My Semester Blog: Savannah White

      Educators have many responsibilities when it comes to helping students navigate information online. Educators need to support students in learning about research online and how to use their research skills. They also need to teach them to be aware of risks online whether that be protecting their privacy, cyberbullying, and having the knowledge about avoiding online scams. Alongside of these, educators also need to teach students how to check the credibility of online sources so that the student isn't misinformed on topics or subjects.      This matters more than ever due to a variety of reasons. For starters, there are many biased opinions online that ultimately is considered misinformation and students need to be educated on that while doing research and presenting said research. Another reason that plays into this is due to how cyberbullying is so common in todays world and it's important that students understand that and learn ways on how to avoid ...

           In today's world, technology plays a huge role in classrooms now, so I feel that technology integration could pose as a challenge to me as a future teacher. Since COVID-19, technology has been implemented in classrooms and schools as a whole so much more than what it used to be. Technology has become an important tool within schools because it is now another version for how students learn. When you look around in schools now compared to years ago, you see chrome books, digital whiteboards, artificial intelligence, tablets, and much more.          I definitely feel that this could be a challenge for me as I consider myself to be a more traditional learner. I have never really been tech-savvy and have always loved the traditional use of pencil and paper. Besides using my phone, laptops and computers have definitely never been a strength of mine. During COVID, I had struggles learning how to use my chrome book whether that b...