Monday, October 16, 2017

Blog POST 7


So far using twitter has been very helpful for EME 2040 because my fellow classmates post about our assignments and their opinions on the assignments. I love using twitter for my own personal social uses but I had never considered using it for anything more than that prior to this class. It is very interesting that twitter a social bookmarking tool that can also be used as an educational resource for learning within a classroom. I have yet to experience any real issues with using twitter because I was already familiar with the app prior to this class and so everything is running smoothly so far. Twitter appears to be a helpful tool and adds character to this class because it connects us outside of the classroom as well as inside. Twitter is a source for information and easily answerable questions, that your peers or teachers could help you answer. It is also a way to express yourself and share your opinions for everyone else to see and comment on.

   Before this webpage design assignment in another class I had previously taken, we also had to create and design our own webpage and so this was not something new for me. I did enjoy working on my webpage because it gave me the opportunity and reason to show my creative side and showcase my abilities on an assignment. I believe that websites are a very helpful and a good resource that can be used in my future career as an Elementary Educator. Websites allow for the parents, students and fellow faculty members to be included with what is going on in my classroom and stay up to date. Updating and working on my website is something that I found to be very easy and something that I could stay up with when I become a teacher in the future. I think next time I need to put more time and effort into my website and I could make major improvements on it if just spent a little bit more time on it. I know in the future I won’t have to make so much up because it will all be a reality and the truth so that will make the assignment easier to complete as well.



 As we work with Diigo more I am becoming more familiar and used to the idea of using a social book marking tool. Prior to this class I never would have even considered or known how to use a social book marking tool such as Diigo. It is a helpful tool that once you have the hang of it, it is very simple and easy to use. For using it inside of a classroom, students and parents would easily be able to access a variety of websites and links that the teacher has provided for them. Using a tool such as Diigo would eliminate the stress and miscommunication between students and the parents as there would be a clear outline of which website to use and how to access it. For teachers that are heads of subject area departments or those that just want to share website links and information to their fellow faculty members Diigo allows them to do this very easily and seamlessly.  Education is all about learning new things and broadening your horizon and a tool like Diigo assists this process along from a positive outlook.



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