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Learning Meme

 Every single day I wake and I think of Canvas

Blog Journal 10

     Recently we went went over data collection and discussed how to conduct surveys. I would likely use surveys in my classroom to get feedback from students about certain lectures and activities. Since I would be teaching English, the surveys could have content about whether or not they found a certain writing activity useful. I could also do surveys on which books the students want to read for class each semester. These would be useful ways to receive their input on classroom activities.

    Some material I found to be interesting while looking through my classmates blogs is what their experience has been in technology. I also like reading about what my peers thought was challenging in assignments. Reading about what they learned and enjoyed helps me remember some of the skills I have gathered as well. This isn't necessarily a topic, but I love seeing how everyone has designed their blogs to be individual to them.

    The technological skill I would like to learn next is probably how to type faster. This doesn't really relate to what we learn in class, but I believe its a very useful skill to have. Before this semester, I had not spent anywhere near this much time typing. Now that I type almost all of my assignments, I see that I am slowly getting better. I could get even faster and more accurate by practicing on a typing program that improves these skills.

Blog Journal 9

     As a distance learner this semester, I have discovered a lot of things about this way of education. It has not all been great for many of us as you could probably guess. What I don't like about this semester is that none of my classes require me to leave my room so it is very easy to go days on end without stepping outside of my apartment. This is not very good for my mental health, or many other students' I would guess. I have liked that everything is online so I can see all of my assignments far in advance and access them whenever I want. When I'm a teacher I would make distance learning better by making more social opportunities for students in class.

    Open Education Resources (OERs) are resources that educators or others share for educational purposes. These resources greatly benefit other teachers and make it easier to create and share things such as lesson plans. They are part of creative commons licenses to show that this work can be used for educational purposes. This source: https://www.oercommons.org/ is a website that provides users with OERs in one place. It is a very good resources for educators. 

    While recently working with PowerPoints in class I have learned many new skills that I was unaware of before. I learned how to record a voiceover to accompany my powerpoint, how to do rolling credits, how to show my name on the handout, and how to design my own slide layout. I really liked learning how to record a voiceover, but next time I would be sure to make my voice more clear and have better speaker notes to go along with it so I don't confuse myself. I didn't like how I designed my slides that much because I could've been more creative. Here are my two PowerPoints: