I creating my classroom web page was so much fun. It allowed me to show my theoretical class what assignments and objectives were coming up, as well as show them more of my personality and about myself. However, I had a hard time putting a calendar on there so I just built my own in Tockify and screen shotted it and pasted on to my page. I spent a good amount of time reformatting the already present web design as well because it just wasn't functional. I have made websites in the past for previous classes using Wix ( http://www.wix.com/) and I think it would be a better option for myself i the future. Over all having a class page thats not controlled my the school is liberating and fun and I will definitely be making one when I become a teacher.
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Diigo is kinda a love have relationship in my opinion. I love the purpose of giving educators a platform to share their materials and gain more teaching tools. However, it is not the easiest to use. I think that it is just to hard to come up with the exact common tags to find what I am looking for. What if I spell something wrong, what if I tag fruit and not banana? Will my teacher friends be able to find it? Also every time I click onto another tab I have lost my Diigo information that I had just typed in. Maybe I am just picky but I think there must be an easier way to share my education tools, maybe pinterest? But in the end Diigo does it's job and is helpful in discovering tools and such.
Just to let you know, your website doesn't open in a new window. I love Wix. I had kids in high school who did their assignments using adaptive technology too!
ReplyDeleteKatie, I love your website! The color scheme is so fitting for an American History class. I always love reading your blog posts, and this is another great one! Good job! :)
ReplyDeleteI really like how the use of IPads are becoming more and more common in assisting technology, it has so many different features and i find that it can be one of the most helpful.I too had a difficult time with the calendar as so did a lot of people, it just shows that weebly can be difficult to use sometimes.
ReplyDeleteLove-hate relationship... SAME! That is exactly how I feel, its great that we can relate like this through blogs!
ReplyDeleteI also think that the adaptive technology is amazing! I even use it a lot myself. My school had iPads instead of textbooks, and they also had special accommodations for people with learning disabilities. It was hard for a people with ADD or ADHD to stay focus with the iPads, so they were able to bring books as well. what ever worked best! Also great site!
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