Collaboration Tools
Most of these tools are ones that I have used before or ones
with which I had an account. The only tool with which I was completely
unfamiliar prior to this activity was Livebinder. The sign up process
was easy and the interface seems relatively intuitive. It will probably
take me a little while to get used to it and learn what all it has to
offer.
Google and Google Drive are tools that I have used quite a lot. One of my favorite features about Google Drive is that it automatically saves your work while simultaneously allowing multiple users to work on a document. It is a great tool for projects that one needs to access from multiple computers.
I am quite familiar with Skype as well. I have friends all over the world from when I was an exchange student, so I use Skype to communicate with them. I especially like that, at least on Macs, you can video call with multiple users at one time.
Although I have never posted on YouTube, I have found it to be a useful learning tool. During my undergraduate career, I took a few online classes, and some of the videos we were required to watch came from YouTube. It is a great place to share educational material with both students and other educators.
Although I had a Twitter account prior to this activity, I had never tweeted before. I have always found the word count to be limiting. Twitter itself always seemed a bit superfluous to me because it is functionally equivalent to Facebook. I never really took the time to learn to use Twitter effectively, so maybe using it in this knew setting with allow me to see it in a whole new light.
Facebook is by far my most used social networking tool. I have always been very careful about what I post on Facebook, even going so far as to set up a system through which I have to approve posts that others tag me in. I know many teachers who have separate Facebook accounts just for their professional lives, but, at least so far, I have not felt much of a clash between my personal and professional lives. I can definitely see Facebook being a good place to collaborate with other educators.
Pinterest is a tool with such a wide range of uses. I have used it for everything from networking to wedding planning to finding craft ideas. I actually follow a few teacher friends on Pinterest, and I love seeing what awesome ideas they find. I can definitely see myself using Pinterest as a teacher both to save ideas of my own and to see what other teachers are thinking of using in their classrooms.
Because I am brand new to the world of teaching, I am a bit unfamiliar with apps that are useful. I have heard good things about ABCMouse as a learning tool for younger children, and because my interests lie with elementary schoolers, that is an app that I would love to learn more about. If any of my fellow cohort members have had any experience with it, I would love to hear all about it!
Google and Google Drive are tools that I have used quite a lot. One of my favorite features about Google Drive is that it automatically saves your work while simultaneously allowing multiple users to work on a document. It is a great tool for projects that one needs to access from multiple computers.
I am quite familiar with Skype as well. I have friends all over the world from when I was an exchange student, so I use Skype to communicate with them. I especially like that, at least on Macs, you can video call with multiple users at one time.
Although I have never posted on YouTube, I have found it to be a useful learning tool. During my undergraduate career, I took a few online classes, and some of the videos we were required to watch came from YouTube. It is a great place to share educational material with both students and other educators.
Although I had a Twitter account prior to this activity, I had never tweeted before. I have always found the word count to be limiting. Twitter itself always seemed a bit superfluous to me because it is functionally equivalent to Facebook. I never really took the time to learn to use Twitter effectively, so maybe using it in this knew setting with allow me to see it in a whole new light.
Facebook is by far my most used social networking tool. I have always been very careful about what I post on Facebook, even going so far as to set up a system through which I have to approve posts that others tag me in. I know many teachers who have separate Facebook accounts just for their professional lives, but, at least so far, I have not felt much of a clash between my personal and professional lives. I can definitely see Facebook being a good place to collaborate with other educators.
Pinterest is a tool with such a wide range of uses. I have used it for everything from networking to wedding planning to finding craft ideas. I actually follow a few teacher friends on Pinterest, and I love seeing what awesome ideas they find. I can definitely see myself using Pinterest as a teacher both to save ideas of my own and to see what other teachers are thinking of using in their classrooms.
Because I am brand new to the world of teaching, I am a bit unfamiliar with apps that are useful. I have heard good things about ABCMouse as a learning tool for younger children, and because my interests lie with elementary schoolers, that is an app that I would love to learn more about. If any of my fellow cohort members have had any experience with it, I would love to hear all about it!
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