Miss Tapia-Castro's Teacher Thoughts

Things have been changing in Education. Students no longer learn from just a textbook and writing notes. Teachers are looking for new ways to teach their students how to understand the material in the curriculum at hand. One way that is being done is by using infographics in the classroom. Infographics have become increasingly popular in the education setting. This is because it allows for complex information to be presented in a visually appealing and easy-to-understand manner. A majority of the time infographics are used to provide students with a quick overview of the topic that is being discussed. Infographics can be used in many ways. They are used to illustrate data, timelines, and many other types of information. For example, currently, in one of my GATE classes, we use infographics for science, history, and math. These visual representations help the students better understand the materials that are being taught to them. It is a new and creative way for teachers to showcase new...

As students progress through the years, the type of writing they do and learn changes and becomes more detailed. Students are indivduals who are learning how to influence the world around them. They do this by using persuasive essays to convince their readers to see things from a new persepctive. These essays could include social issues or promoting a product or service. These students learn the right words to use to make persuasive righting change the world. However, the world has already started a change into the digital era.  This new generation relies heavily on digital formats when in the classroom. Students now use Chromebooks to take tests, write essays, and make presentations. The world around us has become interconnected through the digital world like no one has seen before. Jobs have been turned remote and everything is using Google docs or apps to communicate through the year. The digital world has opened up new opportunities for education.  Having access to digital...

 Technology has taken the world by storm. With Box Lights and Chromebooks, the education system has changed drastically throughout the years. These changes have been able to provide wonders to all ages of students in the education system. These changes for some are seen as bad, however, the possibilities are endless when providing students with Chromebooks throughout their education career.  No good thing comes without consequences. Chromebooks can become a distraction to the users and those around them. Students are also able to get on whatever website they are allowed to on the wifi provided. This can cause problems with students going on game websites and then doing the assignments they are supposed to be doing. Secondly, technology can be very unreliable. With the internet going down, or Chromebooks not charging properly, teachers are not able to use Chromebooks as often as they can. These are just a few issues to keep in mind when using technology in the classroom. Howeve...

                                                      Social Media has become an norm as the years go by. It is now more crazy to be seen without any social media. With apps like Facebook, Instagram, and Tik Tok becoming more popular after COVID, social media is taking the world by storm. Social Media helps the world connect from all over the globe.  This is stated in Rheingold's book  Net Smart: How to Thrive Online . Part of this book goes into detail about how using media can actually help us. It goes in detail on how people can use social media wisely. This hit a lot for me since before people knew a lot about social media, the dangers for it were everywhere. Now, we have people and things in place to not only protect children but protect each other. When it comes to social media, whether people like it or not, it has taken over our world. ...