Introduction and A Stance on Technology in the Classroom
Hi there! My name is Rachel Franks, and I am currently a student at Cal State University, Northridge, and a major in English Single Subject Matter. I will be graduating from CSUN this semester and climbing the education ladder to enter a teaching credential program, as I hope to become a high school English teacher. Currently, I am an in-class tutor at a high school in my area, where I am earning hands-on teaching experience and helping students. A fun fact about me is that nature and the outdoors are my solitude. I absolutely love hiking, camping, and traveling across various U.S. states and visiting national parks. As an in-class tutor, something I deal with a lot as I help students in the classroom is the use of technology, specifically cell phone usage. Phones are a key distraction to students' learning and an obstacle that teachers are constantly struggling to overcome when attempting to instruct students, as much of said students' attention is drawn to their digital devic...