Final Reflection

      I have learned that there is more to the internet than just Facebook and Pinterest. There are tons of educational websites available for free that teachers can use. Because I am an Elementary Education major, I will be using some of these websites in the future possibly in my classroom or as a student in the upcoming semesters.
      I think my favorite tool was the website creator, Wix. I used that to create my website for the virtual tour assignment. It was interesting creating my own website and I think the idea of a virtual tour/ field trip/ assignment is a great. I will definitely be doing that in my classroom somehow. I also liked the binder website and the website that we could search anything and it would pop up on things like twitter and google images. Hopefully, I will be able to ask my students to use those in some way.
      I would liked to have learned more about using the SmartBoard and everything it has to offer. I think some schools have those now and are using them more. I have used them a few times and it's very confusing. I also think there's a website that provides lessons for the SmartBoard and I would have liked to have been able to learn about that and how to do different think on the board. 
      Overall, I think this was a useful class because it provided me with useful websites and information to use in the future. 

Assignment 8 Reflection

         For assignment 8, our group researched the digital divide. We used Google Slides and a group text message for communication. I learned that the Digital Divide is a real thing and some people in the United States still don't have internet. The Digital Divide is a world wide issue, too. Teachers and education also have to deal with the Digital Divide and students have a lack of technology at home or in the classroom. I found it interesting that Alabama has a higher percentage of non-connected people than the national average. 

URL to presentation: 
https://docs.google.com/a/crimson.ua.edu/presentation/d/1leB4bXuPoEXR73kcIQuIDx28SWLRAzMyNj-aKbJVork/edit#slide=id.g43a76a12f_018