I would use Powerpoint to help assist my lesson plans without overpowering the students with useless information. Within my research I have found that it is better to use simpler fonts and less words. I would apply this to Bloom's Taxonomy by making sure my instruction and assessments are aligned with my lectures. Say in one of my lessons I want to talk about the importance of the Oxford Comma, I would not bullet a bunch of examples and reasons about why we should be using it, but instead I would talk more about the Oxford Comma and use the Powerpoint to assist me and use about 3-7 words per slide to make sure my point is still getting across. Some of the techniques that have been mentioned for mastering Powerpoint were to use pictures as the backgrounds and to make the font simpler but with concise information and that is what I plan on applying in my classroom.
Some adaptive technologies can be seen in the Web 2.0 applications if you are applying these technologies to TAG students. I am a gifted student and I saw Web 2.0 used in the classroom almost everyday. We were also given differentiated instruction so we could learn at our fullest potential. Using technologies like concept mapping software kept some of the lesson plans more interesting and that keeps TAG students engaged. There are challenges with any type of application because the success of the application will also depend on the student. Other special needs student could use reading assistive technologies to help them learn the words as they are going over activities. One of these technologies is recorded books. These could help special needs students because they could listen to the words and follow along and then read them by them self.
What I learned from the assessment was how to make a classroom appropriate webpage while still having it be cute and engaging for the students and the parents. My webpage included several different hyperlinks, photos of a fictional classroom, a fictional calendar, and information about the teacher. It gave me an idea of what I will be doing for the rest of my life and I had a lot of fun working on it. I enjoyed learning things that I will actually be doing for the rest of my life.