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Welcome to my digital space! Honestly, I have never thought about what my digital space until now. I also must admit I have not reflected on my own digital space. When I reflect on what I use on my phone or laptop, I notice how much I use personal and professional accounts. Personal accounts include social media accounts, banking and shopping. More of my professional ones are work emails, canvas and anything relating to school, including recently joining Blogger.   I also noticed how much I spend on the internet. David White pointed out how a person can be a visitor or can be a resident. This can all depend on the context the person is in. The resident section is when a person uses the internet to interact with others and leaves a social trace. The visitor section is when a person is trying to accomplish without leaving a social trace.   Mapping out the four quadrants allowed me to sort out and visually see my digital spaces. This provided a lot of information to mysel...

In today's society, technology has had many benefits within the classroom and amongst students.  Instruction can be enhanced in the classroom with the use of technology.  Technology is a useful tool when used effectively. The SAMR model is easy and the framework is important to help enhance that learning.  SAMR consists of 4 components to improve the use of computer technology to enhance learning. The components are: Substitution -  Computer technology is used to perform the same task as was done before the use of computers.  An example is work printed from a computer for students to complete. There is no real connection a student can make to the use of technology. They complete the work and submit it.   Augmentation - Computer Technology offers an effective tool to perform common tasks.   An example is students being able to take a Google quiz online instead of the tradition paper/pencil version of quiz taking. They are able to receive fee...

Hello my Fellow Classmates! Personal Photo My name is Carmen and I attend Dominican University in hopes of obtaining my Masters in Special Education. I am currently on my 4th semester and only have 4 more classes until I begin student teaching. I am really looking forward to that portion of the program. I am eager to gain new insight and experience new hands-on approaches that will help enrich my career path.  I have worked in the education field for several years. My first experiences started at a small private school. Fortunately, new opportunities were presented where I was able to gain different aspects in many educational settings. Some settings included daycare, private school and now a public school. The school where I work at, I wear many hats. I work in the main office, in the library and push into different classrooms, servicing children with special needs. I have to admit the best part of the day is pushing in and being with the students! The age group...