#8

I believe all of the technologies we saw in the lab could be beneficial to schools. I believe that voice to text typing is the most beneficial. Voice to text typing allows students with a wide range of disabilities to use a computer.

PowerPoint can be used to support student learning at each level of Blooms-Taxonomy. Knowledge can be supported by putting terms, definitions, and details on a slide. Comprehension can be supported by having questions on the power point or by providing detailed descriptions of a topic. To support application a power point can use the concept that was previously explained to build on to a new concept. Understanding how these concepts build off each other would support analysis. This can also be done by providing in-depth discussion questions. To support synthesis a power point could include information about a relevant issue and explain how the concept is related.  To support evaluation the power point could have a feedback element or facilitate a discussion on why the concept is the way it is.

My favorite website to learn about technology trends and news in general is Reddit.com. Reddit can be either a great resource to get information quickly, it can also lead to crippling procrastination. Reddit is divided by millions of topics and there are a few about technology. My favorite two are the subreddits for technology, R/technology and for gadgets, R/gadgets. I like R/Gadgets because I like to fantasize about owning a lot of cool technology. R/Technology is an excellent place to find news about technology trends and news about technology in general.

#7

               Adaptive technologies help people with disabilities use computers and succeed academically. My favorite adaptive technology is input voice technology. This technology allows people who are unable to type use a computer. This technology is also good for people who are lazy. I have never used any adaptive technologies. I do not know anyone who uses adaptive technologies. I believe that funding for adaptive technologies will be the biggest challenge.

I have already had to create a website for another class so I didn't acquire any new skills. I think that this website could have been a little more colorful and had more text. I like the process of website building because I think its easy. The thing I dislike most about building a website is that it can be time consuming. I think building a website similar to this could help in my future career as a teacher. I would want to have a way for parents to be able to have resources to use at home for their children.

Using Diigo in class taught me a better way to annotate articles. This would be helpful in the classroom because students could share annotations, share bookmarks, and share websites. This could be useful to a group of teachers because it would allow them to share resources with each other. Individually Diigo can be used to easily search bookmarks or categorize websites.


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