1. My use of twitter so far in this course has enabled me to see how beneficial it is to an educator. I have a personal twitter account and I never knew about the educational side of Twitter before. I think it is an awesome thing for teachers to take advantage of! I have seen posts from things like Brainpop a very awesome site my teachers used to use as well as places like NASA. In addition to these companies using Twitter, I have seen Twitter accounts used by other teachers. They share things they have been doing in their classroom and other things like that. I think in the future it will definitely be beneficial in my career. It is a way to connect with other educators.
2. Digital Divide is definitely an issue in schools still today. It is unfair when one student has access to a computer and internet at home while another does not. Especially with todays increase in the use of technology in the classroom, it is hard on some students. Causes of digital divide may come from the environment in which a student lives in at home. In the future, I will want to make the way I teach fair to all my students. To do this, I would give students ample amount of time to use the technology resources at school so each has an equal opportunity to learn. In addition to this, I would try to assign many activities as just in-class assignments in case students do not have access to a computer at home. This way, each has to use what the school already has provided and it is equal for all.
3. In the future, I expect to use desktop publishing, graphics, reference, tutorials, and educational games. I think these are really great software to use in the classroom and can really help increase the learning environment. Not only this, but I believe all the things I listed above are very user-friendly. This is great for someone, especially me, who is not very good at computers to use them in the class. Ones that I think I would use the least are simulations, authoring systems, ISL, and special needs. I do not think these are any less than the ones I listed before, however, I do not think they are as beneficial to me. Some seem like a teaching strategy that I am not interested in and I do not plan on working with special needs kids at the moment. I think they are just less common softwares to use. As of right now I want to work with older (4,5 grade) students which would include teaching all sort of subjects most likely. I think the software I mentioned above will be the most beneficial and versatile for that sort of environment.
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