Diigo, Pixton, and Twitter are three awesome technology tools that were discussed in module 2 of my ETEC 4810 course this week. Diigo is a wonderful bookmarking tool that helps you bookmark your favorite websites and keep them organized so that they are easy to find. I can use Diigo in my own classroom someday as a tool to help students get excited about learning! Students can look up topics online that we are talking about in the classroom and organize them by topic or content area. This could also be a great way to get the students involved in other study methods. Students can bookmark sites that may help them study a certain topic. One challenge that may arise would be students bookmarking things that are inappropriate.
Pixton is a great way to get students involved with their creative side. It allows people to create comics and publish them. Students could create a comic based on what the topic is for the lesson. Students could share the comics with the class. One problem that could come with using Pixton would be, students creating inappropriate things on the comics or students struggling with how to use it, depending on what grade level it is being used with.
Twitter could also be a great technology tool for the classroom. Students could search Twitter for topics about a certain lesson we are on and tweet those things. Students could also tweet their own opinions and topics about a lesson. There is a problem that could come with Twitter in the classroom though. Many people these days have a twitter and I would be afraid of students focusing on their friend's posts or on other things that do not pertain to the lesson.
All in all, I feel like these three technology tools are great ways to use technology in the classroom or even just for personal use.
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