The "Communicators" chapter in the textbook Sail the 7 C's was very informative and I learned of many new tools and resources to further my learning. I think it is especially important to familiarize myself with various physical and virtual educational instruments. Such as the Immersive Reader feature, it is available to use on Office products, which I utilize for school. I like this feature because I know many people with vision issues, including myself, and I think this tool makes it much easier to follow along with a text without my glasses on. In general, I think this tool would be great for people who have reading difficulties or hearing impairment. It can be useful for: translating text, reading text aloud, adjust text size, adjust text color, etc. There are many situations where this tool could be of use, and I really like how customizable it can be.
Another tool that I really enjoyed seeing in this chapter is Minecraft. This is a video game I was familiar with prior, but I see a big educational opportunity in the game. When I read that Microsoft launched an Education Specific version of the game, I was curious about it, so I looked up videos about it. It looks identical to the real game which I thought was great. I think the aspect of building structures, tending to a garden, and mining for metals can all be part of a teaching lesson. While also being a fun tool, this resource is highly interactive and collaborative too. I think it provides an opportunity for students to work together or even work as teams against each other on a collaborative minecraft world.
Overall, I thought chapter 2 was very informative and I will personally be using these two web tools!
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