Journal 3
While I was searching through the ELA technology standards in Florida, one standard that stuck out to me was for 6th grade. The standard reads, "Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting." In other words, students are expected to use a specific forum to create their writing, collaborate with their peers, and view the works of their classmates. The students are also expected to have enough focus and mental capacity to write a certain amount by the end of the class period. With my current skill set, I do feel prepared to implement this standard. Using the internet in the classroom is often a little exciting to students, and having a social element with being able to view the work of others and collaborate is something that I believe the students would latch onto easily. I would facilitate their...