Blog Post #8

That Lab trip 2 weeks ago was so cool! I knew FSU offered services like that but seeing what they do first hand was really fascinating. This semester I have been working with PWDs in my other classes and I am glad that it is being taught in our curriculum because it is a topic that needs discussion to break stigmas. The assistive technology was really familiar to me, like the text to speech and zooming programs, and the computer that zoomed in to books. The braile textbooks were probably the coolest part of the trip for me. This technology is specificically helpful to PWDs and since they are the worlds largest minority group it is nice to see the tech in action. Now I know what I would bring to the table with this sort of technology, and who i would be helping, and more importantly, how I would help them. All in all, good time, will probs go back for the ilsp.

Powerpoint is a powerful tool when it comes to presentations. It is really my only tool these days. I easily made a powerpoint based on the solar system merely a few moments ago. If i were to use it to teach Bloom's Taxonomy, I would use it step by step, discussing in detail each aspect of it. This stretches across grade levels, but as the grade goes up, discuss in further detail with more facts and less colorful images. Lower level grades would see more images to explain the concept, while older grade levels may have questions posed to them to promote critical thinking. I may have misread this second paragraph font, but I won't delete anyways. each grade level would face a higher level in the taxonomy, such as younger students only having to accomplish smaller tasks for reward while older students need to achieve the whole ladder.

Honestly, just keep up with NYtimes to stay posted on teacher news. Here I get all the info I need related to teachers and policy impacts that occur. Any breaking news is on here first, and any changes being made are never missed. All in all, this is my go to site for not only news but topic specific news! Thats it for me today yall have a good one

Blog Post #7

Every student requires a certain strategy for the most efficient way of learning, and as technology progresses and advances we find more and more its usefulness in the classroom. My experience this semester has involved a lot of information regarding persons with disabilities, adaptive, assistive and accessible technologies so I have been quite familiar with the concept now that its time our class started learning it. While I personally do not know anyone who requires such technology, I have been in contact with it all semester. I learned all about special keyboards and mouses, and computer programs that make work and learning more accessible for persons with disabilities such as Jaws or Screenreader. This technology is not only useful, but vital to individuals who require them. The biggest issue in the classroom with this technology is that it slows down the pace of the class which can hinder those who are eager to get ahead in the lesson. A strategy needs to be developed to fit the needs of both students with disabilities and students without them.

Oh god, this web page assignment. I really did not enjoy this one, it was monotonous and really difficult to come up with fictional information to put on there, adding links and images was just repetitive and I cannot imagine ever using weebly or wix for myself in any setting whatsoever. I had to make a list, for what? I will never know. Add fictional events? Sure, i guess, overall I felt like i was forcing an assignment out and took no enjoyment in it. I did not learn anything, I have used wix in the past for school projects and this was essentially the same assignment except less strict on the guidelines and purpose. I do not have any recommendations to fix this assignment either, I say just scratch it from the lesson plan. At any rate, here's my website in all its hideous glory.

http://thisassigmentugh.weebly.com/

As far as Diigo goes? Not sure. Not my style of site, I am sure it would be great for a group research project but I haven't found any practical uses really. But even then, usually my group members and I use google docs or slides for communication and tend to independently research our own material rather than go through the trouble of sending it to a project member for them to review before deciding on its validity. anyways thats all, Have a good Spring Break y'all!