legal
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