Blog with Maggie Mae

          As a digital native I have been in contact with many different digital resources. Many of these uses have been used for personal use as well as school. One application/resource that I frequent the most is Microsoft Word. I believe I have been using Microsoft Word since middle school. Word has been the top resource for me when it has come to type papers. In my history not only is word used to type papers, but, it is also available to create charts and graphs. My teachers have also used Microsoft word to type up information, such as instructions, to distribute to students.             Early in my writing experience using Microsoft, I was taught about plagiarism. My teacher expressed that we could not copy something verbatim from the internet. She explained that the point of our assignments is to see how we use the information we found and gathered, not to find someone else’s and take it for o...

Technology has become one of the biggest growing market in the world. Technology affects and has made contributions to aspects in our lives, for instance, health and medicine, communication, and business. For the reason, and how far of a reach technology has on the everyday life of many individuals, is why students and teachers are influenced to use technology in the classroom. Not only are teachers using technology because of its reach but also because of its accessibility. Technology inevitably makes life easier for many, even teachers. With the use of technology, teachers are able to have more resources available to them that they can use in the classroom. The International Society for Technology in Education had many standards that I found interesting. An educator standard that stood out to me was the analyst standard. The analyst standard states that educators should use data to drive their instruction and support students in achieving their learning goals. I think this importa...

Citizenship in the Digital Age This infographic, along with its accompanied web source/article is about the second student standard which motivates and encourages students to practice and smart digital habits. The infographic compares what is expected of a good citizen and a good digital citizen. This picture can be displayed in classrooms so students can have a daily reminder.

Hello I am Maggie Mae. I am a fourth year student at The Florida State University, majoring in Family & Child Sciences with a minor in education. With my studies I hope to work with children and help them develop into the model citizens, who are able to succeed regardless of their background or what they come from. I currently work with the Boys & Girls Club as Assistant Site Coordinator to help mold students into their best selves. I directly handle about 20 1st and 2nd grade students while having to manage and govern about 90 students, ranging from kindergarten to 5th grade. Being a millennial I have a pretty decent history with working with technology in a educational setting. I believe I grew up during a great period because I got to experience a wide variety of technology in school. From big white mac books, overhead projectors, to laptop carts and now tablets I feel like I have seen it all. I now use technology in my place of work educating my students by getting l...