EME 2040 Blog

       Some schools require teachers to keep an updated page on the school website. The type of information a teacher could include based on my findings was some form of contact information, a welcome to the class sentiment, the syllabus, resources, and a calendar with assignments uploaded to it. This looks like a great way for parents to be aware of what their student is doing in class without having to step on their student's toes by asking to see their assignments. Some websites are more detailed than others, but the majority have the information I previously stated along with some things that make it more specific to the course.  https://www.leonschools.net/Page/18627       Personally, I will utilize Google Drive because I feel like it is so easy to add documents to folders and while I prefer using word, the organization and cloud storage provided by Google are unmatched. In addition, I think Grammarly is an excellent tool and allows me to check spelling and grammar as I go so

       Diigo was hard to understand at first and to be honest, I didn't like the format. I do like the ability to share ideas within a group through articles and having things grouped by similar tags attached to the post. I like the ease with which I can save a bookmark to the group. Overall, it's not my favorite website that we've used this year and I most likely will not use it in the future, but for the purposes of this past week's assignments, it was good.     I enjoy blogging, I feel like I'm getting my thoughts out in a clear and cohesive way and I enjoy responding to prompts. I've learned how to make my blog look aesthetically pleasing based on what I put on the sidebar, the main posts, and other aspects of the blogging process. I appreciate the ability to post links to my social media or other blogs and allowing viewers to see those pieces of my content as well. Blogging is much easier than I expected and it has allowed me to gain insight into specific p

       My early experiences with Twitter was with the comedy content that is offered as wel as feeling a connection to the world through the distribution of news. I deleted the app after I was unable to truly grasp how it worked and wasn't getting much out of it. I think there are so many ways within Twitter to see the unique learning opportunities, through interaction with educational accounts, teacher's accounts and other features, I believe Twitter can be exceptionally useful for educators. In the future, I would like to utilize Twitter to create my own content that could be helpful for other teachers, such as daily tips or motivation, and to continue to keep up with news updates.      The digital divide can affect students' success in schools based on how important technology is to instructors. If technology is widespread in the area and the few that do not have access to technology can be provided access, the digital divide might have fewer negative impacts on students