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__ Seminar 1 Prep Reading Response __

As I began reading A. Hogan's article " An Educator's Guide to Social Media" I couldn't help but to chuckle at the thought that he had created a Twitter account and not used it for 5 years. I too have had one for quite some time and have not used it for much other than following my cousin's dog. This reaffirms my "...uhhh...tech NO!" response as I think it's a bit odd for one's dog to have their own twitter account when I don't even use mine. I then created a second one for my personal side, yes I have two- neither of which I use. Ironic, no? But as I read that twitter is used for professional growth- I get it. On my professional page I follow TedTalks, which is fascinating and I have gotten some great ideas for lessons from TedTalks. I like that he says that with each post we should engage, inform, and inspire. I think that is true for twitter, for our facebook status updates, our snapchats, and our every day lives! I truly never thought about using chat as a way to inform ourselves about current education trends, but after hearing Mr. Long talk about it and now reading this article I am excited to spend time following some chats. I do like that he points out that it can be overwhelming, is that is an emotion I shared. Sometimes there is technology overload, and being inundated with new materials, especially as first year teachers- we can get lost on where to start. His app ideas were great and while I wont download them just yet I am sure I will reference this article in the future.

Hahah - following your cousin's dog. That made me laugh out loud. I like how you pulled out that part about needing posts that "engage, inform, and inspire." Do you think you will use a tool in your classroom that provides this for your students? I also like that you are willing to look at technology tools, like Twitter, in a new light to see what they can offer you. I think there are so many educators out there who have ideas and experiences that they want to share to improve classrooms across the country and this is one way to hear them. Have you found any groups or individuals, besides TedTalks, to follow that can be a resource to you during student teaching?

For the working group article I chose "The Secret Language of Girls on Instagram." I was particularly drawn to this as I know psychologists say that a lot of folks put value of their self worth based on the total number of views they get or likes they get on a post, and that goes for everybody, not just middle school girls. But we know girls can be more insecure about things like that, so I decided to read about it! (I do want to interject that I've noticed many copy errors in these 2 articles and wonder if Time Magazine and Mr. Hogan have editors...) So I've become a big fan of the filters on snapchat and instagram. They make the scenery around me more vibrant, and of course seemingly make my reddened faced flawless. I know that my friends know what I look like, so why do I care if I look red? Well evidently girls are using them because it boosts their morale, and getting too few likes makes them feel "instashamed." I posted a picture of my recently deceased dog on facebook the other day and not one of my 1200 friends liked it on facebook- it didn't bother me, that was my best friend. These young women say they determine the value of their friendships based on whether or not a friend likes their post. They view likes as the public affirmation of their social status. I flipped a little that a picture of a sunset I took and filtered the heck out of got 30 likes in 11 seconds. But I flipped in a good way! I don't use instagram to post selfies, I primarily use it for marketing purposes of food and sharing images of nature. It was pretty amazing and I thought the sunset was going to go viral. Too often I see young girls posting pictures of themselves showing too much skin or flattering photos of themselves in bikinis. It is a shame that they would deem the value of their self worth by resorting to provocative images. I was unaware that not following somebody back on Instagram was a form of retaliation... I do not follow for follow, nor do I accept every Facebook friend request I receive. It's just common sense. It is absolutely refreshing for me to read that 92% of girls said that they would give up all of their social media friends if they could keep their best friend. That is one thing I can attest to!

Good summary on how girls are using Instragram and nice personal connections. I was also encouraged by the 92% statistic - silver lining! If you know that a lot of your female students are determining of self worth on social media, how do you plan to address or prevent or counteract these experiences in the classroom? Will you address it directly or subtly? What activities or strategies will you use?

I think in the classroom you can counteract negative self-esteem by giving each student individual positive feedback. Students talk openly about things going on in their lives and if I hear any negative talk about one person's online account by another I will quickly nip it.

Professional identity takeaway: It is easy for students and their parents to find me. The most common things they may find about me is that I am interest in motorcycles and guns, and I may need to get more stuff out there in my involvement as a leader in my church's youth group so they do not think I am in a motorcycle gang.

