Blog 5

My initial experiences using Diigo went smoothly because I had the help from Ms. Bagdy telling us how to navigate the website. Upon first using it, it seems overwhelming because the site doesn't seem that organized. It seems somewhat out to date and confusing because there are many different things you can use the site for. When we go to the group tab and have posted things under there, I didn't find that too difficult to use and I think it is cool how there is a bookmark you can use on your browser and it can show up on the website.

I have really enjoyed blogging since we've started in this class. I find it nice to reflect on things we have learned about in class and be able to write about them while also being able to see and comment on your peers' posts. I find blogger very easy to use and that makes the process more enjoyable. Along with this, all questions that are asked of us to answer and things asked to discuss are mostly based on our opinion which I enjoy because it is casual and we can just express how we feel about the topic.

A web 2.0 tool that I might use while teaching are YouTube videos. YouTube has a huge variety of  information on it because there are millions of people who upload content on YouTube. Many people think of YouTube for only watching fun and entertaining videos, however, I have spent a lot of time before watching YouTube videos that were informational. YouTube is a great place to find a combination of an informational and entertaining video for students. I would use YouTube videos not to necessarily teach a lesson but more to add to the lesson by having it be entertaining and applying whatever concept that was just taught in order for students to understand it better.

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