#thing9

[fitmissworld-blog]

Collaboration

Collaboration is when students work together as equal parts in a team to solve a problem. A key thing is that students are working as a group to achieve a set goal rather than just in a group. Students can be given roles within their groups so that everyone is held accountable for their participation. But, it is not a good idea to give someone the role of being the reporter as this hinders the group's participation levels if others know that it isn’t their job to relay the information back. Google Docs is something I’m familiar with that I know could be a good way for students to work collaboratively on a powerpoint, document or making a report. Students can access the document from their individual devices and all help to add to it and edit it. It can be accessed at any time from their device and from anywhere. It can even be used on a smartphone which is great for students who may not own an iPad or laptop. 

[creativechris]

The Cloud (Thing 9) ☁️

I mainly started using cloud storage at the beginning of university but have been aware of it for years (since it was an option really). I first saw the cloud as a secondary storage option for the PC but it turns out, anything that is put online that doesn’t require storage from my device, uses the cloud. The organisations that run the cloud, swear that our information is safe and promise to encrypt our data so it may not fall into the wrong hands. 

I have (in terms of document storage clouds) used Google Drive, OneDrive (Microsoft) and Dropbox. All three are very easy to use. The software or websites tend to have an upload icon in the corner and then it is just a case of finding what you want to add to the drive. 

I thought I would revisit my Google Drive which I have uploaded childhood MS Paint drawings to. It appears I uploaded quite a lot when I was younger because I see this as a good option for backing-up files. I uploaded some of my precious university assignments because I thought it wouldn’t hurt to back-up my work again (although I own an external drive now). It is just as easy as I remembered. It was as simple as clicking the plus icon and then pressing upload document. 

The cloud is really easy to use and as demonstrated by my experience with university group assignments, it is great for team projects as everyone has the same amount of access. This is done through joint cloud accounts. You can either create a new account everyone has access to or you could simply make a group. It would also be good for my workplace but we do not really need to share documents at this moment in time. This knowledge, however, could prove useful in the future. 

It is worth noting though. This is not a platform for confidential information. You need to ensure the security of these documents and the cloud, I feel, is not secure enough and you should not be able to access these unless you are at work or using a work device. Be very careful.

It would be very good for sharing posters, leaflets or letters to send out to parents as everyone would have a copy to print a duplicate if a parent was not there on the day or you simply need another one.

It’s a very useful tool but like many online resources, you have to cautious of what you upload. 

- Christopher 😃

[ankion23things-blog]

Thing 9 Google Hangout

I've never used Google Hangout. Got no-one at the moment to chat with. Good tool. I use Skype for language lessons. Almost the same, I think, even if I don't know all the possibilities yet. We could use theese tools in a better way even at work. It's a good way of sparing time.

[beabedazzler-blog]

Here is a social media post I created through Canva with one of my favorite Winnie the Pooh quotes.

[kelliott976-blog]

Thing 9

For thing 9 I decided to go ahead and use Facebook because I am the most familiar with that and I use it pretty much on a daily basis. I followed the library's page and thought that it was very easy to follow and had a lot of information about the library on it. One possible suggestion for things that could be included is how to get more involved whether it's volunteering or other forms. I know when I was in high school I volunteered here a lot for key club and the service hours looked good on things like college applications or resumes. It was also nice to know that I was helping out within my community and that I was learning some helpful tools for later in life as well.

[jhumphrey23mt]

Thing 9: Video

Taking video on my iPhone was both easy and hard! It was very simple to switch from photo to video but keeping the subject in view on such a small screen and out of doors was hard. I liked that I could capture something on video so quick so I could share it with my husband and daughter. I wouldn't have captured the hawk/falcon with a regular camera (still or video) as I wouldn't have been able to get it in time. Very cool feature to have on my phone!