Haha, fair point. Most people don't think motorcycle gang = awesome teacher. What are some ways you plan to go about changing your image online? Will you create new pages? Join new groups? What is the image you would like to project? What else would you like parents/students/employers to think or know about you? Please add more detail.

I don't know that I necessarily need to join new groups as I am very active with volunteering in multiple organizations, I just need to make sure that my old pages as well as any new page I create will reflect that. I am going to make a Prezi for my students when I start full time student teaching in January and I may make that public so that it shows up when I am searched. I would like parents/students/educators to know that I work with my church's youth group, I assist in the food pantry, I tutor for "Seeds of Love" which is a middle school aged Hispanic group that is ESL for English education and homework help. I do have a son, and I think it is important to know that as a mother there is a love for each individual human the develops after creating a life. I don't want people to develop any negative thoughts such as I got pregnant in HS or anything. I am 30 and recently separated from my husband, I frequently get dirty looks from older people that assume I am a teen or young mom.

Here is the [|Link] to my online personal identity Prezi!

__ Seminar 4 Prep Reading Response __ In the Shofner article I like that she relates to me in being on the cups of the technology boom. As I did not have a cellphone until I was in college and I too had the option to type or hand-write papers I share similar hesitations with what she did. I do appreciate that she gave techniques for using technology in the ELA classroom in regards to simple vocabulary as well as higher order thinking development. I have seen my CT in Social Studies both incorporate technology in her classroom and expect the use of technology from her students. My CT is not a young teacher, and I know if she has taught herself how to use technology I can too!

As a person who loves to use Instagram! I enjoy the article of how to use Instagram in the classroom. I had been thinking already of creating a class Instagram every year for my students, or maybe just one Instagram account to showcase all of my students for as long as I teach- wow it would be neat to watch the change of students. Realistically I think as long as I teach, but I know really it will most likely on be for however long Instagram is relevant. The idea of highlight a student of the week is really neat! I do wonder if the account would have to be private and of course there would need to be parental permission, right? I think in an ELA classroom especially it would be neat to have students pick out lines from a novel or quotes that inspire them and share them on Instagram.

The final article by Young and Meyers excited my little history nerd heart. I will ideally be teaching in the Social Studies classroom and I am happy to report that I was placed in one for student teaching. I absolutely agree that movies and motion pictures have brought forth both empathy and understanding for people about events that take place both locally and around the world as well as currently and much more previously. I do not think that movies should replace instruction, but I like the idea of using a video to enhance instruction. I do not like how the article cites that some people attack only Social Studies teachers as using film to "fill time" when I can name a few instances where elective teachers and science teachers showed movies that were barely relevant, if at all relevant to what we were learning in class. I do appreciate that later in the article it does talk about the culturally diverse classrooms that are in place today as opposed to those in 1916, and as previously stated using film to enhance instruction can really put students 'in' the moment.

That is awesome that the Shofner article related to your personal experience and I think that is what we are trying to do with technology in the classroom - relate to the world that our students are growing up in. It's also cool that your CT is setting a good example for you. What kinds of ways does she use technology that you'll want to use in your student teaching? I really like how you note that using Instagram is a worthwhile use of technology as long as it is relevant to your students. Once it becomes obsolete to them, it makes the use of it less impactful, and that is ever-changing. I totally agree that using video in the classroom can enhance learning and understanding; however, I do think that we can even push past evoking emotions to having students critically analyze video. If we got them to think about the choices the directors makes and how that influences our feelings and perceptions, we can send kids out in the world who are not just going to be manipulated by every advertisement or propaganda they see.


 * // I ATTENDED AN edTPA COURSE: //** it was on Thursday September 8th and it was the assessment session

// Initial Ideas About MSL Electronic Portfolio or Teaching Toolkit // I know to include a resume and list related experiences. I am sad that I don't have quite the experience that some of my cohort has as they substitute teach, but I would like to highlight that I am an adult learner (31) and that I have real-world experience in other realms as I was a Pastry Chef and trained A LOT of people. Mr. Long gave us a ton of tech tools. I would love a little more direction to know exactly what your're looking for before I say whether or not I'll use the Portfolio or Toolkit route.

