Autumn S. EME 2019 Spring

Diigo is a website that allows users to highlight, bookmark, and attach notes to any part of a web page.   I learned how to use the website and collaborate with others by viewing their bookmarked articles and adding to their annotations.  This application can be useful in my future classroom for projects and homework assignments.  Students can review bookmarked articles and notes for studying.  Students can also share information with others when they work on group projects.  I can personally use this website for networking and communicating my ideas with other teachers. I can use PowerPoint to support student learning at each level of Bloom's Taxonomy.  The bottom level is called "remember".  PowerPoints can be used to help students review information and practice memorizing terms and definitions while they study.  The next level is "understand."  PowerPoints can also explain ideas and concepts to a class.  Information provided c...

I like Twitter so far.  It's a good tool for getting short and important messages across to a large group of people.  It's also helpful for keeping up with news stories and events.  I have learned how to interact with other accounts on Twitter through retweeting and liking other people's messages.  I haven't experienced any issues yet. I haven't completed the Web Design assignment yet because the deadline was moved to next week but I will discuss it and add the link to my next blog post. Assistive technologies is defined as a type of equipment that helps improve the functional capabilities of a child with a disability.  Adaptive technology is designed only to help people with disabilities function better.  Assistive technology includes technology that can be utilized by people without disabilities as well as people with disabilities.  In first grade one of my classmates had disabilities and used a custom wheelchair and a tablet to communicate becau...