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So far, I have loved using Twitter for this class. Prior to taking this course, I had never considered Twitter to be an educational resource because I had only used it for social/fun purposes. However, it has been a great way to connect with fellow students in this class. I like to see their ideas and shared articles and how they are managing the assignments of this class. I have not experienced any issues because Twitter was already familiar to me so it was very convenient and comfortable to begin using it in my academic life. I thoroughly enjoyed the Web Page Design assignment, it really made me excited to be a teacher one day. It made me envision how life would be to have my own class and accomplish teachers tasks. I can see how having a class website would be helpful because you can have everything in one place and it is very accessible for parents and students. I would be able to post pictures from the class that the parents would enjoy as well as make important announcements th...
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Blog Journal 9

The flipped classroom is a very interesting concept. It "flips" the way learning is typically accomplished. Usually, students learn by listening to a lecture or lesson of some sort presented by the teacher in a classroom setting and then are assigned homework to do later to deepen their learning. However, the flipped classroom does the exact opposite. The students are expected to watch a lecture from an online resource on their own prior to coming to class. Then, they spend their class time doing activities that will further the concepts covered in the video lecture. The link below takes you to a site called "presenfationtube.com" which is a resource that I found that would be very useful for a flipped classroom. This would allow the teacher to make a lecture, such as a power point that they could narrate with their own voice and make it available for all students. The students could then watch this video on their own to learn the material and be ready for any class...
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Blog Journal 8

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Adaptive technologies are a result of the "Americans with Disabilities Act" and they ensure that the education of students is not inhibited due to their disability. The podcast gives the example of how dyslexic people have technologies such as spell check or voice-recognition technology so that they can type effectively. Blind people can use features of technology that speak the words so that they are able to hear and they are not held back by their lack of sight. I have not seen anyone disabled use any of these technologies in my personal experience; however, I have used these technologies on my own and I could see how they would be very helpful to those with disabilities. For instance, I have used the smart board many times in the classroom but this could be an adaptive technology because it has features that could speak the words for blind students or make the words larger for the visually impaired. A challenge I anticipate having while using adaptive technology in my futu...
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