My early experience using Twitter for this EME course has honestly opened my eyes to a new world. In the beginning I used twitter for personal use, and to communicate with other students in my area, for surface level conversations, about stupid things. However, with my new Twitter, I have realized it can actually be used at a professional level, to communicate with other professionals to brainstorm ideas to improve your work. So far, I have been interacting with my classmates and the EME account. Conversing with these groups of people so far, has enlightened me to new resources that can help me when working with children in the future. What has been especially beneficial is that the EME account forces me to think about my experience with technology that I have not considered, or thought about. I believe that in my future career, Twitter can be beneficial by giving me resources and tips on how to progress myself in my profession, as well as progress the organization that I work for.
The digital divide is a term that has been used to discuss the gap between individuals who do and do not have access to technology. The digital divide affects students in school by putting a split between students who have more or less access to technology. Some students are more fortune and have smartphones on their person daily, and even more access to technology at home, while other students may not have access to technology constantly or even in their homes. As a classroom teacher, I may be faced with a similar situation where some students may have access to technology to do their homework, while others may not. This will affect my teaching strategy by having to accommodate for students who do not have access to technology at their homes. Instead of giving homework that requires students to access technology at home, I would give students assignments in class to work and get familiar with technology. This class time to work will allow all the students the same opportunity and chance to improve their skills.
Two academic tools that I would implement to my future class would be MobyMax and Achieve3000. Both MobyMax and Achieve3000 are online resources that allow students to practice and review material they learned in class during lesson. Moby Max fixes learning gaps with the power of personalized learning by giving instructors the opportunity to create and individualized education plan for each student. Moby Max allows students to work on reading, math, science, social studies, and more. Achieve 3000 is a resource that allows students to freshen up on their reading and writing skills, based on their current reading level. I would implement these softwares in my class because they are very user friendly for teachers and students, and allows the students to have fun while they practice their lessons.
The digital divide is a term that has been used to discuss the gap between individuals who do and do not have access to technology. The digital divide affects students in school by putting a split between students who have more or less access to technology. Some students are more fortune and have smartphones on their person daily, and even more access to technology at home, while other students may not have access to technology constantly or even in their homes. As a classroom teacher, I may be faced with a similar situation where some students may have access to technology to do their homework, while others may not. This will affect my teaching strategy by having to accommodate for students who do not have access to technology at their homes. Instead of giving homework that requires students to access technology at home, I would give students assignments in class to work and get familiar with technology. This class time to work will allow all the students the same opportunity and chance to improve their skills.
Two academic tools that I would implement to my future class would be MobyMax and Achieve3000. Both MobyMax and Achieve3000 are online resources that allow students to practice and review material they learned in class during lesson. Moby Max fixes learning gaps with the power of personalized learning by giving instructors the opportunity to create and individualized education plan for each student. Moby Max allows students to work on reading, math, science, social studies, and more. Achieve 3000 is a resource that allows students to freshen up on their reading and writing skills, based on their current reading level. I would implement these softwares in my class because they are very user friendly for teachers and students, and allows the students to have fun while they practice their lessons.
Twitter is such a cool resource to use in classrooms. I definitely see it being used with older students in high school and college. I opens up communication and conversation is a slightly anonymous format.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! I can see myself using it in a teaching environment as chat room where students can interact with other students and myself at a faster rate, to ask questions about the class and assignments.
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