A digital citizen

 The most important rule to be a digital citizen is to protect our privacy, our personal information, and avoid oversharing online in social media. In addition, we should respect each other, their privacy, their personal information, and don’t imitate others' lives.  Also, we must think about the future, think wisely about every single content we want to share on the internet, since everything is saved on the internet, and cannot be erased and deleted easily. Moreover, it is preferred to be respectful, intelligent and optimistic to attract the reader's attention.

Integrating technology into teaching

 Technology has taken a huge part throughout the last 3 years due to Covid-19 pandemic.The advantages of technology on our lives can’t be ignored, especially with the new technology developments and improvements. First, technology improves collaboration, for example when students are assigned to groups, students with high achievement and more technologically advanced can help students with low achievement and inexperienced students in technology. Second, technology approves the relationship between teachers and students by using different apps and tools to present excitable content, it also helps teachers to improve and expand their own knowledge.  Third, using technology in the classroom helps in increasing engagement and involvement, in addition it encourages students to participate, for example using gamified learning attracts students attention so they get focused on the lesson and ask questions.

EDUC561 Class

In this course, there are practical activities in each app or tool, which encourage us to participate, to get involved and get engaged in class. These practices make the session  more  fun and enjoyable. Moreover, we should not forget the importance of this course as teachers, it informs us about different apps, tools and websites that can facilitate the lesson for me as a teacher, and for my students. In addition to our instructor role, she is characterized by her patient, kind, caring, dedication to teaching and her ability to make this course very clear and entertaining.

 Due to the current economical and electrical crisis in our country, there is rarely an internet connection during the day, that's what makes it difficult to attend the class.