Blog Journal #8

     Assistive and adaptive technologies help people with disabilities perform tasks with more independence and ease. They support learners who typically have trouble utilizing all the benefits of technology by allowing them to make learning, communicating, performing tasks using technologies more adaptable to their needs and more accessible. I have never personally used these technologies, but I have seen demonstrations of how they are used and how much they benefit those with disabilities. Some challenges I perceive of using adaptive technologies in my classroom is understanding how to use them properly and making sure that everyone who needs help is given access to the proper tool for their learning disability.

     I envision using technology in order to take my lessons and how I teach to the next level. I feel that technology allows for more interaction when learning and has the capability to allow students to learn and experience education at an advanced level. I plan on using technology when giving my lessons as well as organizing my class in the most efficient and effective way possible. I believe my professional responsibility as a teacher is to give my students all the tools they need to learn and succeed, and I believe that can be more than accomplished through utilizing the benefits of technology in education.

     As I mentioned before, technology in education allows for students to perform more interactive tasks to help them learn more effectively. WebQuests allows for an interactive learning experience regarding any subject or lesson. I enjoyed creating the WebQuest and designing the website with my own personal style. I also liked how organized I was able to make my information. Some of the steps to creating the WebQuest was tedious and it was also difficult to create the project for my WebQuest. Next time I’d like to improve by adding more questions and interactive elements to the assignment. Through the WebQuest, I learned how to design and organize a website successfully while also learning new and interactive alternatives for presenting and teaching a lesson. Below is a link and an image of my WebQuest website.

https://margauxfry17.wixsite.com/webquest

Check out my comments on Karla's and Gabi's Blog Post #7!