Integrating Technology

 Social Media in Education          Within social media in education, I picked the category of teenagers. As a secondary education teacher, I see the impact of social media on teenagers lives everyday. I read the articles,  ‘Facebook is at the point of no return’: These 17-year-olds are very clear about what they love and hate about social media and  What is a ‘Finsta?’ Teens and their secret Instagram accounts.   In these two articles, they talk about the different popular social media platforms and the different things teenagers have to say about them. Teenagers today, fall into the Gen Z generation. This generation is OBSESSED with social media and have never lived in a world without it. With that said, their lives are highly influenced by these social media apps.      In the first article, discussing what teenagers love and hate about social media, I was not surprised by the things I read. With being close in age to this generation, I had to say I agree with a lot of what the arti

 My Final Thoughts...     The past several weeks have been an educational journey. I have learned so much about technology in the classroom and how to better service all my students. Technology in education is a must. We are living in a technological world and it is our job as teachers to incorporate and teach the benefits of technology. Before taking this course, I was an advocate for technology in education and now that advocacy has just grown. I know there are teachers who are against giving technology a try and that is such a shame. Technology enhances our teaching ability and is the future. We are teaching the future generations who are going to be in charge and I am confident that with the help of technology, they will be more successful than ever before.      To my surprise, one of my favorite tools I have used this course that I plan on implementing into my classroom is this current platform, Blogger . I think Blogger allows for creativity, discussion between classmates and the

 My Data Mine     It is crazy what the internet knows! Have you ever tried to look yourself up on the internet? For this blog post, I am going to tell you all about what I found when searching myself on the web.  Image Source: Author     With one single click on Google I was able to find everything screenshotted above. From this simple Google search, I was able to find my current occupation, my past career in softball and my usernames for a few of my social media platforms. I am not confused or even concerned about these findings, but more so impressed. The internet is so incredibly smart and resourceful. Luckily, my digital tattoo is harmless and I do not have anything to hide from my past or present. More than anything, I find it useful because the information is accurate and I know when I want to know something about someone or something, I go to Google. Image Source: Author     Above is a screenshot from my result of searching myself on the website, Nuwber.  I have never used Nuwb

       Hi Everyone! As a teacher, I want to talk about something I find very important in education and that would be accessibility. It is the right for all students to be given the opportunity to reach their full potential in the classroom. With that said, accessibility in education is allowing all students to have a fair chance to succeed no matter what their capabilities might be. For me, I am proud of the fact that I am able to explain complex math problems in way where all the students can understand it. I am able to make the subject of math relatable and connect real life scenarios to the topic to get the students engaged and conceptually understanding. I do this by providing accessible learning materials. These include having worksheets and textbooks for the students. Of course, there is always room for improvement and what I want to make better is creating more resources and support for those students struggling. This ties into accessibility in the classroom for those who have