EddyTechBlog

My experience with microsoft word as a student has been extensive, it is surely the most used application on my computer, as would be expected of an english major. I also had teachers who made writing the staple of their curriculum throughout middle and high school so even before my days as an english major, microsoft word didn't get too many days off. My experience as I've seen teachers use it has been relatively limited, unless the papers and whatnot they handed out that had been typed on microsoft word. The microsoft program I typically saw most used by teachers has always been powerpoint. To be frank, in my experience as a student in the age of technology, I really did not see plaigerism committed or existing as a problem to the degree it was always stressed to be. Whether or not that came as a product of the students in my classes or if it truly not as much a problem as people believed, i don't know. If i were an instructor, in an attempt to curb the issue of copyrig...

The day and age in which we, students and teachers, find ourselves in is dominated by technology. The relatively recent explosion of innovation within the field of technology has made it indisputably a central part of everyone's life. With this in mind it only makes sense that teachers and students would find it's applicability inside the classroom. Using technology in the classroom and as part of the learning/teaching process also gives students and teachers more access to one-another, which has allowed for longer exposure throughout the day to course materials, and with that comes the benefit of increased understanding on the part of the student. One ISTE standard that I find personally meaningful is that of the creative communicator for students. Effective communication has always been a very pivotal skill for success in the world, and in this age of increased communication and increased access to in over differing platforms, such as twitter, with its letter limit, the nee...

My experience with educational technology is limited in the grand scheme of things. However, Technology began creeping into the classroom around my freshman year of high school. With this came things like Canvas, and Moodle, which I used at Gettysburg college. Now at Florida State I have begun to become familiar with the student center as well as a few other online tools for worksheet-like assignments for French class, among others. I hope to learn about how to effectively use technology in the classroom setting. Specifically, how to navigate all websites on both Apple and Microsoft computing systems. Also, I would like to learn how to use the tools that teachers do in the classroom, such as smartboards and how to create online assignments. I would also like to learn the ins-and-outs of all the technology teachers find themselves using throughout the day, such as copiers, scantrons, etc.