Blog Post #5

     I do not have any experience with X; I have a little bit of experience with Pinterest; and I have lots of experience with Instagram. Pinterest is beneficial in finding designs, templates, and trending topics/ideas, especially as a future educator. When I did the assignment about finding boards on Pinterest relating to education, it was cool to see all the teacher templates that popped up. Pinterest boards are great in finding teacher resources, templates, lesson plans, and ideas and I will be using it often as a future educator. As for Instagram, I mostly use it to interact with friends and post stories or photos. It is also great for finding the accounts of specific companies or programs. I followed quite a few accounts relating to education and teachers. As a future educator, I can definitely refer back to them for resources and ideas. Instagram is also a great way to direct message and reach out to companies/programs/other teachers.

    Growing up, I went to a digitally rich school. However, we didn't use technology as often as schools do now. When I was in elementary school, my teacher's classroom had a class set of desktops that only a certain number of students could use at a time and only for certain activities. I think I would use a desktop maybe once or twice a day. In middle school, I used it a little more often, but mainly for digital essays or projects. During and after COVID-19, everything became a digital submission, as we all learned how to use Canvas. Then, in high school, I was issued my own school laptop, as was every student. I could take my laptop back and forth from school. Every assignment was submitted through Canvas. Soon enough, every test and exam became digital too. The only paper/pencil exams I took in high school were for AP, AICE, and the SAT (which I believe are being converted to digital versions as well). High school prepared me the most for college technology use. 

    A software tool I would use to support collaborative writing and social annotation would be Google Docs. Google Docs are super easy to share and everyone that is invited can edit and annotate the document as desired. For group essays or writing projects, as an elementary school teacher, I would suggest the kids use Google Docs to easily share their projects and collaborate with peers/group members. Another software tool I would use in the classroom would be Padlet. Padlet is a fairly easy tool to learn how to use and allows users to create and customize a template, post on the template, and receive comments and feedback. For a digital group project, each group could create their own template, and each member could post one thing on the template, then comment on each other's posts. This fosters collaboration and constructive criticism. 

    

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