Hannah S. EME2040 Blog

In the School of Theater at FSU, I was originally on a Stage Management track. This meant I was in charge of the organization of paperwork, rehearsals, and the show. I have been using Microsoft Word, Google Doc, and Pages for many years because of this. I would have to send daily schedules, calendars, and reports. All of the SM students had relatively the same paperwork, however, we would change the design layout to make it our own. MS Word is actually my least favorite program because I tend to ask it to do things that it does not like and I end up having to re-do the entire paper. Pages is a lot easier for me to navigate and google docs is easier for group editing. A huge part of working in theater is getting the rights to plays or musicals. There are a few companies that handle the rights to all of the shows, and we have to pay them to access certain things for the show. There are scripts, music scores, logos. Some go even farther and make you pay for specific dance moves or costu...

     I am a part of the generation that grew up along side technology and not with it. Because of this, I was often a guinea pig class in terms of using online platforms as well as digital technology in the classroom. Some teachers did it because it was available. Others did it so that I could learn the computer skills (much like this class). However, I have had many teachers reject the technology in their classroom because it is not beneficial to the subject being taught.  I have gone through google classroom, black board, and canvas. I have used chrome books, I pads, and desktops. I have even taken many online courses or tests in high school and college. I am not sure if there is a state mandated rule about using the equipment  that they are given, however, I am witnessing a time where teachers are rejecting the technology because it is not working.       For me, the most important ISTE standard for Educators is "Citizenship" be...

Welcome to my blog! My name is Hannah S and I am a senior Theater major and a minor in education. My goal is to become a high school Theater teacher in the state of Florida. I have lived in the sunshine state my whole life and I grew up on the stage. I have a deep root in theater education because my mom was my theater teacher in high school and HER mother was her teacher at the same school. I fought it for a while, but in starting my minor, I can't think of anything else I would want to do for the rest of my life. Technology and I have a love/hate relationship. I was originally on a Stage Manager track which meant making calendars, organizing information, and contacting mass groups of people. I have used Microsoft, apple, and google products as well copy machines and other office technology. While I am fluent in these platforms, I am still the person who attracts viruses or forgets how to find certain tools like a grandma. Because I grew up along side technology (not with it),...