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Reflections on Week 5

As always I'd like to try out some of the functions of the tech tool we're using, so I'm starting with a picture of my backyard. I may have mentioned before that I've gotten in the habit of sitting on the patio and studying or drinking my coffee most mornings. Though lately there've been a lot of mosquitoes so it's been harder. 

I can't believe it's week 5 already, I don't think that truly hit me until I started writing this blog post. Of course, I saw it this week when accessing Blackboard for homework, but I guess I wasn't really paying attention. I also just submitted my petition for graduation in the Spring so that was also crazy. It really brought it home to me that we just have 1 semester to go. We can do this! 

The past few weeks have been really busy and I'm guessing the next few weeks will too because my sister's wedding is next Sunday! I am so happy that this week we'll be focusing on the CATESOL conference, I've registered and am hoping to see the videos shortly after it finishes so I can write my blog post. But thanks to Kathryn I also have access to some of the videos from the conference I went to at the end of last Spring semester so if need be I will reflect on those instead. I loved listening to Dr. Krashen last time and I think he's speaking at 1 pm this Saturday. If you get a chance to attend I think it would be totally worth the time.

One of my takeaways about blogs from this week was from Jennifer Gonzalez's Cult of Pedagogy podcast we listened to / read. I loved the infographic she made showing so many ideas for content and assessment. I appreciate that she's thought through a variety of ways to use the same tool which would help with focusing on a single tech tool throughout a semester so students don't get too overwhelmed with trying to learn about technology in addition to content knowledge. For us, I think that because the two overlap so strongly (technology is the content knowledge) we've tried out quite a few tools but I look forward to honing my skills a little more. I'm working with my senior teacher at Mesa to put together a tutor training on using collaborative tech tools so I love learning more about these tech tools and am finding ways to incorporate them into other aspects of my life. I am not yet sure if I'll blog as a teacher, perhaps as a way to introduce the week to students. However, I think I enjoy the videos Dr. Denise shares with us every week so I'm not sure which I would end up using.

On a final note, here is a funny, relatable video about working from home. Enjoy!

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  1. Alex SOctober 3, 2020 at 2:40 PM

    I hope I will enjoy blogging. Registration part was not fun at all. I am not sure if I did it right. Technology is always fun, and I hope I will like to write blogs.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rOWGe7uOuPU

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