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Diigo, Bloom's Taxonomy, and the Development We Need (BJ8)

Diigo has shown me how internet collaboration can be streamlined to be more effective than ever before. With Diigo, I now know how to annotate texts thoroughly and build upon other people's annotations. Also, Diigo has shown me how to share a resource with others that isn't out of the blue; the tags and descriptions show why that text is important, which is vital for effective collaboration. In my classroom, I can see my students using Diigo as part of a group project with one group working together to annotate something and then me, as the teacher, going in and evaluating whether they got the main point and most important details from their work. With my team members, I can easily use Diigo to share resources that I think are relevant, and vice versa, so that we can build upon each other's resources to be the most effective teacher we can be. Finally, In my individual professional efforts, I can use Diigo for professional development by tagging what sources go with whic...

Websites and Adaptive Technology (BJ7)

With Twitter, my experiences are getting more and more positive and effective as the semester has moved on. I keep retweeting and commenting on posts from popular education sites, and some of them have actually responded, saying that they are happy someone in school is following what they are saying and how they hope that I continue to follow their tweets. With this interaction, I felt like Twitter was more than just a classroom assignment; I am actually networking with other educators, so I hope that this experience will be effective so much that it will help me with my career later on. Furthermore, using Twitter has taught me how to network in unusual places. I was not expecting to ever get a response from these famous accounts, but by them responding to me, I have learned that networking can happen where we least expect it. I've even gotten into contact with the principal of Hillsborough High School, a school in my c...