Blog Journal #4

Hey again! Florida Computer Science Standards are standards set for each grade level from grades kindergarten through twelfth grade for computer curriculum. For children in first grade, a benchmark they have to follow is "Benchmark SC.K2.CS-CC1.1" which has the students use different tools that allow them to communicate and collaborate with one another. They should also be able to recognize different online databases and libraries. Personally, I do feel prepared enough to integrate technology into my curriculum based on my current skill set. I consider myself pretty comfortable and familiar with using technology and feel that I won't have too much of a problem teaching it either.  

I used the CPALMS Educator Toolkit and went to the first-grade mathematics section of the website. After looking through the lesson plans, text resources, and tutorials I have learned that I can use these resources in my future teachings. I can use it in my future teaching by looking at lesson plans and using those ideas when creating my own lesson plans. I can also use the learning videos as a way to teach the students in different interactive activities. 

Internet searching for teachers is something that is extremely important for them to know how to do themselves and to teach directly. It is important for teachers to understand how to do internet searching correctly because teachers are constantly searching for up-to-date information to teach their students. If a teacher isn't a proficient internet searcher then it could cause them to teach their students false information and even give them false material. I think a skill that I will use most moving forward will be the advanced search feature that Google has.