Class Blog :)

       I visited the website of Ms. Smith, a 4th grade ELA teacher. Her website was a good example of a great website. She included links and pages for students to easily find info on homework and lesson plans. She also had a page for parents to find all that info and more. She even linked the schools website as well.      I would use a class website to keep students and parents updated and always know the plans for class. I think fun tools like kahoot and quizlet live are fun additions for class to keep students having fun. Remind seems like a great tool as well because I know I always forget about assignments. I also might use websites for educational purposes in class.     At first I had trouble navigating the pages but once I got the hang of it I found it quite easy to use. I liked how you could link separate wiki pages to the main one. I like the concept of the website but everything looked the same so I always felt lost. I liked the submenu on the side that linked all the wiki pa

       I have not used the class Twitter that often. Despite this have interacted with a fellow student of this class on Twitter. I also used the education Twitter pages to find a current event for my other education course.  I have seen helpful tools and important information posted on the forum and so I think I can utilize this in my future career.      The digital divide is becoming a larger issue in school as time progresses. More and more schools are integrating technology into their curriculum and for a lot of students, this is harming them. This is because as more technology is integrated the children who don't have access to the things they need to succeed are pushed further back by the system, especially in the pandemic. This will affect my teaching strategies because I have to look out for the best interest of my students and if that means working around the digital divide that's what ill do.      Kahoot is one software that teachers often use to make quizzes of the m

       I chose grade level 1 and the standard I chose to write about basically stated that teachers should be able to understand how to use online texts and use this online text to find answers. Some of the examples included online scavenger hunts and online textbooks, and I do believe I'm ready to implement this. I have been using technology since probably before I was even out of elementary school so I feel that I am very experienced. I have had to curate online scavenger hunts and execute them and I've also used online texts before so I feel that with this knowledge I have I would be able to implement this standard.     I once again chose grade level 1 and the tool I picked is called the addition switcheroo. This tool is an online game that helps students learn the rules of addition by showing them they can switch around certain numbers and get the same answer. I think this is a super useful tool in first grade because addition is one of the major skills you begin learning i