Addison's EME2040 Blog

       Assignment #5 was a particularly fun assignment in my opinion. It was fun coming up with the trivia questions and getting to play around with the game set up. It was also really interesting learning how these PowerPoint games are made. I’ve used them in so many of my classes but had no idea how they were made. The one thing I didn’t like about the assignment was how tedious it was. Adding all of the links was extremely repetitive and took a while. But otherwise, I really enjoyed the assignment.  I think data collection will be a huge part of my career as a teacher. There are so many different ways of collecting data and ways to use the information you get. As a teacher you’ll have to record student test scores, their reading comprehension, math skills, etc. You’ll have to keep track of all of this data to look for student growth or any concerns. As a teacher you can also use surveys to get information from your students and their parents to get feedba...

      I have had a lot of experience with distance learning throughout my K-12 years. COVID started when I was in 7th grade, and the last quarter of that year was done entirely with distance learning. Classes were held over zoom, and all my assignments had to be submitted online. It was an odd experience and quite the adjustment at the time. During 8th grade, I was introduced to hybrid classes. Half of my classmates were on Zoom, while the rest of us were sitting in the classroom in person. Those two years were not my favorite. I personally wasn’t a fan of distance learning like that; I could never focus over zoom. In high school, I was introduced to FLVS and SCVS, two different online school options. I was able to take classes online and still go in person. This ended up being a huge help for me, allowing me to take a period or two off in the morning while still taking all my necessary classes. Virtual classes like this weren’t the easiest way for me to learn, I had no...