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The topic I researched this week was on Privacy. I think it is important to know if our lives are really private or if someone or something is listening in on our conversations and learning about us and/or our preferences without our consent. The infographic that  EAVI  created is very informative. Here is a picture of it:  Image Source: EAVI I’ve always heard of the term “cookies”, but never really had the interest to research what it really meant until this week. The EAVI infographic explained that “First party cookies…come directly from the site. They improve your browsing experience by remembering things like your volume settings, displaying the weather where you live and the items in your shopping cart” and “Third party cookies…follow you around the internet, tracking your behaviour and any information they can gather. The Like buttons on Facebook or Twitter are also a way to activate third-party cookies” (EAVI). After reading about all of the information that adver...

 Professional Learning Networks (PLN) This week I learned about and explored different Professional Learning Networks, PLNs. After viewing the videos Dr. Trust created about the many benefits PLNs have for teachers and students’ learning, I am excited to expand my own PLN. Out of the 4 growth areas Dr. Trust talked about in her videos (affective, social, cognitive, and identity), I identify with cognitive  the most. I am always looking online for new resources and tools to use in my classroom to enhance my students’ learning. Oftentimes I follow creators online (most of the time on Instagram and Pinterest), that are either preschool and/or SPED teachers and I save the activities and resources they’ve used in their classrooms, so I can reference them in the future when I’m teaching that activity or subject. I also like to use Instagram and/or Pinterest to test out new ideas, for inspiration, and to learn about new teaching strategies I can integrate in my classroom, because I a...

Hello everyone, my name is Daniela Roman. My nickname is Dani. I am 27 years old. I have a daughter whose name is Angie, she is 20 months old. She just started soccer practice this month, you can see a picture of her popping bubbles here: Image property of author She gets more excited with the bubbles than playing with the soccer ball.  I also have a chihuahua whose name is Romeo, he is three years old. Here is a picture of him graduating from his puppy class. We were very proud of him. He wasn't very impressed with his cap and diploma.  Image property of author This is my last class before I graduate with a Master of Arts in Education. I am very excited because I will be the first one in my family to graduate with a Masters Degree. I am a Bilingual Special Education Preschool teacher. This is my fifth year teaching. I teach at a CPS school on the northwest side of Chicago. The population of students I teach are all Latinx. My school has a large population of diverse learners,...