Hi everyone!
This week we took a closer look at Personal Learning
Environments (PLE) and how to organize our goals for the future. The Prezi
presentation “A Bridge in the Cloud?” provides an in depth presentation about PLE
and defines it as a way for students to be more organized and have more control
over their learning goals online. During my brainstorm for my PLE diagram I mapped
out a few specific goals that I want to accomplish in the next 5-10 years.
These goals include: finishing my undergrad with honours and successfully
completing my minor (to be used as a teachable), attend and graduate from
teachers college with a focus on primary and junior grades within the next two
years. I would also like to find a teaching job in Ontario or move out of the
area if necessary, however job opportunities are slim so working in the field
whenever possible is another option! It is important to me that I continue to
volunteer in schools following my current placement in order to gain more
experience in the classroom. Additionally, I brainstormed some personal life
goals such as get married, have children, and own my own house (however this
will be closer to the 10 year mark).
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Marano, A. (CC) 2016. |
Currently my main goal is to finish my academic career, therefore it
is essential that I work really hard in the next three years to see progress
academically. This term especially affects my progress in the later years
because it is my last term before from university. My PLE demonstrates
that in order to graduate and attend teachers college I should continue using Microsoft
Word for assignments, Facebook in order to communicate with my group projects
peers, as well as the Brock University library website (SuperSearch) to find scholarly reviewed articles
for essays, PowerPoint, and Google Docs so that I can share the information
that I have found with my group members. I have found that Facebook has been a
great social networking tool to keep in contact with my group members and share
what we have accomplished thus far. I usually use Twitter for leisure however I
think it could be a great learning tool in order to communicate with other group
members as well. The website “WebToold4u2use” is really beneficial when
creating a PLE because it offers options to use in your PLE and it also
provides an in depth description of each category. It is significantly
important that as I explore these websites and tools I create a safe environment
in order to have a positive digital dossier. My digital dossier can affect my
future employment options and employers often look at individuals social networking
sites in order to form an idea about a person. I really enjoyed making a PLE because it enabled me to visualize my goals and brainstorm the tools that I can use to achieve these goals.
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Marano, A. (CC) 2016. |
I have seen a lot of Word Clouds floating around the internet
however I have never found the opportunity to make one! I used a website called “Wordle” to make my own Word
Cloud based off of my previous blog. From a glance at the Word Cloud it is easy
to recognize my perspective on the importance of a positive digital dossier. The Word Cloud tool
is very easy and fun to use and I will continue to create them throughout my blogging
experience.
Make sure to check out the PLE diagram making tool “Popplet“ as
well as “Wordle” for all your Word Cloud making needs!
As per usual, happy blogging and be safe!
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