I liked the bookmarking tool in Diigo--this is useful for the site as a professional tool, but could also be useful in other respects. I did not like that i had to type out my tags every time I made a new one-a drop down menu with my preexisting tags would have been nice.

I will definitely use it in the future--I like that I can see what other people have found as well as sharing, this saves lots of time and gives me ideas I would not have thought of.

#8 Powerpoint in School

During the tour of the SDRC technology lab, I noticed one particular tool that I thought would be extraordinarily useful, not just for students with disabilities, but also for other students in schools.  The tool was the smart pen.  With this tool the student can Record a lecture (if there accommodation allows) as they write with the pen on a special notepad that will track the amount of time surpassed in the recording and match it up to the notes that the student has been taking with the pen.  This allows the student to listen to the lecture while reflecting on their notes at home and recall what the teacher was saying as they wrote a particular note. This could be extraordinarily helpful for students who are studying on their own time and need to recall what their instructor said or why they wrote a particular note.

PowerPoint use in Bloom’s taxonomy level for create in the classroom can be seen when a teacher or student produces their own original presentation containing their own content.  The evaluate level is achieved when the student produces work for a project (such as history fair) that defends a particular point our argument being made.  The analyze level is achieved when students create work that presents ideas that they have been learning in a new format.  The apply level is achieved when teachers use PowerPoint for more creative testing based uses such as classroom Jeopardy. The understand level is achieved when teachers use PowerPoint to guide their instruction and provide examples.  The remember level is achieved when students use PowerPoint to study and recall what they have learned in class.

 One website that might be useful for teachers who are interested in maintaining knowledge about the latest technology and tools that can be used in the classroom is called edutopia.  This website can be compared to diigo but with a focus on improving Technology in the classroom.  Teachers and other professionals involved in education can communicate with each other about the latest and most successful tools being used in the classroom.

 Here is the link:  https://www.edutopia.org/community

ILP--Design Prezi

For my ILP this week, I decided to create the Prezzi presentation for the design category.  My prezzi presentation is it for a lesson on the elements of design for a 10^th grade art class.  The content of my presentation is based on the CPalms standard VA.912.S.2 for visual arts: enduring understanding concerning skills and techniques.  This content is a comprehensive presentation of some very basic but important design techniques

Here’s the link to my presentation:

http://prezi.com/vdolypjxm5dm/?utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=copy&rc=ex0share