4.1 Digital Equity
Candidates model and promote strategies for achieving equitable access to digital tools and resources and technology-related best practices for all students and teachers. (PSC 4.1/ISTE 5a)
Artifact: Equitable Access Blog Entry
Reflection:
This artifact includes a link to a blog post that I created for my ITEC 7430 (Internet Tools in the Classroom) course. Although this particular blog entry gives information about Augmented Reality & Multiuser Virtual Environments, I want to draw your attention to the Digital Divide portion. In this specific section, I talk about the equitable access to technology within my classroom and a way to improve digital equity within my school. The blog also discusses a way to improve digital equity in the community. The entry also referenced a video, If You’ve Never Heard of the ‘Homework Gap’ This Video Will Shock You. I reverenced this video to show the significance technology plays on student achievement.
Standard 4.1 states, “Candidates model and promote strategies for achieving equitable access to digital tools and resources and technology-related best practices for all students and teachers.” I modeled strategies for achieving equitable access to digital tools and resources by identifying the digital gap within my classroom and ways that can close the gap and finding a solution to close that gap. I also promoted strategies for achieving equitable access at home by informing parents about Xfinity Internet Service program; Xfinity will give low-cost-high-speed internet for $9.95 a month as well as a discounted rate for laptops.
Creating this blog post forced me to learn about equitable access. This blog post also required me to research resources that could help close the gap between digital equity and help aid parents when seeking forms of technology for their child. If I were to change this artifact, I would follow up with an interest survey to determine which of my colleagues would like to attend technology workshops that will train them on technology tools that they could use to close the digital divide within their classroom.
The work that went into creating the artifact impacted school improvement. Not only did I discover resources that would provide equitable access for my students, but I also share this information with my teammates as well as my administrators. Research has shown that students who have access to digital resources at home have a higher graduation rate (Devaney, 2014). Consequently, the impact of students gaining equitable access could be seen in an increase in students’ performance.
This artifact includes a link to a blog post that I created for my ITEC 7430 (Internet Tools in the Classroom) course. Although this particular blog entry gives information about Augmented Reality & Multiuser Virtual Environments, I want to draw your attention to the Digital Divide portion. In this specific section, I talk about the equitable access to technology within my classroom and a way to improve digital equity within my school. The blog also discusses a way to improve digital equity in the community. The entry also referenced a video, If You’ve Never Heard of the ‘Homework Gap’ This Video Will Shock You. I reverenced this video to show the significance technology plays on student achievement.
Standard 4.1 states, “Candidates model and promote strategies for achieving equitable access to digital tools and resources and technology-related best practices for all students and teachers.” I modeled strategies for achieving equitable access to digital tools and resources by identifying the digital gap within my classroom and ways that can close the gap and finding a solution to close that gap. I also promoted strategies for achieving equitable access at home by informing parents about Xfinity Internet Service program; Xfinity will give low-cost-high-speed internet for $9.95 a month as well as a discounted rate for laptops.
Creating this blog post forced me to learn about equitable access. This blog post also required me to research resources that could help close the gap between digital equity and help aid parents when seeking forms of technology for their child. If I were to change this artifact, I would follow up with an interest survey to determine which of my colleagues would like to attend technology workshops that will train them on technology tools that they could use to close the digital divide within their classroom.
The work that went into creating the artifact impacted school improvement. Not only did I discover resources that would provide equitable access for my students, but I also share this information with my teammates as well as my administrators. Research has shown that students who have access to digital resources at home have a higher graduation rate (Devaney, 2014). Consequently, the impact of students gaining equitable access could be seen in an increase in students’ performance.