Thanks for a great semester,
Andy Walker
Sunday, 3 April 2016
Week 12- Final Post
Wow, that semester really flew by. I feel like just yesterday I was learning what it meant to become a digital citizen. Through the development of my PLE diagram and my digital footprint, this has allowed me to gain
further knowledge into what it really means to be a good digital citizen. Digital security is so important in today's technically advanced society. In order to become a good digital citizen, you must be aware of what
you post and make sure it is appropriate. On the topic of online content, the
responsibility to be respectful online also coincides with being a good digital
citizen. With cyberbullying becoming more common because the world of social
media has vastly exploded within the last 5 years, it is important to always
engage online in a respectful and appropriate manner. We know how to act
respectively in person, so why should that change when we have the ability to
hide behind a computer screen? When I explored the tool Twitter that is under
the education category of my PLE, I was quickly able to see the importance of
privacy settings. Only after exploring the platform for maybe 45 min, I came
across some content that I thought to myself “How could someone seriously post
this for anyone in the world to see”. Posting inappropriate content only hurts
your own personal image; something in which I would never want to do. It was great reading everyone posts on a weekly basis. I have attached my final PLE diagram. It is important to note that the yellow sections indicate a new tool that I have learned and will continue to use in the future.
Week 11- Reflection
Hello everyone,
This week we learned how to use some new tools that will be helpful in the future. Our goal was to develop a short (45-60 second) podcast that would allow viewers of our blog to takeaway some key information about digital citizenship. The fives tools we explored were Muziboo, SoundCloud, RecordMP3, Garageband, Jing, and Screenr. The easiest tools to work with were both SoundCloud and RecordMP3 as they had the easiest platform to follow and the quickest sign in process. Garageband was a program that I have always had on my Mac computer, yet had never tried. Upon trying it, I found it to be very confusing and quickly gave up and switched to trying another new tool. The next tool that I explored was called Jing. The always-ready program that allows you to instantly capture images and record video on your computer—then share them with anyone. Jing is a great tool for adding basic visual elements to all of your online conversations. However I felt that Jing accomplished much more than the short podcast that we needed for this weeks assignment. Finally, I got to try out another new tool called Screenr. I quickly found out that Screenr is no longer available due to its partnership with Java RE (Runtime Environment) which has now become antiquated.
The tool that I used this week that could certainly be added to my PLE diagram would be SoundCloud. I have used SoundCloud for over two years now, however never to make my own project. SoundCloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create. I have always utilized the "Listening" aspect of SoundCloud. This would go perfectly under the "Create" section of my PLE diagram because SoundCloud allows you to create any type of music/ podcast that you wish. From here, you can share your new sounds across the world, just with the click of a button. Soundcloud was a great program that I will certainly continue to use in the future.
This week we learned how to use some new tools that will be helpful in the future. Our goal was to develop a short (45-60 second) podcast that would allow viewers of our blog to takeaway some key information about digital citizenship. The fives tools we explored were Muziboo, SoundCloud, RecordMP3, Garageband, Jing, and Screenr. The easiest tools to work with were both SoundCloud and RecordMP3 as they had the easiest platform to follow and the quickest sign in process. Garageband was a program that I have always had on my Mac computer, yet had never tried. Upon trying it, I found it to be very confusing and quickly gave up and switched to trying another new tool. The next tool that I explored was called Jing. The always-ready program that allows you to instantly capture images and record video on your computer—then share them with anyone. Jing is a great tool for adding basic visual elements to all of your online conversations. However I felt that Jing accomplished much more than the short podcast that we needed for this weeks assignment. Finally, I got to try out another new tool called Screenr. I quickly found out that Screenr is no longer available due to its partnership with Java RE (Runtime Environment) which has now become antiquated.
The tool that I used this week that could certainly be added to my PLE diagram would be SoundCloud. I have used SoundCloud for over two years now, however never to make my own project. SoundCloud is an audio platform that lets you listen to what you love and share the sounds you create. I have always utilized the "Listening" aspect of SoundCloud. This would go perfectly under the "Create" section of my PLE diagram because SoundCloud allows you to create any type of music/ podcast that you wish. From here, you can share your new sounds across the world, just with the click of a button. Soundcloud was a great program that I will certainly continue to use in the future.
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