Saturday, 16 January 2016

Blog #2: Personal Learning Environment (PLE) and Wordle


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).
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.
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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