My name is Emily Crow, and I am from Glen Dale, WV - a small town south of Wheeling, WV. I have attended FSU since Fall of 2008 - graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education specialized in Mathematics grades 5-9 in December of 2012 - and started my Master's in Digital Media in the Spring of 2013. At the beginning of the 2013/2014 school year this August, I will start my first full-time (big girl!) job as a sixth grade/mathematics teacher at Sherrard Middle School near Wheeling, WV. This just happens to be where I attended middle school, and my classroom is the same classroom I had homeroom the entire time I was there! I am very excited to start this next chapter in my life. I hope to get a lot of technology-based ideas for my classroom next year, as well as, a better understanding of the digital media we deal with today.
The video has so much to do with information literacy. In this video, it shows just how much information we can find on the internet and through technology. It explains to us how the information gets to the websites, and it shows how we can use the websites to our own benefits.
I believe that information literacy is exactly what it says. It is being able to collect the information that we need easily and effectively. I feel that it is what we need to learn before we just take off on websites. It enables us to understand the technology we are using before we use it without knowledge of what we are using. This link is a resource that I found helpful when defining this term.
Hey Emily! It's nice to have another class with you. Congrats on the job, I'm so happy for you!!
ReplyDeleteI love the look of your blog - its very cool and welcoming! Congrats on you new job. I can't imagine being in the same classroom or school I grew up in - it would be so surreal, but weirdly comforting. Looking forward to having a (couple) classes with you this summer!
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the 'big girl" job. Perhaps mine will come along, someday! I would love to figure out a way to be a professional student!
ReplyDeleteI agree that understanding technology is very important. For instance I am currently engaged in understanding the technology of my new Keurig Coffee Brewer - - - ahhh the smell!
I wish I had some of this creativity. My blog is a little boring. But a my age( child of the 60's---you do the math)I like calm , cool and serene. Especially since I have a class of 18 women, for 18 months.Good luck to you in your job-- Middle school can be the 'wonder years'.
ReplyDeleteHi emily! Congrats on your new job. I'm a high school math teacher. I'm glad to see people interested in teaching math to younger children; I know I couldn't do it. I agree with you that information literacy is important to learn before integrating technology within the classroom.
ReplyDeleteHi Emily! I also teach math (8th grade)! I grew up in Paden City(right by New Martinsville) about 45 miles south of Wheeling! Currently live and teach in Lewisburg, WV, though.
ReplyDeleteI checked out the link you share. What a great description of "Data Smog". I think sometimes I live in "IT Smog" after having transitioned professions. I'm now a former journalist working in IT.
ReplyDeleteGoing "home" to teach must be very nostalgic experience.
Congratulations on the new job! I hope it goes well, middle school can be tough, but I really like those little sixth graders. Good Luck!
ReplyDeleteYou provided a good website for an intro to Information Literacy. I think researching various websites is the most time consuming thing I do for my lesson plans as a Business teacher. I love when other people provide useful resources.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the new job! I can't wait to get a big girl job. Good luck this fall.
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