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...

 Please find attached the components of my final Digital Storytelling Project for EDUC 5333.  Project Plan Rubric for DST Assessment Story Planning Assignment  Digital/Visual Storytelling in your Community Multimedia Story (Final DST Project) Reflection Haylee Cannon

Project Planning Update: Digital Storytelling Week 5      As I continue developing my digital story, I am finding that most of the work left to be completed is the building and creating of the website itself. As someone with a background in English, the writing and scripting part comes naturally to me. However, the website creation process is what is taking up most of my work time right now. To be prepared to present, I plan on spending small chunks of time working on the website instead of waiting until the last week. I have found throughout my education career that I work much better in small chunks of time. Something I’ve love feedback on is ideas for implementing special effects and media elements into my website. If anyone has ideas for meaningful content to include, please let me know.       As for my audience, it will differ based on the goal of sharing my story. For example, when presenting to district personnel, I would focus more on the legal...