Blog Post 5

My initial feelings towards using Diigo were pretty negative. I have no prior experience using Diigo and learning new types of technology and software can be overwhelming and I tend to get lost easily. I felt that it got much easier as I worked on the website evaluation and I learned how to use it, therefore it was not as intimidating as it originally was. I really enjoyed this group assignment and thought it was a good experience. I now realize why teachers might choose to use Diigo to connect to other teachers and collaborate with them.

So far, I really enjoy blogging. I feel like it is a way for me to express my feelings regarding the things we do and learn in this course and it also provides us with a way to reflect on what we have completed so far this semester. I like that we have a class blog and can connect with one another through blog posts and responses. I also enjoy that we are given the freedom to write as much as we want for each blog post. I have learned that blogs are a good source to put out information or connect to other individuals.

An interesting Web 2.0 tool that I recently have discovered is Storybird. It is an easy-to-use tool that allows students to be creative and make their own stories. It also allows comments to be made which encourages student collaboration. I feel that this tool might be helpful when studetns are learning to read at a young age and can even be used as they get older in order to keep them engaged and interested in reading which would make them excited to learn.

https://storybird.com/