Jasmine Technlogy Journey

        Computational Thinking is used to solve problems. There are four parts to computational thinking: decomposition, pattern recognition, abstraction, and algorithm design. For decomposition, its when you break a big problem into smaller ones. Decomposition: This way it would be easier to manage.  Pattern recognition requires you to analyze and find a sequence that repeats. Patterns make the problem simpler because we can use the same solution whenever we see the same pattern. Abstraction is where you get rid of parts that are unnecessary. The solution that is created has to be able to work with different problems. Lastly, the algorithm design explains how to do something step-by-step.            Personally, I had a hard time with computational thinking part 1 assignment because I wasn't sure what I had to do. I did watch the week 9 video to see the explanation, but I still wasn't confident that I did it rig...

It is finally time to work on the lesson plan outline this week. I kind of changed my idea on what exactly I wanted to do for the lesson plan. I originally wanted it on the solar system, but because that was a broad topic I chose one of the planets: Mars. Then I wanted my lesson plan to be fun and creative for students. I didn't just want to plan a presentation, basic assignments, and then quizzes. I wanted the children to design something to use their imagination to be creative. In addition, to use digital tools to promote collaboration and student learning. On the other hand, I found all of the ISTE easy to understand. It is not like the core standards where it could be overwhelming reading through them all. Well, I am looking forward to learning more about computational thinking in week 9.

Cloud computing is a new way for people to store and access data and programs over the Internet. There are a lot of advantages and disadvantages when it comes to cloud computing. The advantages are it reduces the IT costs, promotes collaboration, flexibility, and textbooks are more affordable. The textbooks are at a discounted price because it’s digital content. In public schools, they are forced to use the old edition because they can’t afford the new edition. Teachers won’t have to worry about outdated information when they turn to cloud computing. One might think that it would be more expensive to get cloud-computing software, but it is a cheaper option because you don’t have to use hardware. With cloud computing, it is able to reach more students including the adults that would benefit from online classes. On the other hand, the disadvantages would be the risk of something happening to the software and losing all of your information. I have had a lot of chances t...