Blog #3

     There are a lot of ELA technology standards and after looking at them I have realized there are several I know how to use, and there are also many I need practice with before I would be able to use them in the classroom. One standard I am extremely familiar with is W/WHST.2 "Write to explain/inform". I have used this standard a lot throughout my school career. I have used the standard when writing papers and doing projects for school.  This standard is the one I would feel most comfortable teaching in my future classroom as of right now.   Another standard I am familiar with is RL.7 "Multimedia: Literature". This is another standard that I have had to use throughout my schooling. Many of my teachers have incorporated literature into things such as their PowerPoints etc. and I have incorporated it into my projects as well. 

     One standard I will need more practice with before using it in the classroom is SL.5 "Use Digital Media". While I have been introduced to things included in this standard, I definitely need to refresh my skills. For example, I need improvement in doing things such as audio recordings. RI. 5 "Text Structure:" Informational Text is another standard I could improve on. I do not need help with using this standard when doing my own work necessarily, but more of putting the research I am using in order properly for that task. I feel I would need more practice before I would be ready to teach a class about this standard. While I have had a lot of practice with computers, I still have a lot to learn and improve on. 

     For me, the newsletter design assignment we were given ended up being very enjoyable to complete. I really appreciated that it gave us the ability to practice making a type of newsletter because it is something I will definitely have to do in the future. One thing I learned is how to make a line where you cut a form and a line to fill out things. I never realized how easy the process to make those lines were and I am very thankful that I now know how. I also liked having the refresher on shading items. A final thing I took from this assignment was using the online pictures. They changed the program differently than how you used to find the pictures and I appreciated being able to work with that some. Next time I can explore word some more to make the newsletter even more creative. Overall, I'm satisfied with how my newsletter turned out. I love the colors on it, fonts used, and the experience it gave me for the future.