Final Blog Post

Being in EME this semester has taught me a lot. I thought I knew a lot of technology tricks and ways to enhance my posts with visuals and whatnot but clearly I haven't. This course helped immensely with my creativity and my technology knowledge!

Our textbook for the semester was also very informative. I really enjoyed making the blog posts for each section because there was so much information in each part, making it tough to choose on what I wanted to write about! There were some parts of each section that when you read it, you'd think "wow, that is so obvious." But, when you get in depth to the chapter, you realize how much information there actually is and how much you truly did not know.

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I always thought it would be interesting and cool to have a blog. When I found out we would be writing posts as a blog entry, I couldn't wait! Blogs are so fun because you basically write out all of your thoughts and it is exactly what you are thinking. Almost like talking to yourself but you have no idea who is actually going to read it! You can add visuals, videos, pictures, etc. and express yourself through each post! This definitley help with understanding educational technology issues and trends.

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 I always thought being a teacher is just so simple and easy. You teach and go home! After taking this course, I realized being a teacher is a 24-hour job. You work on the weekends and the evening even after you just left work. When I was working on the lesson plan,  I was thinking to myself, "wow, this is actually a lot of work!" Once the school year begins, there is a lot of work to be put in. You have to have everything organized, all the lesson plans, textbooks, room decorated, etc.

This is a virtual classroom that you can design and create your own layout and make it EXACTLY how you would want your classroom to look!

I have always dreamt of being a teacher! I looked up to so many of my teachers and admired the relationship I had with them and I cannot wait to be that role model for someone, someday! Teachers have a huge impact on students and I truly hope you guys realize that sooner than later.

I really enjoyed this course. The professor put a lot of time into the lessons and assignments and you can tell everything was well thought out. Each assignment also served a purpose. I feel like sometimes, professors will just create assignments just to have some and I often think "what is the point of this and what is it going to help me with?" But, each assignment really did help me and it really did serve a purpose!

Bullying

I am almost certain that at some point in every one's life, they are either a victim to bullying or they have been a bully. I will be the first to admit that I have been both. No, I am not proud that I was a bully but it is almost some karma that I turned around and got bullied... I deserved it.

Bullying was never something super serious to me. It was never as serious as it is now. Suicide is at an all time high and this is all thanks to social media, texting, snap chat, etc. Sometimes, the parents are to blame. Some parents know that this is going on and some of them encourage it. I have heard a lot of times that a parent will encourage a physical fight, simply telling the children to stick up for themselves, there are different ways to do that...

I now know the severity of bullying. It also does not just occur in high school or in college but it occurs in middle school as well, it can happen in any age group and any color. Unfortunately, by the time people start to realize the damage that is happening, it is already far too late and the person has either taken their own life or has harmed themselves in a permanent way. Some people are often too scared to speak up about being bullied because they are nervous it could back fire or become even worse than how it already is.
It truly is sad that a couple mean words can turn someone to ending their life or harming themselves and it is also really sad that some people do not come to light about the situation until after they have ended their lives or harmed themselves.

By being a teacher, I would hope to catch the situation way before it got out of hand. You can tell by a person's body language about how they are feeling. You can also tell who the "in crowd" is and who the "popular" kids are so it is a little bit easier to spot someone doing the bullying. It also surfaces almost immediately on social media so it is easy to spot who is doing it and who is receiving the bullying.

I really liked the discussion we had to do on bullying. In the discussion post, we posted whether or not we were a victim of bullying or if we had bullyed someone ourselves and it really made me reflect on how I used to be in middle school and high school. When we watched the three videos and reflected on how we felt. Some people might watch those videos and think, "that is so over dramatic" but unfortunately, it hits the nail right on the head. That is exactly how bullying is and sadly no one holds back what they have to say.

In the video, it escalates very quickly, but it just goes to show how small amounts of words can cause someone to want to end their life. You also never know what someone is going through or their home situation, work, family, etc. That is why we should always be cautious of what we say to someone.

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The technology was one of the greatest advances for mankind but it could quite possibly be one of the greatest advances for schools and classrooms, along with businesses, etc. 

I was reading in chapter 12 about inclusion and infusion of technology. The inclusion of technology is when computers and information technologies are used mainly for transferring information and practicing skills. An example of inclusion would be going to the computer lab for an hour every day, in school, to learn how to type or how to use the applications on the computer provided.

In my middle school, they would bring us to the computer lab every other day so that we could learn how to type. They had multiple activities for us to do so we could build up our speed when it came to typing. They also had keyboard covers to put on the keyboards so that we could not see the letters and we would learn where to keep our fingers. I give credit to that class for the reason why I can type as fast as I do! 

Infusion is when the computers and other information technologies are ongoing features of teaching and learning in all academic subjects at all grade levels. They are equipping every classroom with multiple machines for teachers to use as a regular part of academic instruction or it could mean a single computer designated as an integral part of daily lessons. 

When I was in high school, they had just come out with the smart boards but only every couple of classrooms were equipped with them because they were very expensive and no one quite knew how to work them! Now, it seems like each classroom has one along with so many other machines for teaching.

I also read about one-to-one laptop computing, which means every student in a grade, school, or district has her or his own computing device to use in school. In theory, one-to-one programs reduce digital inequalities by providing every student with a computer.

When I was in school, we were not allowed to have computers (whether we owned one or not) our teachers would not let us bring one to class. When I went back to my old high school to do observation hours, the teachers were assigning classwork through a website that the students could access through their computer and turn in during class. It was actually very cool!

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