AngelSusana EME2040

  *Takes four classes online while working part time and trying to graduate this semester*

  https://home.edweb.net/ a free online social network that lets educators connect with colleagues, collaborate on goals and projects, form their own professional learning communities, mentor one another, and practice using a slew of new technologies. Specific initiatives within the network include a  game-based learning forum  that will bring teachers together with game developers to explore best practices and further the discussion -- and the field.

 Distance-learning can feel drastically different than in person learning. There are many reasons people do distance-learning such as it can be more flexible or it’s the easiest option in terms of finances. During COVID-19 everyone had to deal with distance-learning due to the risk of the spread. I was in my second year of college when I had to transition and at first it was difficult. I am not the most text savvy person, even for being born in the early 2000s. I remember when we were transitioning from in person to online it was my first class of the day the school was reassuring us that we were in class and not going online. By the time I got to my second class they were all sending us home. Next thing I know we had a week off so that the professors could figure out how to configure there in person to online teaching.  I also enjoyed the more in person learning because it felt more real. Now I’m doing remote learning again for my final semester at FSU. It does feel different...

 When working on assignment three, which was to create a web design, I’d like to think I gained a few new skills. I learned how to create a website which would be important, not only for a teaching field, but in any field you decide to choose as a career path. I hadn’t realize the types of options I had, such as a portfolio or blog. I enjoyed how creative I could be with this assignment while also doing what was required, but also putting my own touches to it. What I didn’t realize was how tedious this task was. I had everything planned out, but trying to figure everything out took me more time than I expected. Although it was difficult at times, I never let it discourage me. I knew that if I did this, even if I messed up at times, I was here to learn. And really, that’s all that matters.  My initial thoughts on using Diigo is still the same, that it doesn’t seem like it would be a tool that I would personally use or take full advantage of.  I know that I personally haven...