The Life of Ariel

Your early experiences using Twitter (X) or Instagram for your Personal Learning Networks. With whom have you been interacting and how have you found it beneficial? How might Twitter be helpful in your future career? I was first exposed to Twitter in Highschool. The app was actually a tool my AP Art History teacher made us utilize for our assignments. While it was a creative way to do my assignments, I don't think I will be useful in my future since quite frankly I don't enjoy the platform and did not see it being of much benefit to me. That being said, I perhaps need to give it some more time to warm up on me since I only utilized it for homework purposes.  The digital divide. How does the digital divide affect student success in schools? What are some causes of the digital divide? Reflect on what you may experience as a classroom teacher and how this will affect your teaching strategies. I think the digital divid impacts many students in more impoverished communities. The mo...

A paragraph about copyright and fair use.   How would you deal with these concepts as a teacher, developing your own instructional materials, and having students create their own works?   Have you learned anything new about it? Are there any lingering questions, concerns, or ideas? Feel free to share your reflection.   Unfortunately, as students grow and expand on their writing, copyright and fair use is likely an obstacle they will have to learn to overcome. From personal experience as a student, I remember moments where would take text and quotes from different sources and use them without realizing they were not under fair use guidelines . In the same way, I expect most students, if they are learning how to right research papers and implementing resources into their work, to stray away from the guidelines. I believe the best way to minimize this would be by building a strong foundation when it comes to how to properly cite work. One new thing I learned a...

    A paragraph about  Florida Computer Science Standards Links to an external site. . Select a grade level. Choose one of the standards listed and describe it in your own words. Do you feel prepared to implement this standard based on your current skill set? Why or why not?  The grade level I chose to review is the grade 3-5, and the standard is  The impact of computing resources on local and global society. This standard focuses on teaching online ethics to students to combat cyberbullying, and how to use the technology as means of unifying people of different cultures and backgrounds, instead of creating division. I do believe I can implement this standard because I believe the ethics behind the standard come natural to most human beings meaning it would not only be easier to teach, but also easier for anyone to grasp. A paragraph about the   CPALMS Links to an external site.   Educator Toolkit. To access the Educator Toolkit, select "I am a Florida...

  A paragraph about your experience using MS Word as a student (both in K-12 and at FSU). Do you prefer another word processing software (for example: Google Docs)? If so, why do you prefer to use this word processing software? Around the age of 11, I learned to use Microsoft word for the first time. I remember it being in my 6th grade class "Wolf Success" (Wolves were the mascot of the school I attended). The class focused primarily on teaching students how to use different types of software for education. Since then I have used Microsoft Word every school year and academic term. In the past as well I have had teachers who encourage us to use alternative software's like Google docs because of the ease of group project, but if I had to pick, I would always choose Microsoft word. It's the processor I'm most familiar with, which allows me to spend less time focusing on the formatting and more time on an assignment itself. A paragraph about the  ISTE Standards for Ed...

 Good afternoon!       My name is Ariel Sein. I am currently a senior at Florida State University, and my major is Political Science with a minor in Criminology. Post undergrad my plan is to attend a law school in Orlando FL which is where I am from. All my life I have always been interested in the legal realm, and while I know my life is most likely not going to be as exciting as it's portrayed in TV shows like Suit's, I do look forward to the career. I think my personality and the skills that I have would be best utilised as an attorney. Nevertheless, I am excited to be finishing up my time at Florida State and grateful for the opportunity I have had to study from here.  In my personal experience I have seen technology play a fundamental role in my education. I have memories that goes as far back as the 3rd grade, with my class being chaperones down the elementary school hallways to the "Computer Lab" (essentially, just a room full of computers)...