With my initial experiences using Diigo, there are many things that I liked and some things that I didn’t like. One of the things about Diigo that I liked was the ability to work with others while not necessarily having to be in each other’s presence. I also liked the feature of being able to highlight information in articles, annotating, and commenting on the annotations of others since we’re able to view what they highlight and annotate as well. On the other hand, something that I disliked about using Diigo was having to redownload the Chrome extension every time I log back into the computer I use. It would be much simpler to just have this extension permanently installed on the computer, but overall this hasn’t been a big deal to me.
I have had a lot of experiences with blogging so far that I found to be very interesting. Something I like about blogging is how it’s similar to journaling, but in a different way since it doesn’t require the traditional method of using a pen and paper. There’s nothing that I necessarily don’t like about blogging, because I genuinely enjoy every aspect of it! What I have learned so far during the blogging process is how it can be personalized, which was mentioned in one of the Web 2.0 tool articles I read in class. Unlike other tools such as social media, blogging can be someone’s own, individual tool that they can customize and edit at any time without any interferences.
All of the Web 2.0 tools that I have learned about recently seem to be interesting to me because of the different features they consist of. However, an interesting Web 2.0 tool that I might use when teaching is Storybird, which is an engaging and easy-to-use tool for creating short, visual stories. Since I’m majoring in English Education and plan on teaching in the future, I would incorporate this tool with my students by giving them the opportunity to make their own creations. These creations can then be published on the web with adjustable privacy settings, and there is also the option to allow comments which would be perfect for me as a teacher to encourage student collaboration. Attached is a link to the tool; enjoy!
https://storybird.com
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