Melissa Loetscher's Page

So far I've learned a lot about technology tools in my Technology Tools class and have really enjoyed seeing what is out there. Google has so many options it seems endless ;) The biggest key to success and learning about them is setting aside time to experiment and try different methods and tools. I have started with the basic Google tools and have done pretty well. As I move along I hope to be able to learn about more of them while additionally becoming proficient. Unfortunately these aren't… Continue

I have found Robert Marzano's nine strategies to be very interesting! The one I chose to focus on was 'summarizing and note-taking.' There were a lot of very interesting websites relating to this area of Marzano's. I like how he points out that taking notes 'verbatim is the least effective way. When I think back to when I was in high school and college, I always took too many notes word-for-word and it made it so hard to study for test because I didn't even know where to start :S I also agree… Continue