https://padlet.com/smithh26/tqqzwr3njqxh en-us 2018-10-03 16:55:21 UTC 2025-11-16 17:45:03 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Manbag.png smithh26 https://padlet.com/smithh26/tqqzwr3njqxh/wish/289381918 1) digital divide is when some students are less likely than others to have consistent access to reliable technology. 
2) In the growing world of technology, we need to try to make sure that our students all have equal opportunity to engage in schoolwork through technology so that they have access to the knowledge stored there as well as so they have the ability to express themselves through it. 
3) Usually it it the students who come from lower income families that have trouble accessing technology. 
4) According to the article Factsheet about ConnectHome, providing internet to these lower income families in an easier to afford manner will help increase professional productivity in adults as well as work in students. Ethically, this idea should be provided universally in order to be the most fair; this lower cost internet access should be offered to all families, not just the lower income ones. Culturally, it makes sense that there would be a divide between lower income families and upper class families when it comes to digital access, because internet and computers are so expensive. I personally have the cheapest internet that Comporium provides, and it is still over $50 per month, which would be way too much for a family with a lower income. ]]> 2018-10-04 20:25:23 UTC https://padlet.com/smithh26/tqqzwr3njqxh/wish/289381918 smithh26 https://padlet.com/smithh26/tqqzwr3njqxh/wish/289388542 One way that I use technology in my classroom now is with iPads that use Epic!. this is a fun and helpful tool that my host school is fortunate enough to be able to provide to the classes where they all have iPads in the rooms. My students use iPads during center time in order to read stories on Epic!. I think that this is a very good way to use technology in the classroom because the students have access to books and stories that they may not have at home. This also lets them interact with technology on a daily basis. 
I think that in the future when I have my own classroom I would like to use this strategy if my school provides technology like this, because I know that many families dont have access at home to books and stories, and dont have access to technology, so I would like to work on fixing that digital divide in my classroom by providing the students with opportunities to read using technology during class every day. ]]> 2018-10-04 20:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/smithh26/tqqzwr3njqxh/wish/289388542 smithh26 https://padlet.com/smithh26/tqqzwr3njqxh/wish/289390951 I think that even without access to technology, my ability to deliver UDL aligned content and instruction would not really be hindered. 
What did we do before iPads and computers were around? 
UDL guidelines have many, many possibible ways of being followed, not just through technology. I can provide multiple means of representation by speaking and reading and writing; I can provide multiple means of engagement by providing different hands on activities that the students can enjoy; I can provide multiple means of expression by giving my students the option to share work verbally, silently, on posters or on paper, using songs or poems, dance or theatre, etc. My ability to provide UDL aligned instruction is not reliant on technology. Technology just boosts the options that I have to provide them with. ]]> 2018-10-04 20:54:53 UTC https://padlet.com/smithh26/tqqzwr3njqxh/wish/289390951 smithh26 https://padlet.com/smithh26/tqqzwr3njqxh/wish/289392338 The ways that we can interact with other teachers is strongly impacted by access to technology. with the help of internet, I have the ability to get in touch with anyone via email, phone, or video chat instantly. I have heard of conferences being held online, where the different people from all over connect on the internet to discuss. I have the ability to ask my professors and peers for help on lessons or assignments with the tap of a few keys. 
my ability to grow and learn from other professionals, while not dependent on technology, is greatly increased by my access to technology because I can connect with someone regardless of where they are to discuss and question and work together. ]]> 2018-10-04 21:00:09 UTC https://padlet.com/smithh26/tqqzwr3njqxh/wish/289392338