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In chapter four, I read about ways to integrate technology in a classroom.

Table 4.1 talks about in the classroom use of technology for teachers. I decided to incorporate a few of the smaller ideas into one larger one.
One of the ways technology can be integrated into the classroom is for a teacher to create a wiki.
I did create a wiki, complete with subset pages, on a free digital library for educators, and the other with some of the educational websites I have been exploring. Many came from my Delicious account.
I designed my wiki as if I were a teacher, setting it up for my class.

Mrs. Stewart's wiki


As a teacher, I will have to respect the digital divide. I do believe that divide is closing, however, I do believe it exists. The Lee County school district currently lends out Chromebooks to students beginning in sixth grade. This creates a one-to-one computing environment; which addresses the participation gap. Having the technology given to the students through the school, does close the gap; however, if the student does not have access to the internet at home, the Chromebook is useless there.
I do believe that internet service is more accessible today than it ever was before. With the advent of smart phones, there are many opportunities for students to be able to get on the internet.

In reading about digital pens and notebooks, I thought of something I had recently seen. I think this is the next step in digital note taking, once the digital divide is eliminated. It is called a Rocketbook Wave Notebook. It is a new concept, and it seems it could be applicable in the classroom.

Courtesy Jake Epstien via YouTube 

Resources:

Maloy, Robert W., Ruth-Ellen Verock-O'Loughlin, Sharon A. Edwards, and Beverly Park Woolf. Transforming learning with new technologies. Boston: Pearson, 2017. Print.

"Rocketbook Wave." YouTube. YouTube, 02 Feb. 2016. Web. 14 Mar. 2017.