Education Tech

      After a google search I found a particular elementary school that had lots of teachers with their own page. On my specific example, I used Ms. Brewer, who is a P.E. coach for Timberlin Creek Elementary school. On her page, she had a small paragraph about her teaching philosophy and what she hopes to accomplish with the children while they are with her. She also talks about field day and how the process of choosing a theme for field day is very inclusive.     My main use of technology professionally will be via communication. In today's modern age, the most effective way to communicate information is through the use of technology. I will use platforms like kahoot! to communicate information to my students in ways that are fun and easy to understand. I think one of the most important aspects of teaching is keeping your students engaged and technology is one of the best ways to do so.     This was my first time using PB Works and I had no ...

     I first downloaded twitter my freshman year of high school. At the time I only used Facebook and Instagram, so Twitter was a very different vibe. I was very overwhelmed and confused when I first got Twitter and because of this, I rarely used it and eventually deleted it. My senior year of high school I tried to give it another shot. My second attempt went much better and Twitter eventually became my main source of social media. I used Twitter to interact with different news accounts, gaming accounts, and celebrities/athletes that I enjoyed following. Twitter could be beneficial in my future career by allowing me to stay up-to-date and connected to the world.     The digital divide is the gap between those that have access to technology and those that do not. In today's modern age, not having access to technology can negatively impact a student's ability to learn because they do not have access to the same amount of resources as other students putting them a...

    I chose to look at the ELA standards for grade 8. These standards require determining the meaning of unknown words or phrases using context clues such as affixes and root words, and knowing how to use resources such as dictionaries. It also talks about knowing how to use different technology such as the  internet to learn new information, and using those tech skills to present that information via PowerPoint or another multimedia medium. Overall, this grade level emphasizes kids finding ways to gain information on their own about topics they have not been taught.     I decided to look at the 8th grade social studies resources and tools and found a very interesting activity. The activity is centered around getting the kids to understand the difference between fact and opinion, and how different perspectives can help us understand why certain historical events occurred. The activity specifically talks about the Salem Witch Trials, and how the very religio...