Blog #4

1. Since I have had this Twitter account for class, I have been able to follow Educational Twitter pages like; WeAreTeachers, Edutopia, TechLearning, and many more. It has been a great experience to see what they are posting about on current topics in Education. Also it has been nice to see updates from my classmates and how they like the class and how it is going through Twitter. I believe this could be beneficial as a future teacher in the classroom because you could have parents and students follow you on Twitter for immediate updates. For example, when upcoming assignments are due, last minute reminders on tests, and even updates throughout the day on what we are learning in class.

2. The Digital Divide is a very relevant and prominent issue in the world of education and student success. It can either create ample amounts of student success or it can make students fall behind because they don't have access to these technologies. So in the podcast there were two schools, public and private, who were finding ways to bridge the gap. One was for it to be BYOD or bring your own device. This way students who had the devices already could bring them to school to use and aid in their learning. For students who did not have access to these devices at home could check out tablets, laptops, etc from the school and take it home to do activities and homework. This way kids all have the same opportunities to use technology to aid in their success. For the other school, they had laptops and other devices at school, but technology was incorporated so much that students were almost required to have and use their own devices. As a teacher you may experience that students will not always have the resources for online work. So making sure that you find ways for students to have access is very important. Like even having after school time where students can come in and work on online assignments.

3. I want to teach 1st or 2nd grade and I expect their will be some use of technology. Mainly through
academic databases and educational games. This is because in most public schools, students don't have access to computers, tablets, or iPad on a daily basis, so their learning experience isn't as technology based. Like in 1st or 2nd grade, they would most likely have educational games to for homework or have research projects where they would look through a database and find information about a topic.