Hey everyone,
Week 9 was a busy one with lots of activities to complete. Through the
numerous activities I have learned a lot about some new technological tools. One
of the major tools I learned about was VoiceThread. This tool is one I
have never heard of so I was excited to explore it. VoiceThread is yet another
collaborative tool that can be used for multiple purposes. It allows users to
upload various documents and for others to comment their thoughts and opinions.
Similar to other cloud tools we have learnt about you can make your
presentation visible to only a select few or the general public. I can see this
tool being used in both a classroom and work place setting. This would be a
great tool to present presentations to an entire class and generate discussion.
This would be beneficial in a work place too. I’m not sure I would personally
use this tool when creating a presentation, but rather as a place to upload it
so group members could view the final product. When thinking about where this
tool could fit into my PLE I would likely group it with other tools such as Google
Docs. I would classify this as a “production” tool as it will help me produce a
final product I’m satisfied with. I can also see this being a social tool as it
allows you to interact and collaborate with other users.
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Another big component of this session was to expand our knowledge on
Digital Rights and Responsibilities. We began exploring this topic in Week 8,
and carried it over into Week 9 as it is such an important topic to be familiar
with, especially if you use the Internet regularly. When you’re online you
should behave in the same manner, and follow the same rules that you would in
real life (Rudebusters, 2000). You want to treat others with respect to prevent
cyberbullying, which is a growing concern. You must credit others work, which I
discuss briefly in my previous post “Technology Use Scenario”. Lastly, one of
the most important things is to protect you. There are so many Internet users,
and unfortunately not everyone uses it for the right reasons. Do not give out
personal information, or post things that you might later on regret. It’s easy
for people to easily get ahold of this information, but it is impossible for
you to remove once it’s up. Be mindful of the many uses of the Internet, good
and bad.
As always, I’d like to conclude this post with something I found on my
Feedly this week. The post is titled "Goggles Bring Virtual Reality Closer To Your Living Room".”. The article suggests that the Goggles allow you to live
experiences you might not be able to in real life. I’m interested to know how
people feel about this advancement in technology. Enjoy!
Emily
References:
References:
Rudebusters! Etiquette resources for high-tech and
net rudeness. (2000-2012).
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