Getting Ready for EDU 642!

Hello everyone! My name is Jessica McDonald, and this is my third year as a middle school Spanish teacher in Holland, Michigan. I am originally from Illinois, but I came to Michigan for college and fell in love with the state. I graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2015 where I received a Bachelor […]

Makerspaces: An Emerging Technology

Some have legos, cardboard and art supplies. Others contain 3D printers, laser cutters and robots. All are considered makerspaces, and they are becoming more and more prevalent in schools and other facilities around the world. According to Makerspaces.com, “a makerspace is a collaborative work space inside a school, library or separate public/private facility for making, […]

Online Lesson Plan Reflection

Overall, I learned a great deal of information while creating an online lesson. I did not find the process to be extremely difficult. However, I did find it to be more time consuming than I originally anticipated. I really had to slow down and think out every specific detail of the lesson. I had to […]

Online Lesson Tools and Resources

Tools This week, I am providing an explanation of the tools and resources used to develop my online lesson. To begin, I used Google Slides, Google Docs and Google Forms. All of my students have their own Google Chromebook. The Google Products are easy to use, and my students are familiar with them. Also, sequence […]

Online Lesson Plan

What!? I have to teach something that can be taught exclusively online!? That was my initial reaction. However, as I reconsidered the task, I realized that this could not have come at a better time. You see, at the end of this week I will be traveling to Rome. This means that I am able […]

Google Slides Lesson

This Google Slides lesson was created for an 8th grade Spanish class. These students are in their fourth semester of Spanish. In this lesson, students learn about reflexive verbs and the meaning of various reflexive verb examples. The presentation incorporates a large number of pictures and videos to help students learn the meaning of each […]

It’s All About Perspective

Welcome! My name is Jessica McDonald, and I am a middle school Spanish teacher. I graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2015 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish and secondary education with a minor in psychology. I am now working toward my master’s degree in educational technology at Central Michigan University. Throughout […]