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https://blinna.weebly.com/ Working on the Web Design assignment helped me develop important skills like creating responsive layouts, selecting color schemes, and organizing content clearly. I used contrast by placing dark text against a light background for readability, and alignment to make sure headings, images, and buttons were consistently arranged. I also applied proximity by grouping related content together, such as keeping all navigation links in one section for easier access. I enjoyed the creative freedom of designing a website that reflected my ideas, but coding some of the responsive features was challenging. These skills will be valuable in my future career for creating professional portfolios, instructional websites, or other digital resources. A creative way to use QR codes in my classroom would be to place them on worksheets or classroom posters that link to supplemental materials. For example, a QR code next to a diagram of the solar system could take students to ...

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I looked through the new Florida Computer Science standards (effective July 2024) on the Florida DOE/CPALMS site, and one standard that explicitly involves technology is in the “Programming and Software Engineering” strand. For example, a standard states that students should “design, develop, and test modular programs to solve problems."  Florida Department of Education In my own words, this means students shouldn’t just write a long single block of code; rather, they should divide a problem into manageable pieces or functions (modules), write code for each piece, and then integrate and debug them. I feel somewhat prepared to implement this standard, because I have experience with programming concepts and breaking problems down into functions or modules. However, I know there’s more to it that I’ll need to deepen my knowledge about before teaching it confidently. In exploring the CPALMS Educator Toolkit for, say, Grade 4 Mathematics, I found that each standard has associated le...