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Monday, October 25, 2010

Enriching Technology

Enriching Technology

Idea: Using Diigo for ISP and assignment research  

Subject Area: All Subjects can use this website, because it is free and almost all subjects have an ISP or assignment that the students need to do research on.

Details: Technology needed:  First the students will make their own accounts. Then teachers of each class will start a group, where the students can join and everyone would be able to see what they’re doing. This way teacher can see if the students are on task, and also can see their websites.

Pros:
·        Great website because students will be able to highlight and go back after their done and still see the highlighted parts.
·        It is very fun and students will really enjoy this website.
·        Students will be able to stick notes, and view them anytime they want.
·        One of the coolest parts is all this info will be saved in your account library and you would be able to view it form anywhere, and the people in groups also can view them.

Cons:
·        There really is no cons to this websites it’s just that you might have to download a tool bar at the home, where the students can use this website, and view their information.


What needs to happen to make the Idea Work – Who is Responsible:

  1. Well I did Diigo so I would be able to show the students and the teacher how to use the websites.
  2. We would need the net book group to set up the wireless and give out the net books to the students.
  3. The teacher to tell me what they are doing their ISP on so I can find a couple of example websites.

2 comments:

  1. This idea is really good especially since its a new innovated way of taking notes which makess school life easier. The only problem is if your at school and you want to use diigo to take notes, but the schools computers dont have diigo installed or perhaps the teachers dont want students using diigo as a form of notetaking, which makes it pointless to take notes and share your notes using diigo because you would only access your account from home. Other then that I would use diigo.

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  2. 1) Is this idea realistic?

    Definitely. There are so many courses that require a research aspect in the ISP or assignment. Diigo is a easy tool that can be accessed anywhere (once installed) so there are virtually no limitations. Most people would not really need a lot of training, especially the students, but teachers might be required to know how to use the web software. That however can be easily provided through a short little training session. Overall, this idea will be able to happen, not only quickly but on a widespread basis across all grades.

    2)Yes, it does. Most students are not inclined to make notes etc, because it usually involves handwritten notes. With Diigo, students are more inclined to do work because it deals with their media of choice : technology. Therefore students would be more comfortable and able to take and absorb notes for their research papers. Some students might also retain the information they are taking notes on better when using this technology.

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