Blog 7

      Using twitter as an educational platform is extremely effective. I have been able to find numerous accounts that provide great resources for study tips, reliable news, and different subjects. What I learned from using twitter is that it is a great platform for a classroom because students are able to check up on posts that their teachers make and they can even contribute their opinions to issues by replying to different tweets. Twitter is beneficial because teachers can use it to post assignments that are due or to update students on things taking place in school for that week. Overall, I have not experienced any issues while utilizing twitter.
      While working on the web design assignment, I learned how to set up my own website and customize it to my liking. This was very helpful because once I become a teacher I now know all the basic skills to set up a website for my classroom. I liked how easy it was to add texts boxes and images. For the most part, everything was quite clear and concise. What I disliked was how difficult it was for me to incorporate the calendar into my website. The instructions given by weebly on how to add a calendar were very confusing and did not help much. To improve my website next time, I will definitely watch more tutorials on how to properly add a calendar because I spent almost 30 minutes trying to figure it out.

http://dailizza.weebly.com

     Assistive and adaptive technologies are very helpful to those who have any type of disabilities. They are used to aid any condition a student might have and make them capable of receiving the same benefits in a classroom just like everyone else would. One of my friends in elementary had to use hearing aids every day to be able to listen to the lessons being given by the teacher. The challenges I perceive when using this technology in my classroom is the reactions of the other students. In kids and adolescents bullying is very prevalent and many tend to pick on students who are different.