I have used Twitter to post updates on what we are doing in the class. I have also completed a few of the FSU 2040 challenges. When we respond to posts of others, I have learned that twitter can be great as a discussion platform. You are able to quickly read and respond to other users. From seeing updates from conferences, I have found that Twitter is also good for allowing users to remotely attend events. Pictures and links make this accessible for people who are unable to travel. The only thing I don't like is that I can't figure out how to edit a tweet. If I find a typo, I have to delete the tweet to fix it.
I have used Webs to create websites before, but never Weebly. I like that Weebly is very user-friendly. At times, it was hard to figure out how to format text boxes and spacing, but after a few minutes of troubleshooting I was able to figure it out. For pictures, the high quality images were available to purchase, so finding free images that related to what I wanted to be on my website was a little challenging. I would recommend taking your own photos to make this process quicker. If I go into teaching, I can definitely see me using this in my future career. Although frustrating to format at times, I think a class website makes it really easy for parents to stay on top of what is going on in their child's class. I especially love being able to connect a Google calendar onto the site.
Here is a screenshot and the link to my fake teacher website.
Assistive technologies are used to help students who have a disability that could prohibit them from learning. For example, for those who are blind there are assistive technologies to help them navigate the learning process. When I was in elementary school, my class had a student with a hearing disability. He was given a speaker at his desk and the teacher wore a microphone to help him hear better. In a classroom, challenges of other students wanting to use the technology but not needing it could be a problem when it needs to be reserved only for the students who need it. As a teacher, learning how to troubleshoot these technologies could also be a problem. But overall, they are great resources!
Emily,
ReplyDeleteI agree, Twitter is very useful for interactive purposes. I feel that this can be important for class discussions and for students to discuss material they are learning in class. I personally also found Weebly to be super user-friendly. I had never created a website prior to this course and I found it rather easy to put together my website design.
I also had issues with figuring out how to format my website. I know that is easier than coding a website, but there must be more user friendly resources for making websites.
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