EME 2040 Blog

Open educational resources (OER) are super helpful for educators to be able to distribute, remix, and even edit the content they are sharing with their students. It is a flexible way for students to have free access as well as creative flexibility with educational resources. This is also a helpful tool for teachers, schools, and students from low SES to have access to updated and useful academic platforms and information.  Here is a link to an article that talks about the current prices of educational materials such as textbooks, academic software, and more, and how they are comparable to OER's as far as course outcomes and learning. They found that there was no significant difference in outcomes between students who use more costly textbooks and students who use OER's which reflects similar quality material. However, there was a difference in students dropping out of courses due to financial stress in the costs of textbook and course material in comparison to those students wh

Here is the link to my classroom website:  https://mariana1234567890987654321.weebly.com/      During my time as an undergraduate, I have not fully used AI tools to their advantage. However, in today's day and age, chances are you use AI tools on your phone. I usually will use Instagram AI algorithms to keep myself entertained on reels. I also use Amazon's AI recommendation system to buy materials and supplies that I need on the website. Similarly, I use google maps to navigate through different roads and traffic, I use Spotify AI generated playlist in my day to day life, and I use google translate to communicate with individuals who speak a different language than I do. I am not fully knowledgeable on how AI tools work, which makes me a little skeptical however, I am motivated to use AI tools by how helpful they have been in the past.       Ever since ChatGPT became more advanced and prevalent, I have begun to use this AI tool to help aid me in completing assignments. I often

     The website I chose to write about is for a 3 rd grade class, taught by Mr. Bagley. Mr. Bagley is a teacher at Sundale Union Elementary School in Tulare, California. This website has a lot of different tabs and information. The website has a welcome page with more information about the teacher, how to get in contact, and expectations for the semester. They also have more information on assignments and current projects/essays. They have a slide show of pictures of their students, and of their class activities. They provide a list of classroom rules, and a listed-out calendar so that others can remain organized and know what to expect. They have class announcements and reminders, and even links to products to buy for the class as donations. Finally, the teachers provide links to the parent portal, reports for absences/tardies, a printable version of their calendar, their class handbook, a “say something” tab, and a link to pay for lunch. Overall, the website is simple but easy to n