EME 2040 Spring26 Blog Emily Solondz

The standard that I am choosing to focus on from the CPALMS website is standard SC.7.TI.1.5. I interpreted this standard as the impact technology has on the rhetorical aspects of information distribution. Since I would like to teach English in some capacity, I wanted to look at this standard from a rhetorical perspective. Technology allows rhetoricians to reach larger scopes of people, thus adjustments in audience, purpose, and tone have been made. I think president speeches are a great example of how these concepts could be taught to students. Specifically in regard to before and after the incorporation of radio and television. I would feel capable of teaching my students this especially if it aligned with the historical content they were learning as the impact of technology would resonate with them further.  I enjoyed viewing the teacher resources CPALMS has to offer because the filters made the tools super accessible. To test the filters out I searched for 4th grade English Lang...

I would say my opinion of blogging for this course has been generally positive, though I feel I’m not the most engaging blogger. I think it’s common for popular or well-established bloggers to have some sort of identifiable style. I think blogging still feels a little silly to me because it’s comparable to writing to a diary which is not something I have experience with. Blogging with prompts for each paragraph can feel restrictive at times so I’m not sure this blogging experience constitutes as traditional. However, for the purpose of this class is it helpful to have specific prompts because I think it induces a more active and reflective learning process. My initial thoughts on AI in K-12 education were not great. I immediately thought about technological dependence and negative environmental aspects. However, after class discussion I am a tad more open minded. I think when used responsibly, AI has efficient capabilities that can help create lesson plans and more importantly adapt th...

 

 While I was unable to physically be in class the day we explored the Tech Sandbox, I was able to view all of its resources on my own time. I was shocked to see all of the innovative resources offered, and the sheer number of hyperlinks available for easy access. While many of the technologies were more math/science related and I am more interested in teaching English, I found a few of the technologies to be super cool. Namely, the Mendi headband which can be helpful for students with ADHD. Equity in learning is an important concept to me, and I think that's why this piece of technology stood out to me. Additionally, there was a dedicated page under Modules for English and Language Arts, and I found the "Integrating Technology and Literacy" tab to be the most useful. Overall, the Tech Sandbox was an incredibly informative and useful tool that I can see myself using in the future.  I am still unsure if teaching is the career path I want to pursue, but engaging with teacher...