EME2040-AC's Blog

      By working on the Web Design assignment, I was able to learn new skills as well as practice the skills I had learned in the past. I loved that I was able to customize the design in the way that I liked it, and could make changes and adjustments to any portion of the website. I also loved that I could actually publish the website, making it available for the public to see. There wasn't much that I disliked about the website, except for the fact that I liked the website design Wix better. In my future career, I can definitely use this software to create an engaging website for parents and students to work with.     https://alexchapmanssite.weebly.com/     By working with Diigo, I was able to effectively communicate with my classmates and teacher, comment on important topics, and highlight and take notes on important documents relating to the class. This application made organization easier, and helped me learn many more online skills. In the f...

       When reading the teachers' blog pages from Leon County High School, I mostly learned that the purpose of them were to inform the parents of general information about the classroom and their activities. I clicked one individual student's page, and there was a short list of contact information and class announcements. These webpages could be extremely useful to serve as weekly newsletters for parents, especially during the time of a pandemic. These pages give teachers another way to communicate with parents, which is also extremely important.      In the future, I envision myself using a plethora of different technological resources as a schoolteacher. As I learn more information about different programs and features, I have been able to narrow down which ones I would be comfortable using in the classroom. These include blogging features, Canva, and the many different ways to send class announcements and communicate with the students' families. Th...

      I did not have a great initial experience when using the program diigo. I found the website layout confusing, and had a difficult time bookmarking pages. When I eventually bookmarked my page, I was confused about which post was my own, and which had come from my classmates. Although this experience was negative with the program, I loved how I was able to highlight and comment on documents on my computer. This is extremely useful for taking notes and remembering important information, and I will definitely be using that in the future.      So far, I have enjoyed my experience with blogging. It is extremely interesting to see my classmates posts, and forming opinions of my own to post about different topics. Before this class, I had never blogged before, so this was completely new to me. So far, I have learned how to post a blog, and how to find my classmates' blogs to read and comment on.      The Web 2.0 tool that I found was a program ...

I have always heard of twitter, but I have never actually created a twitter account until I took this course. Before taking this class, my experience with the platform consisted of viewing famous tweets from professional accounts. Currently, I have been able to interact with important teaching accounts, allowing me to learn more information about the teaching community. Twitter can be extremely beneficial in my future career, because there are so many teachers and education-related accounts that could introduce inspiration and material.      The digital divide is a major difference in technology access among students, something that leaves many students having unequal opportunities and resources. Many students have access to readily available technology, such as tablets and newer laptops. Many students aren't as fortunate, and don't have any technology outside of the classroom. This puts these students at a great disadvantage, and lessen the likelihood of more opportuniti...