Journal 7

     Twitter has been really easy and convenient to use. I've used twitter personally before so it's very easy for me. Following educational accounts has been interesting. I've learned so many things in the educational world. Seeing some articles help me think about how I want to teach students, and seeing new results on showing how students learn have been intriguing. I've also been able to learn about events the School of Education are hosting by following the FSU account. I've also been able to see classmate's posts and interact with them. The only downside is that I really only follow a couple classmates when I should try to follow the whole class. Twitter has been very informational for me. I use Twitter more to learn about things going on globally rather than communicating with classmates, even though it could be used for both.
     Working on the web page was honestly crazy. At first I was very overwhelmed and confused. Trying to align and edit text took a little getting used to. The hardest part was figuring out how to use the website and formatting. It would've been easier if I had past experience but this was my first time. After finishing I did feel accomplished. I like how my page turned out and put a lot of effort into it. Making webpages in the future will now be a lot easier. I wish I would've realized how much time it would take so I could've planned better, but I think it turned out well. I have attached a screenshot of the home page, but you can check out the full webpage at http://eme2040ellie.weebly.com/
      The Americans with Disabilities Act basically makes it illegal to discriminate against anyone who has a disability, physical or learning, and requires everyone with a disability to be given accommodations.  Those with physical disabilities could use a joystick instead of a mouse or use brail printers to learn. Those with learning disabilities have the option to use spell checker or computer organizers to help them stay organized. My sister has grown up with special accommodations, because she has a learning disability. She's be given extra time to take tests and quizzes and it's helped her tremendously. I think the hardest challenge is finding the correct accommodation for each student because each student learns differently and needs different things.