So Many Tools So Little Time...Flipboard, Paperli, OneNote and More
Our third week of Exploring Your Digital Portfolio was chock full of information as usual. We explored several new options for organization, automation, and research.
As previously discussed, we have work on developing a PLN (professional learning network). A requirement for the development is being able to educate yourself and others in your network. Professor Calderwood introduced us to two additional sources of information that would further help to automate our engagement within our network.
The first source of information was Flipboard. Using this website or app we are able to personalize content based on our interests and desired careers. Each day current news articles are delivered to our inboxes or an alert is sent from the application. It gives us the ability to learn and to share relevant information with our PLN. The use of the application is free.
The second source of information we learned to use was Paperli. The use of this website is similar to Flipboard in that you can personalize content based our certain categories, interests and websites. The content you choose is used to create a personalized publication that can be automatically tweeted to your PLN. Using this will assure that you are consistently providing inform to your network. Creating the Paperli was incredibly easy and took a matter of minutes. In a blog by Saija Saarenpaa called How to Create become a Paperli Publisher- Five Simple Steps she details perfectly the set up and how to fine tune your Paperli. Use of this site is also free.
Learning so much information from so many different sources and be quite overwhelming and difficult to keep organized. The third new tool we learned in class was Microsoft OneNote. This can be used as an application or online. It can be described as a digital binder that has different tabs for different subjects. The amount of learning, note taking and recording tools it offers is great. We had a guest speaker via Facetime named Jen Morgan from NCCE. She explained many of the features to us that make OneNote so useful for students. For example, the Office Lens feature allows you to take a picture of a whiteboard and drop it in the tab you choose. It will index it to search those notes later. There are also several tools for disabled students such as dictation of documents and reading assistance. It is also very helpful for math students. In his blog Microsoft OneNote Will Help You Solve Equations You've Handwritten, Tom Warren details just how easy it is to use for math assistance. You also have the ability to access your information offline when necessary. OneNote is definitely worth a try to help with note-taking, and organization.
Professor Calderwood also asked us to read about IFTTT. Which stands for If This Then That. It was developed in 2010 by Linden Tibbets and Jesse Tane. It is described as a software platform that connnects apps, devices and services from different developers in order to trigger one or more automations involving those apps devices or services. To be honest, I am not a computer science major or technologically savvy so my head is spinning a little from IFTTT. The You Tube video How to Build and Applet was helpful.
We also had to read that Chapters 3 and 5 of LOL...OMG: What Every Student Needs to KNow About Online Reputation and Management. In Chapters 3 and 5 Matt Iverson focuses on very important attributes of the Internet can have very negative consequences. He states that over 2 billion people have access to the internet. Anyone can create content. And the internet is driven by user generated content. It provides great reach and access. It also provides immediacy of information dissemination. Though these are very convenient and resourceful; they can be detrimental when paired with lack of control. College students create a great deal of content, with little consideration into who might see it or how it might be perceived. Once your digital content is posted online, you are no longer in control of where it goes, who sees it, or how long it stays online. He stresses that "Permanence is the Internet's most powerful attribute." As such we need to be concerned about mistakes that will follow us into the future. Digital content that you create becomes your online reputation. This information can have a significant impact on many aspects of your life including, dating, grad school admissions, employment opportunities, etc. It is VERY important to think before you post, when possible limit what is being posted about you and be vigilant of your privacy settings of social media.
As previously discussed, we have work on developing a PLN (professional learning network). A requirement for the development is being able to educate yourself and others in your network. Professor Calderwood introduced us to two additional sources of information that would further help to automate our engagement within our network.
The first source of information was Flipboard. Using this website or app we are able to personalize content based on our interests and desired careers. Each day current news articles are delivered to our inboxes or an alert is sent from the application. It gives us the ability to learn and to share relevant information with our PLN. The use of the application is free.
The second source of information we learned to use was Paperli. The use of this website is similar to Flipboard in that you can personalize content based our certain categories, interests and websites. The content you choose is used to create a personalized publication that can be automatically tweeted to your PLN. Using this will assure that you are consistently providing inform to your network. Creating the Paperli was incredibly easy and took a matter of minutes. In a blog by Saija Saarenpaa called How to Create become a Paperli Publisher- Five Simple Steps she details perfectly the set up and how to fine tune your Paperli. Use of this site is also free.
Learning so much information from so many different sources and be quite overwhelming and difficult to keep organized. The third new tool we learned in class was Microsoft OneNote. This can be used as an application or online. It can be described as a digital binder that has different tabs for different subjects. The amount of learning, note taking and recording tools it offers is great. We had a guest speaker via Facetime named Jen Morgan from NCCE. She explained many of the features to us that make OneNote so useful for students. For example, the Office Lens feature allows you to take a picture of a whiteboard and drop it in the tab you choose. It will index it to search those notes later. There are also several tools for disabled students such as dictation of documents and reading assistance. It is also very helpful for math students. In his blog Microsoft OneNote Will Help You Solve Equations You've Handwritten, Tom Warren details just how easy it is to use for math assistance. You also have the ability to access your information offline when necessary. OneNote is definitely worth a try to help with note-taking, and organization.
Professor Calderwood also asked us to read about IFTTT. Which stands for If This Then That. It was developed in 2010 by Linden Tibbets and Jesse Tane. It is described as a software platform that connnects apps, devices and services from different developers in order to trigger one or more automations involving those apps devices or services. To be honest, I am not a computer science major or technologically savvy so my head is spinning a little from IFTTT. The You Tube video How to Build and Applet was helpful.
We also had to read that Chapters 3 and 5 of LOL...OMG: What Every Student Needs to KNow About Online Reputation and Management. In Chapters 3 and 5 Matt Iverson focuses on very important attributes of the Internet can have very negative consequences. He states that over 2 billion people have access to the internet. Anyone can create content. And the internet is driven by user generated content. It provides great reach and access. It also provides immediacy of information dissemination. Though these are very convenient and resourceful; they can be detrimental when paired with lack of control. College students create a great deal of content, with little consideration into who might see it or how it might be perceived. Once your digital content is posted online, you are no longer in control of where it goes, who sees it, or how long it stays online. He stresses that "Permanence is the Internet's most powerful attribute." As such we need to be concerned about mistakes that will follow us into the future. Digital content that you create becomes your online reputation. This information can have a significant impact on many aspects of your life including, dating, grad school admissions, employment opportunities, etc. It is VERY important to think before you post, when possible limit what is being posted about you and be vigilant of your privacy settings of social media.
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