blog post 7

We've been using Twitter in class to build our PLNs. I did not have a Twitter before this class, so I have had to adjust to using it. I've learned Twitter has a lot more functions than just looking at GIFs or sharing random thoughts of the day. I have enjoyed seeing how people have discussions relating to professional development and their opinions on teaching topics. I think the access it provides to so many different individuals as well as news is super beneficial to staying up to date on what is going on not only in your professional field but also in the world. I think my biggest issue that I've had with Twitter is that I struggle to remember to Tweet on my own; I have to set an alert to remind me since I was not accustomed to regularly using this app prior to this class.

The Web Design assignment has been my favorite one so far in this class. I really enjoyed getting to be creative while learning a tool that will help me in the future. I now know how to embed a Google Calendar into a webpage which will help me do so in the future on my webpage as a teacher. I think I could improve my site next time by adding more colors and making it more fun for young students to be on. Overall, I am very satisfied with how my site turned out because it was my first time ever making a webpage, and I am very proud of how it turned out. I have included a link to it in this post as well as a screenshot of it for y'all to be able to check out what I did. https://eme2040assignment3.weebly.com

Assistive and adaptive technologies are used in the classroom in order to help facilitate those students who have learning disabilities as well as other disabilities. I actually have a distant cousin who lives in California who has Autism. The school he was at worked with my aunt in order to maximize his learning potential. By using assistive technology, he was able to be successfully transitioned from an individual classroom into mainstream learning and still experience academic success. They utilize apps with puzzles to help hold his attention span since he is very interested in problem solving. After hearing about his experience in the classroom, I think my biggest challenge will be finding the technology that helps my students the most. It is a trial and error process to discover how students learn best, and I do not want my students academic success to suffer or be slowed during the process of finding the best assistive technology. I think it is so amazing how technology can be used to facilitate the learning of those with learning disabilities.