Wednesday, March 13, 2019

Blog Post #8

   From working with Diigo, I've learned how the website works and how it is helpful. I learned how to create a bookmark, share the bookmark, add comments to a post, etc. Diigo will be useful in the classroom because it can be used for projects and it can also be used with team members to share bookmarks. In individual efforts it is helpful in saving links and creating the bookmarks easily and efficiently. 
   Powerpoint is a useful tool when it comes to all of Bloom's Taxonomy. For example, if you are learning about the scientific method it can be used to create because you can create a powerpoint all about the information. Although evaluating and analyzing might be harder to use in powerpoint, it can still be done by having students analyzing and evaluate a preexisting powerpoint. Students can apply and understand by making powerpoints of what they know about the scientific method. Students can remember by studying powerpoints of the scientific method. 
   Technology can be hard to keep up with, but it tends to be worth it. Becoming more aware of technology and learning how to use it in the classroom can be very beneficial for a teacher and for the students. There's many websites you can look up that will help in learning about technology trends which is helpful for teachers. One site I found (https://www.wabisabilearning.com/blog/teachers-technology-trends) is a list of different ways teachers can stay up to date with the newest technology trends. 

Wednesday, March 6, 2019

Blog Post #7

Blog Post #7
   I have enjoyed using twitter in this class. It's so easy to find various information and see different people's ideas. I've learned how twitter can actually be a beneficial tool when implemented in the classroom, since before I had only used it for social purposes. The benefits are the widespread amount of people you get to interact with and all of the information you can access and share. So far, I haven't experienced any issues using twitter. It's been an overall good and useful experience. 
   The web design project taught me that it isn't as hard as I thought to create a website. It taught me skills like linking a google calendar and creating pages on the site. I liked how you get the chance to be creative with the website, but at times the website creator was hard to navigate and figure out. I can apply this in my future career by getting better at designing the website and then implementing it in my future classroom.
http://mbn2040.weebly.com/











   Assistive and adaptive technologies help students with disabilities in the classroom. They help make the tasks easier for the student to complete. Personally, I have not seen this used in classrooms before but I know it is a super beneficial tool. Adaptive technologies may be harder to start using and understanding, but the outcome would be worth the original struggle. It would be trial and error at some points to see what would work for the student the best.