Blog Journal 4

My Twitter experience has been good. I am still having trouble remembering to go on the app. I have been interacting with @EME2040 as well as some of my other classmates. Twitter can be useful to interact with other educators to discuss a topic. This can be anything related to teaching styles, teaching ideas, or learning more information about a certain topic; the options are endless. 

The digital divide is a term used to describe the gap between those who do and do not have access to technology. This access or lack of access can affect students' success in schools. Students that do have computer and internet access are home are believed to be at a greater advantage for academic success. Some causes of the digital divide may be due to poverty and economic barriers that may limit resources and access to these technologies. I think this will have an effect on my students if I assign an at-home assignment that they need access to a computer and/or the internet. 

Academic softwares are resources that can be used to enhance students learning. Two software tools I would like to implement in my classroom are Starfall Education and BrainPop. Starfall Education (https://www.starfall.com/h/) is a website that provides students in grades K-3 with online games to teach students maths, language arts, music, and other seasonal games. This will be a great resource for my students to learn and play online games at the same time. BrainPop (https://www.brainpop.com/) is an educational website with short animated videos that explain topics to kids in an easy way to understand. This is a website that I grew up using and loved. I can't wait to have my students learn about so many topics with fun and easy to understand videos.