Reflection- Diigo

I really enjoyed using Diigo. It was very easy to use, and it organizes everything nicely. I feel that it is a great resource/tool to have both as a student and as a teacher. As a student, I will use Diigo to help me bookmark sites that I may need for my classes, projects, or that I just want to save for personal use like recipes, ideas of books that I want to read, etc. I like being able to have them all in one place, instead of all over in different places and folders. It will make things easier for me in the long run! As a teacher, I will definitely use Diigo to bookmark websites that I might come across that would be useful for my students or for my teaching, such as games, bulletin board ideas, lesson plan ideas, new activities, etc. I also like how you can tag them so that you know exactly where everything is and what each site is about. Lastly, if I teach in the upper elementary grades, I would have my students use Diigo so they can save websites that I want them to use for practice, projects, etc. Overall, I thing that Diigo is amazing, and I am so glad that I learned about this tool! I plan on using it all the time from now on!

My Diigo Library

My Diigo Library

Reflection- GoAnimate

I really enjoyed using Go!Aminate. It was a lot of fun and very easy to use! As a teacher, I would use Go!Aminate in several ways. If I were teaching in the younger elementary grades, I would create different short animated videos to show my class. I could use one to help review rules at the beginning of the year. Others could be used to introduce a new lesson or as a way to help the students remember a lesson, etc. However, if I taught in the upper elementary grades, I personally would not use Go!Aminate a lot, but instead have my students use it. It is very user-friendly and easy to learn. As a result, I would have my students work in small groups, or possibly on their own, to create short videos relating to lessons that I teach, or to help summarize their experiences on field trips, etc. This would be a great way for students to have fun, but still learn and/or reflect at the same time!

Project- GoAnimate

My Animated Video

Concept Map- Shapes

Reflection- Pixton

I really enjoyed making the comic. Before this project, I had never heard of Pixton before. However, it was fun and super easy to use. I feel that making comics on Pixton would be an effective tool to utilize in the classroom. As a teacher, I would use Pixton as a way to help teach, reinforce, and expand on different lessons. Also, I think that students in the upper elementary grades would have a lot of fun creating comics on Pixton as well. If I taught in the upper elementary grades, I would definitely have my students create comics for different class or group projects, and/or as a way for them to illustrate to me what they have learned from different lessons.

Pixton Project

Reflection - Google Document

I really like using Google Document. Before this class, I had never heard about Google Document. I mainly used Microsoft Word or PowerPoint for my projects. However, after learning how to use Google Document, I realized that it is not difficult to use. Also, I found it to be a very useful tool for both students and teachers. Unlike Microsoft Word, Google Documents allow people to share the document so that more than one person can be working on it at the same time. This is very helpful for students because finding time to work on projects with other students can be difficult. For teachers, Google Document is also helpful because all students can work on the same assignment at one time on the same document. This is nice for teachers because all the responses are all compiled together. As a result, they do not have to take the time to go through all the individual papers that would have been turned in if it was not utilized. Having used Google Document, I would definitely continue utilizing it in the future both as a student and as a teacher. As a student, I will use it when I need to work on group projects, and as a teacher, I will use it to get feedback from my students on a lesson/activity, or as a way for them to share their thoughts/ideas about a book, field trip, etc.