Journal #8

      Using Diigo, I learned how to share any sources I found that seemed important or relevant to a topic with my classmates and teachers. I also learned how to add annotations, whether that be shapes, text, highlighting, or adding a sticky note. I think this is applicable to the classroom because it allows students and teachers to share their work with each other. It's also useful because it allows students to share an annotated sheet with their thoughts and notes on the material.

      I would use PowerPoint to support student learning for the first level of Bloom's Taxonomy, which is Knowledge, to list the terms and their definition. For example, if it was a vocab lesson, I would use transitions to first show the term then the definition which gives the students a chance to try to determine the definition on their own before I give them the correct definition. For Comprehension, I would use PowerPoint to create a game of some kind, like Jeopardy, to test their knowledge in a fun way that makes sure they understand what a term is or a definition. For Application, I would use PowerPoint to give a series of examples and exercises. For example, for a literary devices lesson, I would give examples showing what ethos, pathos, logos, alliteration, and parallelism are and then I would give my students a literary device on a slide and they would have to create an example showcasing it. For Analysis, I would create a Q&A type situation where I would create a list of questions and the students would have to have a group discussion to create the best answer for the situation. I would use PowerPoint for Synthesis to give them examples of research proposals for a book. I would give them an outline to follow and the students would have to create a research proposal based on the information given in the slide. For Evaluation, I would create a list of essay topics that the students could choose from and then the following slide would have the rubric with the expectations of the evaluation to make sure they understand and can apply the material effectively.
      Teacher professional development is so important for classrooms. Technology is a great tool to utilize for professional development. Educational Technology and Mobile Learning is a great website with a bunch of options for technology in professional learning. This website includes thirteen different options for websites and technology that help improve Teacher Professional Development. It ranges from including links to other sources to online books and free workshops. There are options for everyone including ones that cost money to use and ones that are free. It is meant to be available for all kinds of people from different backgrounds and lifestyles.