Blog 8

     I learned how to use Diigo in general. I've also learned how to annotate articles electronically. Diigo is great to use for group work. It's an easy way for each person to do their individual work but also being able to see what others find and their perspectives. It's an easy way to collaboratively work and share ideas. This can help classrooms by sharing different articles with the class in a quick way and being able to individually annotate the article. Team members can use this this to get others input and ideas on the same articles or each pst their own and others can get ideas from articles their teammates post. I would even use Diigo for my own individual work. Its any easy way to bookmark articles that I've annotated that I might need at a later time. This also could help me organize my work, tagging articles with different terms or just screenshooting a specific part of an article.

     I can use PowerPoint to teach students energy conservation. At the Knowledge level, I would start the PowerPoint by defining Newton's three laws of motion. I can use Smart Art to create a graphic to help them memorize all three laws. At the Comprehension level, students would be able to recite Newton's three laws in their own words. I could insert graphics to help them just describe what they see in each law. At the Application level, students would be able to calculate the kinetic energy of a projectile. I would model an example on the powerpoint and students will solve the problem to show their understanding. At the Analysis level, students would be able to differentiate between potential and kinetic energy. I could insert or creating a graphic in PowerPoint to compare the two and use the projectile to show where kinetic energy and potential energy takes place. At the Synthesis level, students would be able to create their own dynamics problem using conservation of energy. I would show them an example of a graphic and they would have to write their own equation for the problem. At the  Evaluation level, students would be able to determine if using conservation of energy is appropriate for solving a dynamics problem. I would give them a scenario on the powerpoint and they would individually evaluate the problem and support why or why not they would use conservation of energy to solve the problem. 

     Teachers and technology development can be inversely or directly related. I have teachers that know way more about technology than I do, but I also have teachers that barley know how to use Canvas. I think younger teachers have a better advantage in technology knowledge, older teachers don't really know how use technology as efficiently. It is thrown teachers to use the most up-to-date and efficient software, so they do need to be aware of up and coming technologies. Some teachers are creating new and more efficient ways to grade papers or display things in class that other teachers will be using. Teachers effect other teachers in that aspect. One website written for teachers gives practical advice on how to stay up-to-date on new arising technologies. This website shows different resources teachers can use and says to check out what the your school has available and to get support from you school. Check it out here! https://globaldigitalcitizen.org/teachers-technology-trends