Julie's blog

  This year, I’ve had a lot of experience as a distance learner, and have found things that I like and dislike about it. To begin, I like being able to work from home, and not having to get ready for class. I also really like when my teachers record class, so I can go back and watch if I ever need more clarification. I dislike how lonely distance learning is, especially in college. Furthermore, it's hard to meet people when class is online. It is also harder for me to learn online. Moreover, I can learn way better in a classroom. When I am a teacher, I will make sure to stop many times throughout the class and ask my students if they have any questions. This will help ensure that they are understanding everything they are learning. Open educational resources are learning resources that anyone can access and use in a variety of ways. These resources are typically distributed online. One example of this is Khan Academy. This resource houses a set of online tools that help educate

  When creating my website, I learned a lot of new useful skills. To begin, I learned how to navigate the website design service, Weebly. Furthermore, I learned how to create pages, insert hyperlinks, and imbed a calendar. I really liked this assignment because I’ve always wanted to know how to create a website. I’m going to use what I learned from this assignment when I create a webpage for my future students.  http://msjuliealva.weebly.com   Over the past few weeks I’ve learned several new skills on Diigo. Furthermore, I learned how to upload articles to a class, highlight, and take notes on information. In my future classroom, I plan on uploading articles for my students to annotate. This will help me ensure my students are focused on what they are reading. I can use Diigo with team members to share helpful articles and share our thoughts through notes. Individually, I can use Diigo to archive articles that I think could benefit me. As technology advances, teachers have to make