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Teacher Tools and Class Websites

The link provided below is to a middle school language art teacher's website. On her website, you can see a meet the teacher section with her name, phone number, email address and a short paragraph about who she is and the kind of teaching experience she has. On her website she has a link to all of the resources the students might need in her class and also the link to the online textbook. The final link provides all of her weekly lessons, giving an overview of what they have covered.  https://www.leonschools.net/Page/7000 Technology is such an important part of education in today's age. As a teacher, it is so important now to stay productive and efficient; the best way to do that is to stay accustomed with the technological tools that exist. I really think a lot of the google tools like docs, calendar, classroom, drive, etc. are all great tools for teachers to use to stay on top of things. Just in my time as a student, these tools have been very resourceful for me and help me

My Experience with Diigo and Blogging

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I think Diigo is an okay website. I'm still not entirely sure what the purpose of Diigo is and why people use it. Up until this class I had never heard of it. I do like how simple it is to use. When you are in a group, it is nice to have fellow peers' thoughts, opinions, and resources. I just don't like the whole idea of the website. It's not bad, I just don't see it being something I would go back to after this class. Blogging has been good. I have never really blogged before, but after the last six weeks, I can say that I like it. It's an easy, simple way to get your thoughts out. It has helped me reflect a lot on the material I have worked on this semester in a fun way. I especially like adding images to my blogs!  A web 2.0 tool I would want to use when I am a teacher is ABCmouse.com. I think it's a great website for younger kids to use if they are struggling with certain subject. It's an easy website for parents and teachers to follow, but most impo

Twitter and the Digital Divide

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     I don't have too much experience using Twitter. I have searched for different teaching/education accounts and I responded to one person's twitter chat, but other than that, I have very little interactions on Twitter. I really don't think Twitter is going to have any influence or affect in my future career. I understand how it can be helpful for some teachers in reaching out to others to get inspiration or advice. I just feel that I can search for the information elsewhere and not use Twitter. Digital divide discusses the gap between people who do and do not have access to technology. For the students who do not have easy access to technology, it might be very challenging for them to do schoolwork or homework especially since the majority of work is assigned online. Or say a student has a laptop, but their house doesn't have internet. Some causes of digital are based on income or the education of your parents. If your parents have money and a good education, their c