Padrick's Workplace

Blog Journal 8 Diigo is an interesting tool, as it is essentially a bookmarking tool for websites, similar to how one bookmarks and highlights on an ebook. What I learned when using it was that it allows for other people to see the main points about an article without needing to read the entire thing. This tool can useful in a multitude of settings, as it can help in keeping people on task when surveying articles and other similar websites. How I would use Bloom's Taxonomy in regards to PowerPoint would be to create a slide explaining each of the steps. Bloom's Taxonomy is something on learns without realizing it, as it is something we all do whenever we learn something new. However, explaining it to someone from an early age will allow for that person to remember/learn it at an early age. Leading to be able to use it without realizing it. Technology and teacher development go hand in hand. This is because as technology improves, the world needs to improve with it. Once t...

https://voicethread.com/myvoice/thread/13797322/83986690 In this VoiceThread, I explain the basics of how to use reddit. I also explain how teachers can use reddit in different situations.

Journal 7 This is not my first time using Twitter. However, I use it more casually not for anything serious. For this class, I had to use Twitter in a different way. I had to learn how to use it as a kind of information gathering tool. Instead of using it casually, I began to use it more to know more about education (which is a version of Twitter I had never imagined I would use). The benefits of using Twitter in such a way is that one is using it in a more professional sense, as a lot of the things I view are a lot more professional. This is where the difficulty in using Twitter lies. Because of my casual approach to Twitter, I find it difficult to assimilate to using it professionally. It takes me a moment for me to get out of a casual headspace when I use it. Overall, it has been an interesting experience that I may need to recall on in the future. I had made a website before, but it was a long time ago. However, I still had the basics of it in my head. The most difficult challe...