Blog Journal #4

     The standard that I chose from the ELA standards was the first one for second grade. This standard essentially means to use knowledge from images and text in a physical or online format of text to show understanding of the text's characters, setting, and plot. I feel prepared to implement this standard based on my current skill set. I have relatively good reading comprehension skills. I am also quite good at analyzing and interpreting images and illustrations because I have taken art classes all my life. I have also taken two different courses during my time at FSU that have challenged me to interpret various works of art such as films, books, and paintings.

    I selected the second grade Art section of the CPALMS Educator Toolkit. The tool/resource that I chose is the lesson plan called "Art through the eye of music". This lesson plan is only available to view in full by creating an account. However, from what I can see, this lesson teaches students how to create art that represents the emotions that the music evokes. I would use this tool in my classroom because it seems like a great way to get the students to connect with their emotions and be creative. 

    It is important to be a proficient internet searcher as a teacher. This is because you need to make sure you are providing your students with accurate information. The internet is also a great resource for teachers to find templates, lesson plans, and other useful tools. I think the most useful tool that we learned about this week was the "advanced search" feature on Google. I will definitely being using this tool in the future.