Blog Journal #5

 1. I don't think that Twitter will be very helpful in my future career. Although I had not interacted much on Twitter before this class, it has helped me find access to other teachers on the website. However, I keep in mind that it can be hard to trust what people say/advocate for on these websites, as the internet provides anonymity that makes it hard to track credibility. With that in mind, I intend to avoid using Twitter in my future teaching career.

2. The digital divide determines how connected some of the students are, with those who are unable to enter the digital world being left out in the divide. This prevents all students from being able to interact with one another on the same level, leaving certain students left out of groups that discuss coursework. Because these students are unable to interact with their peers about homework, they are often left to their own means when outside of school. This leads to these students having worse grades as a result. With this in mind, I'd like to prioritize keeping work within the classroom, so that students don't have to resort to digital communication (as much) to discuss coursework.

3. DyKnow Classroom and Lumio seem like interesting teaching software I may want to implement into my classroom. Lumio is a lesson software that allows ease of access between several different websites/software. allowing for better levels of interaction within the classroom. DyKnow Classroom allows teachers to monitor the thumbnail view of students and block certain websites/apps during lessons. With a combination of these software, I'd be able to block certain websites to prevent distractions while in the classroom, while simultaneously being able to utilize those same blocked websites in lessons that are available on the same device.