Haylee Cannon's Educational Technology Blog

    The term “digital divide” is an all-encompassing concept that covers the multitude of ways students might be disadvantaged when it comes to access, use, and understanding of various digital tools, equipment, and resources. In my context of a middle school in Anna, Texas, the digital divide is quite apparent from access to technology to digital literacy. In my current role as Team Lead of the ELAR Department and 8th grade ELAR teacher, I am seeing several dividing factors that are creating instances of inequality across students on my campus and in my district. The biggest challenge I am currently seeing among students is their lack of digital literacy.     My district is fortunate enough to be able to provide a Chromebook to every student, but there is no training or lessons on how to use this technology both safely and effectively. I believe part of this issue stems from the COVID-19 Pandemic. Because of the rampant spread of the virus, schools were almost inst...

  Creating an Even Playing Field: Learning Technolog ies to Bridge the Digital Divide Week 1   My name is Haylee Cannon, and I currently teach 8 th grade English at 5A district in North Texas. I sincerely enjoy my job because I love my students and their ability to bring joy and laughter to any situation. I believe my main goal is to help students think both critically and empathetically about their world and to replace an empty mind with an open one. I have a strong passion for teaching students to be critical thinkers to help them be successful in whatever they choose to do after high school. As our world is exponentially in creasing in the use and dependence of technology, the digital divide is something that impacts my students both every day and long term. I am passionate about this issue, and the inequity surrounding technology use and access is one reason I'm pu rsuing a career within educational technology. I hope to provide solutions for the students in m...