Educational Technology Mac Loeblein

      I have not yet had the opportunity to explore the use of Twitter/Instagram for my Personal Learning Network. I plan to follow and interact with respected education-centric accounts. I believe I will benefit from seeing the perspectives of other people interested in education. In my future career, I believe platforms such as Twitter and Instagram will be useful in keeping me informed on contemporary discourses in the field of education.     Students negatively affected by the digital divide can be at a greater disadvantage than students who have access to technology resources. Many classrooms and curricula are structured around the use of computers and the Internet, and not having access to these tools can cause some students to fall behind. The digital divide can be caused by an intersection of class and location; if students cannot afford an up-to-date computer or travel somewhere nearby where they can use one, their internet usage will be heavily limited...

     Standard LAFS.910.L.3.4 states that students will be able to find the meanings of unfamiliar words found in content for grades 9-10. I believe I am prepared to implement this standard with the aid of technical resources. Students can be provided with online dictionaries and thesauruses so that they can begin to develop reference skills. The standards matrix also lists visual dictionaries and word analysis tools which can aid students in memorization. I would also teach students to analyze context clues or potentially break words into parts to understand them better on a first reading.      I examined standard ELA.9.C.1.3: " Write to argue a position, supporting claims using logical reasoning and credible evidence from multiple sources, rebutting counterclaims with relevant evidence, using a logical organizational structure, elaboration, purposeful transitions, and a tone appropriate to the task." For this standard, CPALMS provides eight lesson pla...