Out of curiosity, I looked up a Tallahassee local high school and took a look at their website. I chose Leon High School. When I first clicked on the page I saw this:
https://www.leonschools.net/leon
When looking at the class websites I was amazed at how many were on there. The directory was huge. It seems as if every teacher in the school has a website. While looking through some of the individual sites I was also impressed how in depth they were. It is almost like canvas in a way. There are syllabi, announcements, assignments posted, and ways to contact the teacher. While there were a lot of great sites that offered a lot of information I also noticed a ton of not used sites.
The digital divide is something I saw my teachers cater to when I was younger. Probably until middle school teachers did not assign homework that required a computer or internet and they would give us time in the computer lab to do assignments that required a computer. The digital divide can allow some students to exceed with technology much faster than others. Different levels of wealth of students in schools is the main factor that can allow some families to have technology while others do not. As a teacher you may not be able to assign homework that requires technology if many in your class don't have access. To help work around this you can work with a lot of technology at school. My high school even loaned us all chrome books to help this.
I think the idea of using Twitter in class is great and original. I have interacted with classmates and the professor many times. I think it is a great way to make announcements. The main issue I have been having with it is that I only have spare time on the weekends, and that is when I do the majority of my homework, and I feel like Twitter makes me anxious because I am getting constant reminders of things I can't do until the weekend. It also does add quite a bit to the weekly workload. I think Twitter could be great for my future career to get out important information to my classes and share resources.
I commented on Brittney and Erika's posts.
Hi Kemory! That's awesome that so many teachers at Leon High have their own websites/class pages. That probably makes it so much easier for the students. I like the idea of giving assignments that require technology but allowing students to complete them during school hours in a computer lab. I think that's a great way to implement technology into lessons without hindering students who don't have access outside of the classroom. I am also enjoying the twitter project.
ReplyDeleteHi Kemory! I really enjoyed reading your blog post! I actually looked at Leon High School's website as well and was pleasantly surprised at the awesome resources that many of the teacher websites offered for the students and parents. I was also disappointed that I saw some teacher websites that were not used to their fullest potential which I feel is a disadvantage to the students.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the school website!
ReplyDeleteYou did a great job in describing the school website and individual pages! It's interesting to know a teacher's page is like Canvas, including syllabi, announcements, assignments posted, and ways to contact the teacher.
Your teachers did a great job in addressing the Digital Divide. Loaning students all chromebooks is great.