Buzzsumo is a research and monitoring tool that allows users to find out what content is popular by searching through a topic or website. Basically, you are able to search content most shared on social media by social influencers to gain knowledge about. Usually, its content is worthwhile for users if it is interesting enough and secondly, if it is circulating through social media online. I will be using this social media tool in the near future to understand challenging topics related to the medical field. There are certain ethics that I would like to learn about and see how physicians handle difficult decision making. It would be essential for someone like me to understand fully what is going on and read about subjects that I never gave much thought to. Canva is a graphic-design tool that uses a drag-and-drop format and provides access to over a million photographs, graphics, and fonts. This is a great way to create a beautiful, aesthetic website lo...
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In chapter 4 of The Connected Educator, learners will understand how important is to build a collaborative culture by sharing certain values, norms, and beliefs with other educators. By building relationships, there will be a change that is effective in the long run. A change in culture is "reculturing." In this type of collaboration, "...stakeholders are involved in studying how to change the culture" (pg 58). The very first thing to keep in mind in having an effective collaboration is putting relationships first. Nussaum-Beach explains, "Fostering, nurturing, and maintaining positive, congenial relationships is the first step toward building collaborating cultures- in your school and in a more global connected learning community" (pg 59). Having a congenial relationship means being polite and friendly with others and cooperating. And then collegiality is a belief that no one is smarter than the other and everyone can give contribution to a practice. E...
Chapter 5 of The Connected Educator explains using digital tools for documenting and archiving learning. This section is important in learning how to build your personal learning network . The chapter begins with "social bookmarking" which categorizes, archives, and organizes content while connecting with colleagues and friends who do the same. You learn from one another and use that information to better yourself as an educator. You will find ways to keep track of your findings on the web. One of them is Social Bookmarking . "Social bookmarking is a useful and a fun way to organize it while connecting with friends and colleagues and discovering new articles and links along the way" (pg 74). Some examples of them include Delicious, which is a popular website for bookmarking and tagging websites. Another example is Diigo. This is similar to Delicious, except with enhanced features. Both of these websites allow you to create a community of people who share rese...
Have you ever dealt with a website that takes too long to load? And has flashy pictures and viewpoints making it difficult to even stay on the web? That would be considered an example of a “bad website.” Other factors of a website include having little information, items hard to navigate, and small formatting. The website “Step Up” falls into that category. When looking upon it, it is a sportswear store and it gives a picture of the actual place. It includes contact information, address, and the business hours. You can’t do any shopping on it and it has no pictures of any clothing, items and accessories. On the other hand, Gymshark is a good website because it contains a responsive web design, it’s easy to use, and it has effective navigation. When opening its web, you’ll find its design to have a contrasting color scheme with dynamic hues. It doesn’t have flashing lights and its pictures are soft and subtle colors. It includes well-formatted content easy for users to s...
Chapter 6 of The Connected Educator dives deeper into the "connected communities" idea and shows learners how to use online resources to relate to other professionals/colleagues. The three important learning communities include: professional learning community (local), personal learning network (contextual), and community of practice (global)...(pg 97). Knowing these approaches from one another helps individuals understand what position they stand in the connected learning community and what steps to take to gain experience and knowledge in a shared interest/profession. Now, this poses a question: what steps can one take to shift from a local community to a global environment when making connections? One thing people must understand is that, "you must see yourself as a learner first and a teacher second " (pg 97). There is a lot of room for learners to improve in order to begin educating others. A psychologist with a pH D may know more than a student, but he/she ...
Gmail is one of the top apps I used for many years; throughout high school and college. It is a free, web-based email service developed by Google. Gmail can be used on any phone, tablet, laptop or computer. This app is very useful in communicating with other colleagues and professionals around the globe. The reason why it is commonly used is because it is a fast, reliable form of communication. It has a large storage space to save emails, the app allows you to organize emails, and you can universally reach people who have expressed interest in a product or site. For my future profession as a physician, I will be using Gmail to contact patients and colleagues regarding confidential information. In the professional fields, you can use this app for giving instructions, serving documentation, making recommendations, and even making an inquiry. At Stockton, I have utilized the app when emailing professors and students. I often sent myself essays, assignments, and projects to s...
In college several months ago, I was struggling to study for a Biology exam. It was a week before the test and I was looking for ways to receive tutoring and form study groups. However, I spent most of my time at home making a billion flashcards and reading all of the chapters over and over again. The thing was, I needed to self teach some of the material. I asked my professor for some guidance and then I was introduced to the Khan Academy app. The Khan Academy app is a useful tool for K-12 and college/graduate students to learn and study various topics through exercises, instructional videos and practice tests. Each section or chapter of a subject offers a step-by-step guide on how to solve problems, study material and truly understand what is being taught. Some students are taught how to answer questions, but they do not know HOW to get to the answer and how meaningful the answers actually are. You may know that 20+20=40, but HOW can a student make sense of the correct steps in...