https://padlet.com/kleavitt2/4820z5s7rwlg These posts will look at the standards as created and put forth by the IDOE en-us 2018-03-01 01:17:39 UTC 2018-03-01 01:58:05 UTC hello@padlet.com kleavitt2 https://padlet.com/kleavitt2/4820z5s7rwlg/wish/236739418 Were you aware of these standards for K-6? 
I was not aware of these standards. I feel as though in a main stream school they would work fine. However, in my experience as a technology teacher of an elementary school where I served grades 2-5th, I wasn't aware that there were standards in which their skills should be honed by a particular time frame.
How do you (or might you) implement one of these standards in your classroom (do not use the same example(s) provided in the standard  provide a different example). 
I would work harder on keyboarding skills. Now that I am working in a middle school, I see that these students are lacking in this skill. A lot of the students use one or two fingers rather than the proper placement. Not only does this take more time for them to type, it isn't helping them progress or be at the level they should be when they enter high school or college.



]]> 2018-03-01 01:19:57 UTC https://padlet.com/kleavitt2/4820z5s7rwlg/wish/236739418 kleavitt2 https://padlet.com/kleavitt2/4820z5s7rwlg/wish/236740889 Please indicate the grade level and subject area for an academic performance standard and explain how you might integrate computers, digital device, and/or social media to effectively teach that particular standard. 
I looked at the standards for 3-5th grade as those are the grades that I used to teach technology to. In order for a child to be efficient in technology in order to be effectively taught literacy through technology; I still feel as though keyboarding should come first. Without honing that skill, they won't truly understand what they are typing. When I taught keyboarding, I made it fun so that they enjoyed coming to my special. I also turned off the automatic spell check so that they had to go back through and fix it themselves by looking up the word. This also helped them to become familiar with google dictionary as well as have some responsibility for what they typed in my classroom.]]> 2018-03-01 01:27:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kleavitt2/4820z5s7rwlg/wish/236740889 kleavitt2 https://padlet.com/kleavitt2/4820z5s7rwlg/wish/236742029 I found this tool to be useful and found that it could be used in the classroom. Too often we try and fight the battle: School vs. Social Media. But what if we were to embrace it? This is the society and the culture that we are all living in, especially the students that we teach. What if we created social media platforms for our students to check on assignments? What if they could create a project solely using a social media platform? Would there have to be rules? Absolutely. If a closed group was made, say on Facebook, then only the students in that particular class could post and comment on the page. Maybe they would have to make posts that had to do with a reading assignment and comment on other students posts, much like how we do with our discussion boards on Blackboard. Would there be fallout? I'm sure there would be, but in this day in age, what doesn't have fallout? There would have to be severe consequences for said fallout, and the students would have to learn to be responsible for their presence on social media; which is a lesson in and of itself.]]> 2018-03-01 01:32:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kleavitt2/4820z5s7rwlg/wish/236742029 kleavitt2 https://padlet.com/kleavitt2/4820z5s7rwlg/wish/236743292 Everyone loves a snow day, right? A lot of us in the educational system would probably say yes, and only yes, if there are built in snow days. But what happens when those built in snow days run out? We have to make those days up, eating away at our well thought out and dreamed up vacations. On the innovation tab there was a link for "eLearning day program" and hallelujah I was sold. Not only would the students be able to have a eLearning opportunity, but the day would not have to be made up. I found this to be truly innovative. Not only does it hold the students accountable for their learning, but it also keeps the lessons fresh. I say this because it seems that after any inclement weather, the lesson that was being taught needs to be gone over again; especially if multiple days are missed. Now, the only draw back to this app would be that some students do not have access to the internet, let alone a home computer. How would those students be able to make the work up like their classmates. At the school in which I am currently employed, we have 80% who live in poverty. Unless our school corporation handed out laptops at the beginning of the year, I don't see how this particular application would work for the school that I work for. However, I will say that it is a wonderful idea!]]> 2018-03-01 01:38:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kleavitt2/4820z5s7rwlg/wish/236743292 kleavitt2 https://padlet.com/kleavitt2/4820z5s7rwlg/wish/236744814 While on this tab, I found the Digital Citizenship tab. I remember teaching something similar to this when I was a technology teacher. As digital communication grows, so does its population and digital citizens. Students need to be aware of their presence on the internet as well as their digital footprint. We are all digital citizens; and just like in the society that we live in, there are good and bad citizens. It is up to us as educators to teach our students the correct way to use digital media so that it inspires and teaches lessons rather than to hurt someone or create unnecessary drama, (ehh hmm middle school girls) (enough said). I believe that if a program like this was set in place at the middle school that I work for it would help to dissolve some of the "drama" and help the students learn that even though it's though a phone screen or computer screen, their actions still effect others. ]]> 2018-03-01 01:44:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kleavitt2/4820z5s7rwlg/wish/236744814 kleavitt2 https://padlet.com/kleavitt2/4820z5s7rwlg/wish/236746507 Quizzizz, quizzizz, quizzizz. This is an amazing online game that is also a quiz. We typically use it in the classroom as a fun way for the kids to compete against one another while learning at the same time. I like this application because it has the option to add questions in as well as develop questions based off of the skills you want to review with the students. I also like this application because it is kid friendly as well as learning friendly. Is say that it is learning friendly because it allows the students to see the questions they missed as well as review them. This application also allows the students to retake the "quiz" to get the perfect score. You as a teacher can see their progress as well as what questions they missed so that you can see if it is a class wide issue or if that student just needs a little extra practice on that particular subject. Another think that I like about this app is that you can look at their scores and even count if for a grade! Seriously look it up, you won't regret it!]]> 2018-03-01 01:53:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kleavitt2/4820z5s7rwlg/wish/236746507