Liz Sarti- LIS 724

 Social Media 6/23/24                                                                      Social Media in Education and Mental Health Social Media in education has always been a hot topic to discuss. I remember being in school and no cell phones unless it is a big emergency. Then when it came to lap tops, that was a bigger issue. Now with social media being in the classroom and having a cell phone is necessary.  What does this do to the mental health aspect? Does it make it better?  Image Source: lfcsmo.org Mental Health On this topic I wanted to explore more on the mental health in the classroom. I am continuing to hear about this issue where I am currently as a Pre-K teacher. I wanted to get out in front of it. Mental health has...

 Reflection 6/23/24                                                 Looking back and Looking Forward This course of technology has opened my eyes so much. From the beginning thinking that this was going to be overwhelming to seeing what the finish line looks like. What are my takeaways? Favorite topic? What have I learned? So so many to look back on. Let's get started. What are my takeaways?  First of all, I can say wow! I love technology and the what technology brings to others. What I did not know I was going to miss this course on technology. I enjoy learning new concepts and making sure I can apply them to about anything. The biggest take away is learning to blog again. Being able to blog again has brought in my self-confidence. The words on the page flows from each week and I can not wait to keep th...

 Digital Tattoo 6/20/24                                                             Data Mine When learning about this new word, data mining, I had to first search about this. According to the Britanncia.com , " data mining, in computer science,  the process of discovering interesting and useful patterns and relationships in large volumes of data . The field combines tools from statistics and artificial intelligence (such as neural networks and machine learning) with database management to analyze large digital collections, known as data sets." What this quote tells me is that it's used for data collection to find a certain person or an area to look up. I decided to take a look at what my data mining would look at. I used several sites and this is what I found...

 Digital Accessibility 6/16/24                                                                           Accessibility with I-pads I-Pads have been a growing trend. When deep diving into the accessibility features they have some easy tools for everyone to use.  As a teacher I have learned to navigate certain tools to help out my students. When being a patron at a library, I have noticed a lot of children using different kinds of I-Pads to navigate around. All of these tools can be beneficial. What am I missing? What is trend that makes these I-pads so popular?                                                  ...

 Personal Learning Network 6/15/24                                                     My personality tests: What they show about me Personal Learning Network is a term I was not familiar with. I did ask some of my teacher friends and one did know what this network is all about. A helpful guide to staying connected in a professional and personal way, through social media. I am able to accomplish this by connecting with various teachers, discussion boards, trainings in person in education and library science, joining American Library Association on Instagram and many more. These networks will help to guide me and others to gain a personal and professional outlook.  Personality Tests When it comes to taking personality tests, astrology tests or your local magazine test, I enjoy taking these ...

Educational Research 6/6/2024                                                         Educational Research: Technology Technology has always been around us. Changing and evolving to what we need. Technology has been beneficial for children and teens. They find ways to communicate with their friends, fun activities they come up with and learn from each other.  Children and Teens: Communication Children are always learning to pick up anything that is taught to them. They are learning and engaging with what they see around them. They have the adaptability to see what is in front of them and learn from this kind of technology.  When we think about communication is through cell phones, children as young as 6 years old have been introduced to the cell phone. According to  Chi...