EME 2040 Journal 5
My first experience using Twitter it was very confusing and overwhelming. I feel like it can become that way because its so many different conversations going on that you can get engaged in. I noticed very early that the people on Twitter actually want you to interact with their posts and it is a safe space to agree and disagree (even though now people have become more emotional and take things to heart). I have been interacting with many different people. Most of the people I interact with is people from Florida but different cities. This has been very beneficial to me because I get to keep up with a lot of things that not only just happens in Miami (where I'm from) but all around. Twitter will be helpful to my future career , by simply allowing me to be able to reach out to my students and their parents. Twitter is a easy way to reach out to individuals in a hurry and it is simply a way that my students will interact with most.
The digital divide can affect a student's success in school by simply dividing those students who can afford the right technology and those who can't. Digital divide can honestly prevent people from receiving an education , simply because they may not have the access to the right technology. The digital divide can cause such things as all the hardships that came with the carnivorous. For example, COVID-19 cause the digital divide to become even stronger. By having teachers and students out of the loop simply because they weren't able to offer themselves sufficient enough technology. Some things that I may experience as a classroom teacher is just trying to find a great way accommodate all of my students the best way I know how!
Two software tools that I will implement in my future classroom is Microsoft Word and Microsoft Excel. Word is software that documents many different things. Word comes equipped with various templets such as resumes, business cards and newsletters. This is indeed a very useful tool that all of my students will learn how to navigate because it will be very useful throughout their lives. Excel is an organizational tool that allows for you to document data, measurements and ways to compare and contrast certain things. I will use this software in my classroom because it is a great learning tool that will help not only keep their lives organized but it will also help them to be prepared for higher education, such as college.
Hi Nette!
ReplyDeleteFirst of all, I absolutely love the layout and design of your blog. It is so creative! I might have to update mine after seeing yours lol! My first experience of using Twitter was (and still is) pretty confusing. I am much more familiar with Snapchat and Instagram and have always found Twitter to be a little intimidating. I completely agree that the digital divide has been exacerbated by the pandemic. I think that as a teacher we can best deal with the technological divide on an individual basis. As teachers, I think it's important that we get to know what our students need from us and how we can help them succeed in and out of the classroom.