#3 Learning new things

I would feel most comfortable teaching the standard W/WHST.8 which is gathering information from different medias and determining the credibility. I am very proficient at the use of the internet so I would not have a hard time finding out what is credible and finding information from different sources. I would feel slightly unprepared if I had to teach SL.5 which is "Use Digital Media" but this includes audio recordings and such which is something I am not quite sure how to use. I would not know how to record my voice or anything of that sort and would definitely need more practice.

While reading chapter 9, I liked the idea of using a few medias mentioned in my classroom. I would utilize the use of email, and also the use of websites such as "go noodle". Email is the most efficient and easy way to communicate with students and parents. Since I would like to teach 1st graders, I would need to primarily communicate with my students parents about  classroom events and such and email is the easiest way to communicate with so many different parties. Also the website go noodle is a very great tool that can stimulate the students mind but also allow their brains to take a break and let go of some unused energy. I also thought the idea of having a class blog as mentioned in the chapter would be very useful. "The effect is a lively group discussion with readers able to jump from blog to blog via connecting links to see what others have to say". This can allow for some educational conversations happening online, this in the early childhood could teach students how technology can be used for mainly educational purposes rather than non educational purposes!

I have never created a newsletter before, so this was an all around new experience! I designed my newsletter for 1st graders so I could incorporate lots of colors and pictures and make it visually appealing. I learned that I can use microsoft word to make pretty things and not just boring word documents! I had a lot of fun with this assignment getting to be creative and using a lot of different tools.