__ Seminar 6 Response __

3 Takeaways from Dr. Young's Article 1. I really need to fix my google site that I have been keeping up with since I started my tenure at State, or I really need to work hard this semester at collecting artifacts of my students' work to put in a brand-spanking new, shiny website! This will make me look more professional as the prior web-site I sort of tossed together last minute all willy nilly because I just needed to get it done before my son was born. 2. Our professional identity should be highlighted in an intriguing and thematic way. This will set my portfolio apart from other teachers by making it visually appealing and also relevant. This is not just to be a fun website, but a user friendly site that highlights my personality flair. 3. I look forward to referencing either my EP or my Toolkit as a full-service teacher. I will include everything I need for success when I become a student teacher full-time as well as a first year teacher because I will include tools that I am learning from my professors here at STATE as well as tools I have learned from my placement teachers and my CT this year. I have learned so many great tools and tricks for teaching which I will highlight below.

For my Toolkit: I will create an Electronic portfolio, and after looking at the exemplars- specifically Ashlyn Pierce's that Dr. Young posted- I like how cleanly that looks and creating an EP allows for the addition of a tool kit link. A. Purpose: an Electronic Portfolio is used to introduce others to yourself. You can speak of both personal and professional accomplishments, but it will mostly highlight professional. It orients people to who you are, core values, dispositions, and achievements.

B. Audience: Principals, parents, students, future teammates, PLTs, PTAs, administrators or your friends and family! C. Possible Categories: any or all of the following: Who I am, Where I am from, dispositions, Classes Taken, Work Experience, Where I want to go, Student artifacts and sample lesson plans, Types of assessments I will use, links to school or my professional class webpages, links to any class social media accounts, and a tab of tech tools.

D. Contents of my website: I guess the possible categories double for this! . Using a google site you've already started is a great idea. Nothing wrong with building on something you've already started. I think you're to focus on your personality through this project as it should be something that is specific to you. No one should be able to slap their name on it and pass it off as their own. So, you mention both an EP and a toolkit in the takeaways. Which did you decide to do? Once you decide, go ahead and fill in the categories you have set up. Please add that detail.

Seminar 7 prep: To be honest, I have yet to do one language today post, but will try to do one or two every week for the remainder of the semester. I would use language today in my classroom by introducing my students to the Language Today just as we are. I would have them read through the feed and choose 5 tweets that they find interesting and explain why they felt it was interesting. Not all students would do this on the same day, but maybe a few a week and teach their peers about what they found.

[please add a digital video follow up reflection as outlined on the prep sheet for seminar 7]

a) your tentative plan for digitally video recording your edTPA lesson in the spring: I will check out the camera for 2 weeks- I am planning on for one week just having the camera set up so the students get used to it in the class room and not actually recording until the second week. After the second week and recording I am legitimetly going to hang out in METRC and have them there to help me upload the video, and then when I know which 2 clips I'd like I'm going to ask for their help in cutting the clips to ensure I only move the 2-10 clips out of the 5 hours of film I will video. b) at least 1 good idea for integrating digital video into your ELA and/or SS class (now or in the near future): ideally I will be teaching 8th grade SS, or any SS, and I like the idea of sound bites and digital video clips. I am thinking I will have students (I'm thinking discussing the industrial revolution) going around school or as assigning as homework them videoing current technology as well as technology from the industrial revolution at work. I think doing this will help students see how history even from the early 1900s is still very relevant to them as students and as citizens of the world today.

EP/TT Updates: __**October 31**__- I've got the website up and link working, I will focus on adding tabs and information this week, and I've got to get on having a professional photo taken of me. I am studying for my SS praxis and trying to visit my placement school. Praxis is this Saturday, and it's my long week with my son, but I think next Monday (the 7th) I will come hang out in METRC and spend 4 hours on my EP.
 * __ November __**__ 7 __ - I've decided to switch from a Weebly to a googlesite. Yipee- progress feels great. I'm starting to plot out in detail what I want to include in my online portfolio and how to format the page. Work hasn't begun digitally, but it's being graphed out on pen and paper, in my head, and yes, by looking at the provided exemplars that give me ideas!
 * __ November 14- __** I spent the weekend in the mountains and tried to get A LOT of work done, but no WIFI led to more pen and paper drafting, but this week and weekend I'm working overtime on the googlesite to get the pen and paper into html and images :)