Blog Journal 4


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 lesson plans, virtual manipulatives, student tutorials, and formative assessment items. CPALMS One particularly useful tool is the “Original Student Tutorials” (interactive online lessons aligned to the standards). CPALMS I could use those tutorials to flip part of the instruction — students could explore the concept on their own before we do guided or collaborative work in class. The lesson plans and formative assessments would help me align my classroom tasks with the standards and monitor students’ understanding in real time. These vetted resources save me planning time and give me a scaffolded way to integrate digital tools effectively.


Being a proficient Internet searcher is essential for teachers because new resources, pedagogical strategies, research, and digital tools emerge constantly. If I can efficiently find validated lesson plans, tutorials, standards documents, or technology tools, it means my instruction stays current and responsive to students’ needs. From the Internet searching skills introduced this week, I expect to most often use Boolean operators, using quotation marks for exact phrases, and filtering by date or domain. One Internet skill I already use (beyond what was introduced) is reverse image search. I’ll take a figure or diagram I find in a student’s worksheet and use reverse image search to find the original source or a higher-resolution version. That helps me find context, original explanations, or alternative formats to use in my lessons.

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  1. jack hunterApril 3, 2026 at 5:06 AM

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