ISDT 5369 Jennifer Almaguer

   What does innovation look like:  Innovation is thinking outside the box and having students be the center of the learning and instruction.  What is not innovation: It is when instruction is to benefit the teacher and designed for the teacher.  With an idea of what innovation looks like, what should the role of a technology facilitator look like: The role of a technology facilitator should be an open minded person who is a sounding board to teachers. This person is to be a support system and someone else telling them what to do, but showing them what is possible to enhance their classrooms with creativity and student engagement.  Explain and/or analyze your graphic: My graphic shows two ways of analyzing traditional vs. digital education. We as a society have moved away or should be moving away from traditional education to a more digital education. We have to meet the students where they are to get to their intrinsic mot...

Hello everyone. I am Jennifer Almaguer and let's just say I am in a discovery phase in my life. I used to be a classroom teacher and decided to take a year off to focus on my masters degree and began working as an actress, v/blogger, and social media specialist for a local Houston company. I am not really sure where my degree is going to take me, but I have began to become interested in creating online courses that can be bought and marketed on social media. Like I said, I am in a discovery phase in my life and finally felt ok not having it all figured out and not having the answers to everything. I am happy to be in this course as I've gotten to work with amazing colleagues these past semesters. Here is one of my favorite quotes: Education is what remains after one has forgotten what one has learned in school. - Albert Einstein On a side note: I believe Google Plus is gong to be the next big social media platform. So now is the time to get those custom URL's bef...