REFLECTION

EDTC 5310 was the very first course I took in the program back in Spring 2020. It was an introduction to educational technology. We learned about a variety of different digital tools including screencasts, podcasts, blogs and more. My professor allowed me to cater my work to the newsroom as opposed to a classroom. I also loved that I was able to utilize blog posts and such in this course. I was able to create some pretty great and informational blogs in this course that will be very useful in my career.

However, the artifact that I really enjoyed creating was regarding my use of digital tools in the newsroom. I was able to show myself that I do use technology on the daily and my technology plays a large part in the way we distribute news. I really enjoyed that I was able take Dr. H behind the scenes of the tools used to determine what news we share with you all.

ARTIFACT

Here is the blog post I made on April 13, 2020:

Today, I am going to show you all how I navigate through content using two apps to decide what is important to our viewers for the day. The apps featured in the video are called CrowdTangle and Chartbeat.

I decide what is important to our viewers based on numbers. I used two applications: Crowdtangle and Chartbeat. These two applications are explained more in the video, but essentially one follows social media engagement (likes, comments and shares) and the other follows website clicks. I showed how I use both in conjunction to decide what is important to the viewers that day. Being able to navigate this applications will ease the stress of choosing assignments for that day.

ISTE Standards

1. Learner

a. Set professional learning goals to explore and apply pedagogical approaches made possible by technology and reflect on their effectiveness.

c. Stay current with research that supports improved student learning outcomes, including findings from the learning sciences.

4. Collaborator

a. Dedicate planning time to collaborate with colleagues to create authentic learning experiences that leverage technology.

c. Collaborate and co-learn with students to discover and use new digital resources and diagnose and troubleshoot technology issues.

5. Designer

a. Use technology to create, adapt and personalize learning experiences that foster independent learning and accommodate learner differences and needs.

b. Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and use digital tools and resources to maximize active, deep learning.