Introduction

  This past week we had an assignment where we had to create a website for any grade level. I chose the website template that Weebly offered and created a website for a second-grade class. I used Weebly once in my freshman year to create a website but at the time it was much different and didn’t include all of the things that Weebly offers now. I liked the versatility of Weebly the most. It gave me many options for creativity. In the future, I can use Weebly to create a classroom website for students to review material discussed in class. http://keepitcole.weebly.com/ Diigo is a research tool and knowledge-sharing community. Using Diigo has given me a better way to communicate with peers. In a classroom setting, this application can be used to share information or to compile research articles. For my personal use, I would use Diigo to research multiple articles at one time whenever I had a topic that needed attention and shares those articles with my peers or students. Although t...

  For this part of the blog, I visited about three different school websites and most of the information on them were similar. I see information about upcoming events and fundraisers. I see spring photo shoots advertised. I see school photos with children and teachers interacting with each other. I see students sitting with teachers and interacting outside of the classroom.   https://www.gilchristschools.org/o/tes   In the future I envision myself using technology as a tool for communication outside of the class and for correction issues that students may come across. Specifically, I will use Grammarly and Google Drive. Grammarly is a system that flags potential issues in the text and make context-specific suggestions to help with grammar, spelling and usage, wordiness, style, punctuation, and even plagiarism. Google drive is a cloud-based storage solution that allows you to save files online and access them anywhere from any smartphone, tablet, or computer. ...