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 Open Educational Resources (OERs) are resources that are shared publicly, typically online, that can be used by educators. OERs can appear in several different formats, such as PowerPoints, worksheets, and quizzes. These resources can be used as they were created, edited, or added to other resources as the user chooses. The link below is an article entitled "Recognizing and Overcoming Obstacles: What it Will Take to Realize the Potential of OER". This article discusses what OERs are and their endless benefits when used within the classroom. OER allows students and teachers to save money on teaching and learning resources, allows immediate access to the material, and allows for differentiation to benefit the students. This article then goes on to discuss the potential reasons why OERs are not used more often including a lack of technological access and concerns about quality. These issues are discussed in detail along with possible solutions to each obstacle. Definitely check

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 Here's the link to my new website! https://brocksclasseme.weebly.com/  Daily, the only IA tool that I consistently rely on is Grammarly. Grammarly is an extension that I have on my desktop that corrects spelling, grammar, and punctuation. I find this extension very helpful when I am sending emails and writing long papers, as it offers corrections for any errors that it finds and even offers more precise ways to say things. I do not use any other forms of AI such as Chat GPT as I find it unethical to use an application such as that to complete school or work assignments as it is not my original work. I am curious what other forms of AI exist as I have not had much exposure to them. The only time that I have used ChatGPT was for an education class that I took last semester. My professor thought that it was important that educators stay up-to-date on new forms of technology and instructed us to use ChatGPT to complete an assignment. I quickly learned that AI chatbots are extremely he

Some schools require that their teachers keep an updated class page on their website to outline some basic introductory information. I think that this is a great way for students and parents to get to know the teachers and get some information about what their classroom will consist of. On Bond Elementary School's website, most teachers have pages that often include sections entitled "Meet the teacher", "announcements", and "Resources". The "meet the teacher" section typically includes personal information about the teacher such as preferred activities or their academic or professional background. The "announcements" section typically has class updates and a calendar with any events that are coming up. The "resources" section has links to websites that are used within the class such as BrainPop. Directory (leonschools.net) As an educator, I would utilize technology within my classroom daily. As most classes are equipped wi

       Over the past few days, I have been able to gain experience in navigating Diigo for my education technology course. I enjoyed that Diigo has an extension that can be installed on Google Chrome as it made it very easy to highlight and create sticky notes on articles and other resources. I also like that groups of people can connect on Diigo to share resources. This would be ideal for college and high school classes as it works on important annotation, communication, and collaboration skills. Overall, I enjoyed the platform and would enjoy using it in the future.      I have enjoyed my experience blogging over the past few weeks as a means of completing assignments. I think that this is a unique way to discuss topics and encourages thoughtful reflection and responses. Had it not been for this course, I likely would never have started a blog as I do not wish to post long entries about my own personal life publicly. Although I, personally, would not enjoy blogging about my own life,

 I have been on Instagram since I was in the later years of elementary school. While a large portion of my time spent on Instagram has been purely for entertainment value, I have recently begun utilizing Instagram as a means of learning and networking. I now use Instagram largely to find information about current events and updates within my professional and academic life. I currently follow accounts of several professional organizations and important people within the field of ABA which allows me to learn about upcoming events and opportunities for involvement. I plan to continue using Instagram in this way and I hope that it allows me to meet people with similar professional and academic goals. I think the digital divide is an important concept that needs to be considered by educators when planning lessons and activities. While it can be easy to overgeneralize and think that every student has internet access and knows how to navigate technology, this is not always true. Many students