My blogging experience began with my journey through Web 2.0 platforms. Over the last 12 weeks, I have been introduced and used many new Web 2.0 tools for educational purposes.
Some of the tools I tried include: Padlet, Diigo, Slack, Instagram, Twitter, Google Earth Maps, and Reddit to name just a few.
Of the tools I tried, Padlet and Diigo are ones I hope to continue to use. I used Padlet to create a produsage project with the idea that information could be shared among staff at a large university. The idea is to have a constructive space for staff to share experiences or resources for administrative tasks. Kinda like best practices or advice on how to....
I also plan to use Diigo for my current research. I like how easy it is to add a link or document. The amount of times I come across a site and think to myself "I wish I could easily remember to save this, or this is a good site to use" happens so often. So instead of having a list of browser bookmarks, I can have an account in Diigo. I can also tag or annotate the reference!
Prior to the course, I had an Instagram account. I will continue to keep it. I like being able to see pictures from the people I follow. I have manged to keep that account more fun and less political or negative. It's a good escape from Facebook.
If traveling continues to be non-existent, then Google Earth will be come a new place to explore and learn about places to travel in the future.
I am grateful for the new tools I have learned. I am also less scared about trying new platforms. I think the key for me is finding ones I like and maintaining a use of them. For example, I can see myself not using Diigo as much with the thought "I don't need to save that. I'll remember it!" NOT!
Until next time....
I have enjoyed Diigo myself! Like you, I will continue to use it in the future to save research articles that I find interesting. It makes me sad to think that traveling long distances might not be commonplace again for quite some time, but I like your suggestion of using Google Earth to explore instead. I hadn't thought of it before, but zoning out and looking up what random places look like on Google Earth might be a good way to rest my brain from classes!
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