Alexis - EME 2040

My experience with distance learning in K-12 education was my junior and senior years of high school. In 11th and 12th grade, my classes were conducted over Microsoft Teams and Zoom. Both of these platforms were a learning curve, at first, but ultimately proved to be very effective and user-friendly distance learning platforms. I feel very familiar with most of the commonly used distance learning platforms, but feel like I could continue to familiarize myself with BlackBoard as I know some school districts use it over Canvas, Google, or Microsoft.  Open educational resources (OER) are academic resources that are available to everyone, free of cost, to use in education. The online resource I found, linked here , was produced by UNESCO and explains what OER is and the specific licensing that OER uses. The resource also provides information on why the United Nations supports OER and how it helps further the UN's sustainable development agenda. Finally, the resource provides links on d...

 

In this web design assignment I learned new skills related to embedding different resources into a website. More specifically, I learned how to embed both a map and calendar into my website. In creating my website, I stayed mindful of all the CRAP design principles. I made sure the background color and text colors were different enough, so that the text was legible. An example of this can be seen on the home page where the welcome text is in front of the chalk board. I also made sure that the font and color scheme was consistent throughout the entire website, so that the flow was easy to follow and understand. Overall, I enjoyed most aspects of the assignment and believe that these skills will be beneficial in a future career in organizing because of the importance of giving volunteers one hub to get all of the information they need. 

This professional development resource, created by the National Education Association, emphasizes the importance of educators consistently developing their skills. They mention that with the growing changes in student demographics and needs, it is important for teachers to continue adapting. Finally, the resource provides some additional resources for more information. The resource link can be found here:  https://tinyurl.com/4r23dfwj . 

For this blog I found the OSES Connect page, a class page for students attending Orlando Science Schools. While the majority of information requires students and parents to log in, I was able to see some general announcements and issues of the weekly school newsletter. The page provides a calendar of what is going on in school for the month, the upcoming week's lunch menu, and curriculum and testing updates. Additionally, there are shoutouts in the page of all the outstanding students and class activities from the week. All of this is important information so that both students and parents can keep up-to-date with what's going on in the classroom.  In working on Assignment 2 for the class, I thoroughly enjoyed our use of the Canvas tools. I thought that the tools on Canvas made communication and collaboration easier for my group, especially because this class is fully online. I also appreciated that were very specific instructions on how to use the Canvas group tools as it was...