Advocacy

 1.) To me, advocacy means showing support of something or someone in public. As a teacher, that could mean recommending a certain digital tool to use or advocating for a student in any particular situation.

2.) Advocacy is important to show credibility. It is hard to gain support or grow if there is no one to advocate or stand behind you in the beginning. Once you can show that someone trusts you and they are willing to publicly support you or your product, more people will be willing to give you or your product a chance.

3.) One of the greatest advocacy issues facing EdTech is that people don't need more technology to learn better or that technology is not reliable.

4.) One example of me advocating for a student was for the student to be selected as 6th grade student of the year. I spoke about how well the student managed to be a leader and friend to other students, and how that student set a positive example for everyone who encountered them.