Blog #6
School Website
The school site I
visited is my old elementary school, Hawks Rise Elementary, where there are
grades Pre-K through Fifth grade. They have lots of information on their
website that are at an easy access for parents and students alike. Each teacher
has their own page where they keep information about themselves, announcements,
school calendar, class schedule, and certain grades include things like site
words (Kindergarten). There is even a section called students resources’ where
there are educational videos, games, and worksheets. https://www.leonschools.net/hawksrise
Digital Divide
The
digital divide with the student population is often overlooked. One major cause
of the divide is socioeconomic status. Not all students are given the same
opportunities while they are in school. Unfortunately, this is an issue that
has always been around and probably will continue on. This can reflect on students’
success because often in schools they need to have access to computers or tablets
to complete their work. Even if some students have access to them, they might
be unaware on how to properly utilize them. This might impact the way a teacher
runs her/his classroom. They might need to change the way they instruct and the
assignments that they give to their students.
Twitter
Experience
Twitter
isn’t something that I am very familiar with because I don’t have my own
personal one. But I have been learning lots of new things about it and becoming
more adapt to it. I have found it beneficial when it comes to asking questions
to other students and our teacher. But often I find myself unsure on what else
to say. I am not sure where twitter would fit in to my future career, but if I
worked in a high school it might be useful in order to relate to my students.
Peer’s
Post
I commented on Malyce’s blog (2/11) and Olivia’s Blog (2/11).
The teachers' class pages from your elementary school are quite nice. They're informational yet simple and easy to read an navigate. Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteI, too, don't have a personal Twitter, but I am learning quite a bit about it from this class. Also, I totally understand what you mean by not knowing what to say on Twitter. My go-to is just to find something on my feed and re-Tweet with a comment.
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.
ReplyDeleteI tried to use my elementary school's website but they didn't have class websites so I wasn't able to use it but it is awesome that yours did! I am the opposite from you with twitter because I have had a personal one for years but it is awesome that you are becoming more familiar with it and learning the purposes. I agree that the socioeconomic gap is the biggest problem with the digital divide as well because some students have access to technology whereas others do not.
ReplyDeleteHi Mallory!
ReplyDeletei loved that your brought up socioeconomic status, i brought that up in my own blog too :). i love that you looked up a school you were familiar with, i did the same and found about the same information you did! I also loved your comments about twitter, i do think it would be more useful to high school students rather than younger kids! great post!
-liz
I am glad to know you are becoming more adapt to Twitter. If you do not know what to say on Twitter, please reply to those challenges I retweeted on Twitter. These challenges are created by the account, @EME2040.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the great work, Mallory!