EME2040

      I believe Diigo is an efficient website that has many resources for teachers. It has potential to be one of the top resources for educators; however, in my experience, the website is a bit confusing and tedious to navigate. If they were to make it easier to understand and navigate without needing to watch tutorials, I would have a better experience on the website. On the other hand, I like the way it basically serves as a personal library. It allows you to bookmark resources that pike your interest and annotate on those resources so you can remember your thoughts later on.      Overall, I have enjoyed my experience with blogging. I like putting my thoughts into words and sharing them for others to see. Although nobody is actually reading these posts, figuratively, it is an efficient method of reaching an audience. In addition, blogging creates a sense of community and is essentially a personal archive. In my experience, I have learned not to put too much thought while writing blo

       I got on Twitter pretty early. I definitely consider myself a Twitter veteran. I started consistently using Twitter back in 2012 in 6th grade. Facebook used to be THE social media site, but as parents started making accounts and monitoring their children, it suddenly wasn't "cool" anymore. So of course we, as a collective, gravitated towards Twitter, which was still fairly new and unpopular at the time. Getting onto Twitter, I had no idea how to use it. I used to @ celebrities and think they were only seeing my post to them as if we were having some exclusive conversation. Years later, I have a completely different perspective of the social media platform now that I have mastered it and utilize its resources. Now I know that despite its shortcomings, it can be very useful. Aside from entertainment, Twitter can serve as a wonderful platform to receive news. You can navigate through hashtags and have discussion forums on them. You can watch and read live news. You ca

      The grade level I chose for the ELA Standards and Technology is 11-12th grade.  LAFS.1112.RH.3.7 concerns itself with teachers having the capacity to present a topic, problem, or solution using various forms of media. An example would be using Powerpoint and/or Canva for lectures, and using Excel for spreadsheets. I am entirely prepared to implement this standard with my current skill set. I have much experience with using digital media to present topics. I also enjoy getting creative with digital softwares that facilitate the spread of information; therefore, I am well-equipped to implement this standard in a passionate way.      The CPALMS resource I chose is for 11th grade social studies. It is a 19 minute video detailing key events of the American Civil War. It describes in-depth events that occurred prior to the war that later contributed to the war, along with important facts regarding the war as it was occurring and the repercussions that followed. To access the video, a s