Week 6 Oct 3, 2017

I honestly hate Twitter. I've been trying to be open minded about it but I just can't jump on the band wagon. I tend to forget about it, it just doesn't grasp my attention like other social medias. However there is valuable information available and constantly being pushed so people can access it. I'm following U.S. News Education and  they are always providing you with new up to date information that not only helps educators but parents as well. I probably won’t be using Twitter in my future. 

There are two different types of students in the digital divide, students that have access to computers/technology and students that do not. Some students, student A, live in cities where they have the latest and greatest in technology, internet at home and in school. While others, student B, who live outside city limits do not have internet at home, their school has older computers and only uses a computer lab for in class assignments, even the local library has older computers that do not provide what the student may need. These two students will grow up being digital natives but Student B will be at a disadvantage when entering college or the work force because of the lack of experience with technology. I as a teacher may come across these two students in one class, I can not assign homework or assignments that would cater to students who have access to computers. As a teacher I must provide as much help and assistance as I can for students that do not have access to computers. I may have to have to spend extra time teaching certain technologies to my students, providing after school help and reserving computers in school libraries for my students. 

I would probably use Microsoft Publisher, Encyclopedia Britannica, academic databases, and gifs I'll be teaching 12th grade American history and when I'm presenting my lecture I'll need something professional to present with I'll also need to make it fun for these kids so they aren't board out of their minds, so I'll use gifs or videos to break up the over load of info. Then when I assign papers or assignments I can give students the appropriate resources like encyclopedias and databases. I probably won't use software like paint and photoshop because its not essential to the subject I will teach.