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Philosophy Digital Learning

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  Teaching Philosophy and Technology What I believe about teaching and technology is that in today’s world you cannot do one without the other. As educators we cannot be afraid of change, we must adapt and continue learning to be a great teacher. We have come such a long way and today’s students are so advanced when it comes to technology. They are shown how to use IPADs, cellphones, and computers at a much younger age than we were. The classrooms are also changing yearly with the latest technology and innovations to make for an easier and more fun way of learning. Since the pandemic virtual classrooms have been upgraded. Take Zoom for instance, it now has an interactive whiteboard incorporated so that teacher and students can use this simultaneously. Classrooms are equipped with touchscreen boards and students with chrome books or IPADs. Lessons are now done on computers instead of paper. My goal for my own classroom is to incorporate both the new and old. I still want my studen
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Creating my LMS

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  Taking on the assignment on creating an LMS was a lot more challenging than I expected. Careful thought and planning went into ensuring I had everything I needed to build a successful classroom. I used Canvas to create my classroom and after many YouTube videos and googling I was finally able to set up all my tiles and link everything together. I began with creating my account, it is free for teachers to create with their school email and once you are working at a school, the school will link your students to your classrooms. Creating the tiles was the most difficult and tedious part of all. I started by Youtubing how to make a tile in canvas. There are many great how to videos that guided me in building a very functional classroom. I created a homepage in which I had labeled tiles so that students would be able to find their assignments, notes, and our Zoom link all in one place. All the tiles created were done in Google Drawings.   I wanted my classroom to function in a way that
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Support and Engage

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  Technologies to Support Learning Preferences 1. Microsoft Teams Microsoft teams allows students with different learning preferences join in on daily class discussions without having to speak out loud. This would work especially well for those students in your classroom who have accommodations. In Microsoft Teams, teachers have access to many different applications, one application that would be especially useful for students who are afraid to speak up in class is  YourWhiteBoard.  This feature  is an online collaborative virtual board that allows many users to draw simultaneously, and it is updated in real time for all connected users. Teachers can teach and have students collaborate together all while still being independent.  2. Google Slides Google Slides is one application that can be used from elementary to high school classroom settings. In Google Slides you are able to create an interactive space within your classroom. One awesome way to use this would be, after you have had l
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Solving Two-Step Equations

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Learning with an Infographic

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3 Visual Apps that comply with UDL Framework:

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  https://kahoot.com/schools-u/ 1. Kahoot is an awesome visual that is suitable for all K-12 grade levels.  Kahoot is not only for students to learn, but it allows for educators, parents and professionals to access what it has to offer.  There is a Whiteboard feature in which you are able to purchase on a monthly or yearly subscription.  Start from scratch or design a whiteboard to work with Every student gets their individual whiteboard that only the teacher can see, while all students are able to see the teacher’s whiteboard. You can start a session from scratch, or add some content to it. For example, you can upload an image and make it appear on all students’ individual whiteboards. What is also great about Kahoot is that it will help students who are first year students learning English. With almost every subject covered within the app, there are several games and trivia's with assistance in helping ESLs.    https://www.canva.com/      2. Canva allows you to create visual pres
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