Diigo, at first, was a bit confusing to navigate and work. But, once I figured out how to use the tool, it got very easy. I enjoy being able to comment on other classmate’s annotations of the article or webpage. I like the highlighting tool a lot because it makes it very easy to point out main ideas or ideas that are important to the paper. I think that Diigo could be a useful tool in the classroom as a way to really understand what your students are thinking and learning throughout the webpage.
PowerPoint is a great tool that can be used for almost an endless amount of activities. You can use it for simply information, create Jeopardy games and also just interactive ways to get information. With Bloom’s Taxonomy, PowerPoint offers a lot of support. For the create level, teachers as well as students can create games like Jeopardy to help them learn the information in a fun interactive way. For the evaluate level, PowerPoint offers a way to get the whole class involved in the discussion. Jeopardy is a good example of this because it allows the students to get into groups and argue, defend, support, and select a category and then collectively figure out the answer. With the analyze level, PowerPoint makes it easy to compare facts and pictures by being very easy to switch back and forth in between slides. It also offers a side by side feature in the layouts. It is very easy to organize your thoughts onto the slides with the bullet option. The apply level is also easy to support with PowerPoint. PowerPoint is used mostly for demonstrations where people apply their ideas to the information being given. PowerPoint is also great for the understanding level. It makes it really easy to explain ideas as well as concepts. It does a good job making it a visual and interactive experience. Lastly, the remember level. PowerPoint allows you to create lists as well as easily allowing you to flip through the slides. It is easy to create things like flashcards to help to remember the material.
Teacher professional development is a really great tool for teachers to further their knowledge on their profession. It also gives them training for different lesson plans and activities that they can use during their class. It also helps to create connections within the learning community.
This website is a good tool to connect instructors to others and their ideas for their material. They also have ideas for lesson plans that they are free to use for their classes.
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