Can you think of a time that you used technology to simply extend existing practices in your classroom?
Reading
1. Read: How Access to Technology Can Create Equity in Schools
https://digitalpromise.org/2019/04/29/equity-in-schools-access-technology/
2. Read: Teaching Our Way to Digital Equity
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational-leadership/feb19/vol76/num05/Teaching-Our-Way-to-Digital-Equity.aspx
3. Read: Equity and Access
https://www.digitallearningcollab.com/equity-and-access
4. Explore: 6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2021
https://www.cultofpedagogy.com/6-ed-tech-tools-to-try-in-2021/
Initial Instructions
Please choose TWO (2) from the Four (5) discussion posts below and write a short response (only 100-125 words for both responses )
• Please add one (1) source to each response from one of the Articles. OR your own (As long as it is Scholarly or from one of the articles that’s been used in the last few weeks or a safe article from a well-known site etc.…)
• Remember you are just responding to their Post for the week, not writing an essay. Please be respectful and don’t tell them what they did wrong.
• If you don’t agree with them, you may say so, but make sure to respond respectfully.
Prompts:
How do you factor in equity, beyond access, as you plan for technology integration in your classroom?
Can you think of a time that you used technology to simply extend existing practices in your classroom? How could you have approached that lesson or activity more meaningfully?
Did your school or institution have equal access for ALL students during the pandemic? What went well in terms of access, equity and technology? What did not go well in regards to access, equity and technology?
