Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Blog Post 4

  • Poll - I decided to ask my readers a question about the digital divide, "Has the digital divide affected students in the United States?". Before taking EDST 220 at the University of Oregon, I was not aware of the digital divide that separates schools, states, and countries throughout the world. This gadget allows readers to interact with my blog and vote on what they think to be true. This gadget will help me get a feel for the current knowledge of the digital divide.
  • Clustr Maps - This map shows a picture of the world and has red dots that show where the people are from who have looked at my blog. Depending on how many people end up looking at my blog, it could eventually show the digital divide, who has access to technology and who doesn't based on where the red dots are on the map.
  • Links List - I provided several links that provide more information about the topic of accessibility. Some of the sources are used throughout my blog, but having the list in the side bar provides quick easy access to the information from any page.
  • Picture - Pictures are always a nice element to add to websites. Since the topic of accessibility can be depressing at times, I thought a "cartoon" would lighten up the mood. The picture shows the Digital Divide of technology.
  • List of Blogs- I provided links to other blogs regarding technology in education. This will allow readers to look at more information about the topic of accessibility and other issues brought up about educational technology.
  • Video - I decided to add three videos at the bottom of my blog. The YouTube videos talks about the problems of the digital divide and gives great information regarding the topic of accessibility. 

    Sustainability

    In class today we talked about the issues of sustainability of technology in education. Not only does technology have trouble with funding, but there are other problems such as environmental impacts and maintaining the technology. We used a VoiceThread that presented pictures of the educational problems regarding the topic of sustainability that we discussed in class.

    Tuesday, May 3, 2011

    Accountability

    Accountability: Does technology in education HELP, HURT, or BOTH?