Blog Journal #5

 My EME Twitter account is the first social media account I have used for professional networking. The Twitter Chat I participated in was about inclusivity in the classroom, and most of the people interacting with it were educators or education majors. I enjoyed contributing my opinions to this discussion and reading other people’s responses. In my future career as a writer, Twitter could be a huge asset for me in terms of networking and promoting my work.

The digital divide creates inequality between students who do and don’t have access to high-quality technology at home. Many students, especially those who are low-income or live in rural areas, do not have home access to high-speed internet or high-quality computer programs. Since technology is such an important part of education nowadays, digital divide means many students have unfair educational disadvantages compared to their peers. Teachers should try to remedy this by offering alternatives to digital projects for students who do not have the resources to complete them. Computer literacy classes should also be required, so that students whose parents don’t use much technology can still be knowledgeable about the fundamentals of digital learning.

Canvas is a piece of academic software that I would implement in my classroom. I find it generally very easy to navigate, so I think it would be a good user-friendly option for students who aren’t very experienced in technology. McGraw-Hill is another piece of software that I have experience with and enjoy. It is also very user-friendly, and I would rather my students use digital textbooks than be inconvenienced by physical ones.