Educator's United

Distance learning is a method of teaching where there is no in-person interaction and today this usually conducted over the internet which brings up online learning. Online learning is simply the use of educational tools to supplement learning. Nearly all distance learning comes in the form of online learning but not all online learning environments are also considered distance learning. This is because many educators blend online learning resources (Khan Academy) into their actual classrooms which involve in-person interactions. Tools being used in distance learning vary as long they accommodate a form of correspondence. Today the most common form is the internet through emails or even conferences. In online learning, internet resources are required because it seeks to supplement education with technology that relies on the internet. Teachers in both online and distance learning require skills in navigating the online world.

I used my internet searching skills in various ways. In order to find tips i had put teacher and presentation in quotation marks so all resources that popped up would include those words. I also used the file type operator to find all PowerPoint that were teacher presentations.  I learned a lot from the resources presented on Diigo and the ones I found on my own. I learned that too many words can over saturate a slide. It is best to use big images with big words so that they are more appealing and easier to follow. I also learned that one must use the PowerPoint as guide not a script because it dulls the presentation. In the PPT that I found, there were way too many slides with too many words. They could have simplified the text or plainly just split the text into multiple slides. The slides were to uniform and it was difficult to notice any major change. Many slides were left without images which made it seem too boring and made me lose much of my attention.

Here is my second ILP & is a very interesting presentation about certain parts of the world. I had lots of fun making this. I went into 2 continents: North America & Europe. I also talked about important figures & broke Europe down to East & West Europe.

Diggo has been an extremely useful tool because it has taught me many things such as how to bookmark & annotate a website. I can use it in the educational environment by creating an assignment where students all annotate the same resource while also being able to see their classmates thought which is like a pseudo discussion. I can use with with fellow teachers & team members by relaying & receiving resources that could better my profession. I can use it individually by annotating important resources that I find to better understand the content. Powerpoint can be used in various ways so to satisfy Bloom's Taxonomy. It can be used by the teacher to rekey information that students must  1.Remember,  which can include questions to guide & gauge student  2.Understanding . By assigning a powerpoint student must learn to  3.Apply  the information they learned &  4. Analyze  its intricacies which would lead them to  5.Evaluate  the information in order to  6. Create

I have learned so much from twitter when it comes to education such as legislation that deals with education that have been recently passed such as those incentivizing education in Florida. Twitter allows you to expand your PLN's very far as you can follow educators & see their thoughts right in the palm of your hand all on the same page. Twitter also allows you to effectively communicate with your community such as other educators & share your thoughts with them. I am not having any overbearing issues with twitter except with the constant display of unrelated tweets & ads that hinder my learning experience through twitters's network. I learned various skills from the web design assignments such as being able to be able to implement my creativity into a class website that engages students with information as well as their parents. I can improve on my assignment by being more elaborate with design to make the information more engaging & intuitive. I can use the

I was very surprised of all the information I could find about Ms. M Clark's class (provided a link so you can see for yourself) by just visiting Benton's school teacher pages. She teaches both a history class mandatory for 8th graders & a geography class, which is an elective course. This was easily found in her syllabus for both classes which can be found on the "files" section of her page. On her main page, which is updated regularly, you can find important announcements like upcoming major assignment. She also provides a "calendar" page, where one can see all events & assignments & when they will take place or when they are due. Here is the home page which I took a screenshot of: I plan on using technology in my classroom in order to accomplish my professional responsibilities as sponsoring student engagement & effective learning as well as making sure both students are well-informed. In order to sponsor student engagement &am