Blog #6

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 I would feel capable of teaching my students this especially if it aligned with the historical content they were learning as the impact of technology would resonate with them further.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 Language Arts which caused 344 search results to pop up of which I chose "Save the Ducks." For this prompt, students would be asked to collaborate to analyze a situation from local, state and national levels. The page provided the resource ID of a case study that could be used in addition to 3 related standards that would be targeted in the activity. I could definitely see myself using CPALMS to borrow ideas from as it seems many interactive activities are available on the site. I think its most important use would be targeting standards that I might be having difficulty fulfilling. The filter options on the site make it easy to sort through standards and grade levels. 

It was nice to learn about AI this past week because of its poor reputation that had rubbed me the wrong way in the past. I learned a lot more than I thought I would if I'm being honest. For example, Gemini is a tool I am more open to using because of its element of security under my FSU ID. We have focused a lot on the shift towards technology in this class. So, I have a few questions regarding the sustaining of pre-technological approaches. First, how can we effectively find a happy medium between handwritten and typed work? Or alternatively, how important is handwritten work to a "digital native?"