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                                                             https://bit.ly/4kQ6UWa        A short link to a blog explaining the benefits of professional development for teachers. The writer lists all the skills and subjects that will taught during the course. 

Blog 10

 1.  I have basically learned how to make a jeopardy game from scratch which is a new experience, since I’ve only played it before. In this assignment, I've learned to link different slides together through various icons/shapes, including a home button. I definitely think the formatting could be improved, since the layout of the header is quite inconsistent. I don’t dislike anything in particular apart from the fact the background color changes whenever I try to copy and paste the previous slide. I quite like the finished product with its interactivity.  2. A lot of these surveys are used for acquiring teaching feedback from students. Students would rate how satisfied they are with the course, teaching style and materials they’ve received. On the other hand, I believe qualtrics could perhaps be used to give students feedback on their performance, by letting teachers put in both their scores and feedback, akin to a rubric.  3. Personally, I would like to learn how to...

Blog 9

  I have not experienced distance learning in the k-12 setting but have done online learning for exactly a year. We used very basic meeting programs such as Zoom Google Classroom and Google Meets. I remember a few of the teachers using activity tools such as AP practice tests, Socrative and Class Discussion  Jack Mckenna describes open learning resources as teaching materials with an open license, that are allowed to be reused and repurposed without repercussions. Many open learning resources include essays, diagrams, and recorded lectures. As of now, since learning resources are so accessible on the internet, students can save a lot of money with textbooks and consequently reduce environmental pollution. I definitely learned how to work with a new program which is Microsoft powerpoint. Although it isn’t really any different from using google slides, I really liked the animation and formatting features it provides, as well as  multiple toolbars to customize each slide. ...