My EME2040 Reflections

There is a large variety of adaptive technologies available for the used of teachers, educators, workplaces, and other places where they would be helpful with dealing with people who have disabilities; in this case, students. Some examples of adaptive technologies available in schools are Digital recording softwares for recording lessons, which are helpful for students with learning disabilities, Zoomtext keyboards for the visually impaired, and Smartnav, for more physically impaired individuals. As discussed in the chapter and the podcast, these different adaptive technologies can be used to assist students by making their complications less debilitating in the classroom, maximizing their potential to learn for conforming to their specific disabilities, and providing them with the best opportunities to succeed. By law, it is required to accommodate people with disabilities, however, as educators, we want each and every student to succeed, regardless of the conditions. So by having the...

I have enjoyed using twitter for this class. It has served as an easy way to communicate my thoughts about different assignments and topics from the class, as well as to see what kind of things my classmates are saying, as well. I have learned a lot of things from using twitter, especially from the pages that I have followed because I have read some amazing stories, seen good resources, and learned about a large variety different technologies. The benefits are that it's very quick and easy to use, as well as very easy to access for a large variety of students. I have not have any issues with twitter yet this year, other than I often forget to tweet for the class because it is such a small task to complete. Basically every aspect of the Web Design assignment was brand new to me. Some of the skills that I acquired during the process were linking calendars, creating a website in general, and a lot of organization skills. I specifically liked how easy it was to do on this site becaus...

I chose to make a Prezi presentation for my Independent Learning Project, so I picked the topic of how Alaska became a US state because it is something I am interested in and also it is relevant to topics I will most likely be teaching in the future as a Social Science teacher. Alaska: Becoming the 49th State *All information found in this Prezi was obtained from Alaska History on Wiki *

I went on the Florida State High School website to find class pages to view. It was very simple to access the list of class sites from the main page, where I was able to pick a department, and then choose a teacher within that department to view that specific page. Since I am a Pre-Social Science Education major, I chose the teacher who is the chair of the Social Studies department and who teaches classes that I am very interested in teaching. I chose the page for his  AP Human Geography  class, which he is teaching to high schoolers, since it is an introductory college-level class. On this page, it is possible to publicly view a brief description of the course, his class syllabus, guidelines, weekly overview, and overall class calendar. It is very easy to access and maneuver, and has all of the information that a student or parent would want to view. As an aspiring higher-age-level teacher, I envision myself using a lot of software in my classroom. Word processing sof...

I really like how there are a large variety of Web 2.0 tools that are available for teacher's to use in the classroom and with their students. Personally, I believe that Twitter is a very useful tool for the classroom because it is easy to interact with their students and monitor what pages and topics they are tracking for educational purposes. I also think that it is convenient in this day in age because it is a medium that  lot of students are already actively using and involved in. I believe that this can benefit a teacher's professional development by expanding the medium because it creates a new connection between teacher and students and can focus on topics within the curriculum and avoid irrelevant information. I am personally not a fan of blogs but I can see how they are a good resource for teachers and their students. I am personally a fan of Kahoot, and it's effectiveness within the classroom. It can be personalized for any lesson and is interactive enough to en...

I think that twitter is a very beneficial platform for people in any profession, as it allows simple communication and seemingly unlimited access to a variety of convenient sources. I have been able to view a lot of god information for this class though twitter, as well as be able to see how my fellow classmates are feeling about this course. I think this will help my future career because it will allow me to communicate with students, as well as transfer information on a platform that many young adults will be able to relate to. In a classroom that depends highly on technology, the digital divide may exemplify issues concerning students who do not have access to technology beyond the classroom. Some causes behind the digital divide are economic, environmental, and social differences between students. As a teacher, I may come across this issue, as students will come from many difference backgrounds, however, there are ways to avoid this issue affecting the success of these students i...