Blog Journal #8

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Diigo is a way of sharing and gaining resources from others.  I learned that it is beneficial for not only me but for others that I interact with because we are able to share resources and other information that can be used within the classroom environment.  Team members can collaborate and create groups using Diigo which makes sharing research easy for everyone.  Diigo can be useful in my classroom because it can be helpful when showing students the power of collaboration.  In addition, students can utilize it as a tool when they are performing research or working on group or individual projects.  I can utilize Diigo with team members to share research and resources helpful to the classroom.  This tool will allow me to share links and other materials they may be helpful for my classroom and those of my team members.  My individual professional efforts can be enhanced with the use of Diigo because of my individual efforts and the collaboration efforts of the entire team. 

                PowerPoint can help with supplementing lessons for students or providing students with background knowledge before the start of a new lesson.  Bloom’s Taxonomy has six levels and they are knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.  The PowerPoint that I would use would be a lesson on using outlines when writing an essay.  For the first level knowledge, I would use the PowerPoint to introduce the subject and provide background knowledge.  At the second level of Bloom’s Taxonomy comprehension, the PowerPoint provide examples to gauge the comprehension of students of outlines,  The third level is application and the PowerPoint can be used to help students to apply the techniques of creating a thesis for their outline.  Analysis can be achieved with the PowerPoint to support learning by allowing students to examine each other’s work to analyze outlines and whether or not they are using them correctly.  Synthesis requires critical thinking so that the students can use the information from the PowerPoint to create their own outlines like the sample that will be provided to the students.  The last level of Bloom’s taxonomy is evaluation.  The PowerPoint is helpful so that students can evaluate their work and work as peers to make sure they understand formulating outlines for the purposes of writing. 




                Technology is always changing along with education.  Knowing trends within education are helpful for the teacher’s bank of knowledge.  Professional development provides teachers with opportunity to improve and to learn more that will benefit the students in their classrooms.  It is important that educational trends are known so that teachers provide their students with the most recent technology.  Technology is helpful in the teaching and learning process.  The following link provides information on the latest trends in education for teachers that can be provided for their students. 

This site list trends in technology for teachers and how they can use them to enhance learning for their students.  

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  1. OmerNovember 19, 2019 at 7:18 AM

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