# 3 ELA Standards and You

The first ELA standard that I would feel most prepared to teach would be RHST.7 "Multimedia: History/ Social Studies: includes charts, graphs, photographs, videos, maps, research data". I feel that I could most easily do this because I have already had to integrate multimedia before into teaching experiences that I have had previously. I feel that using multimedia gives an extra tool for the children who are visual learners to understand. Along with being able to utilize these tools in lessons giving something to go off of and make lessons a little more exciting and engaging this way. The ELA standard that I would need more preparation for would definitely be "SL.5 Use Digital Media: Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to express information and enhance understanding of presentations". I would have to do some preparation for this because I am not very skilled when it comes to audio use and recordings, along with making interactive digital media elements. 

I would truly like to utilize using technology in the classroom as much as I am able too using the Internet, blogs, videos, and take advantage of academic portals. But when it comes to digital citizenship one of the concepts that I would definitely address would be to be polite and respectful in all interactions. It is so easy to sit behind a computer and be critical and sometimes rude to and of others work. Along with refraining from sharing or posting personal information about themselves or others, it can be so easy to think posting where you are or your address is not a big deal. But it can easily make children targets for stalkers and predators so any amount of personal information is not advised. Since I do plan on working with middle school ages 11-14, this is one of the most important times to learn to be nice on the Internet along with not sharing personal information.

Through working on the Newsletter I have learned many new skills such as using multiple text boxes with how to arrange them. Also I have learned how to make borders and use word art, which I haven’t used in a very long time since many college professors and high school teachers are not a fan of word art when it comes to essays. I did not like having to figure out what to write and it was difficult making it sound different than the example, but I feel that this has helped me to be able to come up with my own ideas to do better next time. I will definitely be able to use this in my future career by actually having to make newsletters for my future classrooms.