Blog 8

The website design was a very challenging assignment. I had never used Weebly before so it took a while to get the hang of it. After I got used to dragging and dropping the widgets, it was much easier. In the end, I'm very proud of my website.


I still don't love using Diigo, but I understand how helpful it can be. I think that on a group annotation assignment, I would enjoy using it and seeing everyone's feedback at once. I also think that as an individual I could use it to annotate economic journals easier. In a classroom setting though I would teach my students how to use it but not expect it from them. 

I don't think that there is one all inclusive website that keeps up to date on technology changes.  Personally, I thought this article from Forbes very interesting. It talks about 5 top tech innovations that may actually disrupt the current classroom standards. As a teacher, it will be very interesting to see how more personalized and immersive education standards. 

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  1. KennyOctober 28, 2020 at 12:25 PM

    I also had a little but of a difficult time getting used to some of the functions on Weebly, but I grew to really love the way that they designed it. The drag and drop function was my favorite one! I grew to like Diigo a lot, but I wouldn't use it in a classroom setting, I would rather use it among co-workers. For the website, I know that Education Weekly has a technology page if you want to check that out!

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  2. Oliver BOctober 28, 2020 at 4:01 PM

    I liked your website’s design, I thought it was very appropriate for a high school audience. The relevant text and graphics are used well and don’t get overwhelming. I also love the blog format that you chose for one of the pages, as it is a very clear and efficient way to communicate timely information!
    Coincidentally, I also chose the same Forbes article as a source of information. I agree that it is interesting to think about how classroom standards may change in the future as a result of innovation.

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  3. SofieNovember 11, 2020 at 1:20 PM

    Rebecca, I think you did a really good job with your web design! The black-and-white color scheme is simple but aesthetically pleasing. I think that aesthetic works well with the website’s content. Your use of graphics is consistent and good, and the way you integrated them was very cool. Good job!

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  4. Ariel JNovember 12, 2020 at 7:37 AM

    Hey Rebecca, I really enjoyed visiting your classroom web page. Honestly, your ability to create a design that evokes history is such a cool skill to have. The black and white color scheme, the simplicity, the clear backgrounds and etc. are all very fitting for a U.S history class and I really like it. Also, I think it's such a nice feature to have the contact form for students to submit electronically for joining different organizations? How did you create that feature? It's so cool!

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