Emory Parkins- My Blog

I have never used Twitter until the start of my academic career at Florida State. I have been using Twitter for some of my other classes in addition to using it in this EME class. From using Twitter I have learned how to be informed and stay up to date on current events academically and around the world. I think that Twitter is useful in this sense because it allows individuals such as myself to communicate and share ideas and also learn more from other individuals who are sharing information as well. There is a multitude of benefits that come from using a social media platform like Twitter. One of these benefits includes being able to stay connected and informed in so many different locations. Another benefit is that Twitter can be used to spread awareness and education too. I have not had any issues using Twitter in my experiences so far. It has been very useful for connecting and learning about other educational tools and resources that will help me in my academic and career futu...

The class website that I found is for a 2nd grade class from the Deer Valley Unified School District Website. Specifically, this 2nd grade class belongs to Ms. Parmigiani. Located on the website, that is allowed to be seen publically are a lot of resources such as the weekly school newsletter, the daily class schedule, the classroom homework and many other useful materials that the students would need. There is also a "Welcome!"/"About me" page that the teacher introduces herself and talks a little bit about what her class will be like.  http://parmigiani.weebly.com Since I want to go into publishing, I would use technology to accomplish my professional responsibilities more effectively and efficiently by incorporating it into the way that I work with the publishing firm. Specifically, I would use technology to educate, market, and spread the word about book/magazine releases and also use technology to work with various...

The Technology Sandbox at FSU 1. My experience: Going to the Technology Sandbox at FSU, I  was able to learn a lot about the different interactive and innovative technologies that exist and how to use them. While in the technology sandbox I  was able to learn about multiple interactive learning tools such as the Smart Board, and two other versions of a technology white board that would be useful in the classroom. While all three different versions has their differences, these smart boards seem very useful in accommodating people with disabilities, young students, and improving interaction and tangibility in the classroom. Additionally, another tool that was shown to us in this tour were the 3-D Printers. This specific tool had multiple uses, but when applied made me realize that there are many more uses for teaching and interaction than meets the eye. These printers could be used (similar to that of Virtual reality) to tangibly learn about anatomy, animals; there are endle...

My initial experience using Diigo was unfamiliarity. I had never used this platform before. One characteristic that I did not like was the layout and orientation of the website; it was not very user-friendly. There were many areas and links to click on that had no emphasis or way to differentiate what categories they were in etc. It would be easier for users to use the platform if there were distinct ways to see links, different users, and overall a better layout for the platform to see all of its tools. I have used a lot of other online and writing platforms before beginning this class; however, I had never attempted blogging. My experience with blogging has been relatively beneficial. I think that blogging is a great way to articulate what I am learning and what I  want to learn more of. During the blogging process I  have learned how to document and express the things that I have learned in a  way that others can understand and learn from as well. I have learned whil...

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