Journal #3

• The ELA technology I feel most prepared using is LAFS.2.L.3.4, which is being able to identify the definitions of words, which includes new words or new forming words with added context clues. They would be able to do this by being able to access web-based dictionaries. I have the most knowledge on this since it is something I have been doing. One of the standards I feel the least comfortable with is creating audio recordings to utilize it in an interactive storybook. I do not have any experiences with making online books or saving audio on a computer. I am, however, excited to learn how to use that as it is something my students can have access to it, even while away from the classroom setting. 

• The CPALMS Educator Kit is an excellent resource for teachers to use. One of the CPALMS, I would use the second-grade toolkit because it would be the grade I would hopefully teach. In that toolkit, it addresses all the main topics that are taught in school. Each of these topics has many standards within. I would use it because it acts as a guide to help prepare and execute the material well. Especially as a first starting teacher, it will help me understand my students, the curriculum, and their learning. I would be able to use the lessons as a guide, while still be able to cater to my students. 

• The newsletter was a lot more challenging than what I expected it to be. I was not aware of the amount of time and effort it took teachers to prepare them. When I was doing my newsletter, I was having a difficult time making it look nice and cohesive while still providing all the information needed. Even when I turned it in, I was not convinced it was my best work. I felt it was lacking certain materials and did not follow too well. Now that I have more experience working and designing a newsletter, I think that it will become easier as I gain experience. Now that I made a newsletter, I can take that knowledge in my future classroom setting and make the best newsletters possible for my students.