4.1 Digital Equity
Candidates model and promote strategies for achieving equitable access to digital tools and resources and technology-related best practices for all students and teachers.
Artifact:
Reflection:
During our “Internet Tools” class, we discussed and read interesting articles about Equitable Access. We were then asked to reflect on the topic on our Weebly blog.
This artifact demonstrates mastery of Standard 4.1 because by creating a rather flaming blog entry about equitable access being the responsibility of the society in which we live, I was able to model and promote strategies for achieving equitable access to digital tools and resources, and reflect upon the importance of technology-related best practices for all students and teachers. One of the first battles we must fight for equitable access is creating an awareness that there are challenges to providing equitable access for all students. Then we have to understand, as my article points out, that there are various kinds of barriers to digital inclusion. Finally we have to be assured that teachers are well trained to be able to provide access to all students from an intellectual standpoint.
From this artifact, I learned that there are different ways inequality can rear its ugly head. It is my responsibility, as a consumer of technological “know how,” to share the information I have found with others. The more people know, the stronger we are for the fight for equity. I think equitable access is a real issue, especially for Title I students. It is often not the school that does not have the necessary technology, but rather it is the students at home who suffer from lack of technology. How can we combat that? In retrospect, I would have enjoyed a deeper research of the topic of equitable access so that I could arm myself with more solutions than questions.
Awareness is always important to impacting school, faculty, and student performance. I believe the more we learn and dialogue about our challenges as a school, the better off we are with our instructional direction. When whole teams of people are involved in reaching a solution to difficult challenges, change more readily comes. The impact of awareness building can be seen in increased collaboration among teachers, and more of a willingness to assist students who suffer from lack of equitable access. Solutions will come if we work for them.
This artifact demonstrates mastery of Standard 4.1 because by creating a rather flaming blog entry about equitable access being the responsibility of the society in which we live, I was able to model and promote strategies for achieving equitable access to digital tools and resources, and reflect upon the importance of technology-related best practices for all students and teachers. One of the first battles we must fight for equitable access is creating an awareness that there are challenges to providing equitable access for all students. Then we have to understand, as my article points out, that there are various kinds of barriers to digital inclusion. Finally we have to be assured that teachers are well trained to be able to provide access to all students from an intellectual standpoint.
From this artifact, I learned that there are different ways inequality can rear its ugly head. It is my responsibility, as a consumer of technological “know how,” to share the information I have found with others. The more people know, the stronger we are for the fight for equity. I think equitable access is a real issue, especially for Title I students. It is often not the school that does not have the necessary technology, but rather it is the students at home who suffer from lack of technology. How can we combat that? In retrospect, I would have enjoyed a deeper research of the topic of equitable access so that I could arm myself with more solutions than questions.
Awareness is always important to impacting school, faculty, and student performance. I believe the more we learn and dialogue about our challenges as a school, the better off we are with our instructional direction. When whole teams of people are involved in reaching a solution to difficult challenges, change more readily comes. The impact of awareness building can be seen in increased collaboration among teachers, and more of a willingness to assist students who suffer from lack of equitable access. Solutions will come if we work for them.