BLOG POST 6

The Class page I found is for Mrs. Davis 2nd Grade.  This class is associated with Baden Academy Charter School.  Some things I noticed that were shared publicly on this page are lots of pictures.  I can imagine most people viewing this page are parents of the students and who doesn't love seeing pictures of their child?  Another thing I noticed is their weekly schedule was uploaded including electives, homework and extra notes to parents to reinforce or practice skills at home.  This seemed to be a lot of information to anyone interested, without even logging into the system.  

http://www.badenacademy.org/mssmith/

The Digital Divide affects students success in school because children who's families can afford computers and internet have more information and learning resources at their fingertips, where as a poorer child may not.  In this day and age, technology is being incorporated more and more into learning and if you are not up to speed, you will fall behind.  The main cause I see with the Digital Divide is socioeconomic status, leading to availability.  As a teacher, I would be very aware that everyone may not have access to a computer at home, and if that is the case, offer to work with them after school in the library or even possible schedule library time during class to work on skills during the school day.  

With my early experience with Twitter in this course so far,  I have been interacting with many Educational technology accounts, my classmates and of course my teacher :). I have found it very beneficial because sometimes if i see my classmates post about homework or assignments, it will remind me to do mine or even give me an idea of creativity.  In my future career, I think Twitter will benefit me because if you follow the right accounts, just like any social media site, you will learn new ideas.  Whether it be a way to teach something or a neat article about a new web tool.  Twitter is an easy way to learn new things with a simple scroll.  

I commented on Malyce's blog, saying "I think it is really neat that you chose a class page of a school that is so close to FSU. I also wrote about the Digital Divide ultimately being because of the access children do or do not have to technology. As you said, it will be challenging to accomodate these children in the digital age we live in, but there are ways to work around this. I feel like I have learned a lot from Twitter too! It is way different than using it as a social media site but I am really enjoying it!"  I also commented on 

I also commented on Mallory’s blog, saying “I love that you looked up your old elementary school, that is so cool.  It is amazing how much information these teacher websites provide.  I also emphasized the socioeconomic factor with the Digital Divide.  I also love the learning aspects of twitter and have loved communicating with my classmates on it! It may be easy to communicate with students that are older and more mature that check social media frequently.”