Chapter 5 - Using Tools to Support Connected Learning



Image result for website toolsChapter 5 - The Connected Educator - primarily discusses the array of web tools available in today's digital world and their respective usages. The author also touches upon how said tools can be utilized to further tomorrow's advancements across different industries. Here, I will elaborate more on two of the various tools that stood out the most to me - the social bookmarking website tool diigo and the web-base word processor Google docs. The platform allows its users to bookmark important webpages. Furthermore, users may highlight and annotate any part of the webpages. Google Docs is similar to Microsoft Word; however, it is free and provided by Google. Google Docs allows users to create files online and collaborate with others in real-time.

I was excited to see Google docs mentioned, as I commonly use the app for my personal and school work. I created my resume on the platform for easy sharing, so I can show and ask others to edits or look over it on the go. Similarly, Google docs are also super helpful for schoolwork. The autosaved feature makes sure my works are never lost in a system crash or low battery situations. Moreover, the web-base nature saves me the trouble of needing to use a USB whenever I was to transfer my document or print at school. I was also pleased to have learned about diigo. The tool is not commonly known, but the features are convenient in all aspects of my life. Given that I am CIS major, this tool will very helpful when I am trying to keep everything organized. One of the issues I have encountered is the displacement of the webpage bookmarks I made on the browser. In the long run, diigo will help me stay organized as a student, young professionals, and even in my personal life when it comes to managing important websites and notation key points from web-based articles.




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The chapter also mentioned tools such as Delicious, Pinboard, Microblogs, Edublog, Ning, Skype, TeacherTube, Netvibes, etc. I don't have much personal experience or feelings associated with the aforementioned apps. However, I do have fond memories of my middle school teacher looking for Youtube-esque videos on TeacherApp to help our class learn Algebra. Additionally, Skype for Business was a communication tool that I saw people frequently used during my internship.

Questions for my Classmates: Which of that was mentioned in this chapter do you use on a daily basis? Otherwise, which tool do you think will be very helpful on your daily basis?



Reference 


Nussbaum- Beach, Sheryl. And Lani Ritter Hall. The Connected Educator: Learning and Leading in a Digital Age. Indiana. Solution Tree Press, 2012.

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  1. Summer BleichOctober 17, 2019 at 10:49 AM

    Hi Sohag! I often use the tool Google docs as well for an abundance of reasons. I feel it is the best way to collaborate with peers for group work and certain assignments. Ever since I lost an entire essay on Microsoft word due to not saving it, google docs has been my go-to, because of the autosave feature that you discussed! Diigo also seems like an interesting tool that can help with organization, which I struggle with at times.

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  2. Peter AdamopoulosOctober 20, 2019 at 3:40 PM

    Hello Sohag,

    I really appreciated everything you had to say about this chapter and feel that you did a fantastic job of summarizing this chapter. I had never heard of the tool you mentioned called Diigo but after reading this, I did some research on it and it definitely sounds like a great tool. To answer your question, a tool that I would say I use the most is probably Google docs. I use this because it just makes everything so much easier. I especially use it when I have a group project to do.

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