Casey Daigle

     I think I will use data collection tools as a teacher by asking students how they prefer certain learning styles. For example, in a literature class I will survey to see which students like to read silently and which students prefer being read to. I feel like this would help especially in grades three and four while kids are starting to learn big words. Each student learns differently and it will help me know each student better.      From reviewing my classmates blogs, I find the topics about distance learning very interesting. It is cool to see how each student handles Zoom. Everyone seems to have an opinion on it. Some people learn better this way, others do not.     The technology-related skill I would like to learn next is how to make cool videos with transitions. I always see people making cool transitions in their videos and I do not know how. I will start by watching videos. Then I will start practicing on my own.

    In my experience as a distance learner, there have been pros and cons. One thing I like about distance learning is being able to do my work from the comfort of my room/apartment. One thing I dislike is I do not feel as connected to my teachers, and I feel like it is harder to understand the lesson over Zoom. When I am a teacher, I can help improve the experience of distance learning by making it more interactive where each kid gets a chance to speak.     Open educational resources (OER) are learning materials that are free for public teacher use that can be changed or shared. An example of an OER is Khan Academy. Khan Academy is a free site teachers can use and make a class code where kids can practice their subjects. It has questions for practice as well as step-by-step instructions on how to solve each question. Teachers can also track their students progress through Khan Academy.  https://www.khanacademy.org/signup?isteacher=1     One new skill I acquired working on the powerpoi

     A new skill I acquired from working on the website is how to make a website. Making the actual website was difficult for me and I am still not sure if I completed it correctly. I disliked how the site was set up to actually create the website. In my future career, I will definitely use separate pages to make my website, as well as, adding links to other resources to the other students. https://education.weebly.com/weebly/main.php#/          In working with Diigo, I have learned how to highlight parts of a web page and attach notes to it. This application can be useful in my classroom for when I am trying to teach a lesson and want to show my kids something. It will be easier to find a highlighted part of a web page, rather than looking through the whole thing. With team members, I can send them specific parts of a web page I find interesting. In my individual personal efforts, it will be helpful so I can easily find what websites I am using to do my work.     Technology in the cla