Blog Journal 7

• When I was in highschool twitter was a very popular social media platform. We used to it communicate with our friends, post everything, and follow funny or relatable accounts. Once I got to college I stopped using twitter. For this class we used it in a very useful way and I enjoyed it. I learned that there is a lot of pages on twitter that are informational, not just for fun. It is perfect for teachers because we can get ideas on lessons and different things in the classroom. It is also helpful to keep up with teacher information.I have not experienced any issues, twitter is very easy to understand and use.

• I used weebly to create my web design. I like weebly and I did not like weebly. I like that it gave me a outline. It helped me because I did not have to start from scratch in creating a whole website. I did not like it because it was difficult moving things around from the way it was originally set up. I like that I learned the skills of creating my own website. I will improve on this and finding ways to move things around the way I like. I will definitely use this in the future to share with my students' parents in the classroom. link to website: https://osd17eme.weebly.com/

• Assistive technology is any device, software, or equipment that helps people work around their challenges. Some examples of assistive technology are text-to-speech and word prediction. Assistive technology includes low-tech tools, too, like pencil grips. Adaptive technology refers to special versions of already existing technologies or tools that provide enhancements or different ways of interacting with the technology. The adaptation helps individuals with a disability or impairment accomplish a specific task. I have used assistive technologies. An example is an audio book rather than reading a book to help me get through it. Challenges can be added when using adaptive technologies in the classroom because it might distract some students and it might make the students using these feel uncomfortable because they are doing something different from the rest.