Ms. McBride Gets TECHnical

 Social Media and Teenagers Image Source: Goldentech.com Since I am middle school teacher, I chose to take a closer look at social media and how it has the grasp on our teenagers. For many of my students, their cell phone is their life. I always hear about them talking about Snapchat and Instagram. I also see them  watching YouTube on their Chromebook when they are given some free time.  It is interesting to think about how much the internet and social media has changed since I was a teenager. We didn't have all of these apps. We were just starting to get into the world of Facebook, but it wasn't available to everyone yet. For me, I am just happy that I did not have to navigate adolescence with all these social media platforms. I don't think this generation feels the same because all they have ever known is the internet and social media.  It was interesting to read the article "A Teenager's View on Social Media". So many of us has made our own opinions on w...

Looking Back, Looking Ahead Image Source: hcamag.com Before I began this class, I was very reserved with my personal technology use as an educator. In the classroom, I was open to using many pieces of technology to better support my students and to keep them engaged. I was hoping this course would provide me with additional tools to use in my classroom. This class did do that, but it also  pushed me out of my comfort zone when it came to my own technology use. I had never considered starting a blog or getting a Twitter. I didn't feel like I had important things to share with the rest of the world. From the activities in this class, I have learned that there is so much more that I can be doing with technology for my career outside of the classroom.  I am very happy that I had to get a Twitter because I am now able to engage with other educators around the world. Just scrolling my feed, I am able to find things that are relevant to my classroom and how I am feeling as a teacher....