As far as the tools for sharing go, I am active on Twitter, but mostly for social reasons. I love to tweet funny things that happen to me throughout the week, and also use it to keep up with my friends and family in their day-to-day lives. However, I understand that Twitter can also be used in an educational way for sharing news, articles, and ideas with others. I'd be interested to see how I could use Twitter for this class specifically. I'm familiar with Pinterest, but have not yet created an account. I laughed when Dr. Gibbs wrote she initially thought Pinterest was for shopping and cooking because those were my exact thoughts as well! However, my best friend who is a history major often uses Pinterest to find images and quotes for her class assignments. I have not heard of Known at all, and am excited to explore that platform for sharing ideas.
Another way to share images, words, and ideas online is Instagram. I use Instagram to keep friends and family updated on my life, but I also follow some very informational Instagram accounts such as TIME Magazine. Below is a screenshot of my personal Instagram account profile.
(Image Information: personal photo of Instagram account;
photo from August 2012.)
photo from August 2012.)
I look forward to exploring concepts of curation in this class which will no doubt expand my ability to be creative, and effectively share my creativity with others.
I also thought the bookmark tool was really useful! I used to be that person that kept tabs open all the time, and it slowed down my computed significantly. So then I started using the bookmark tool, and I organized my bookmarks into a separate folder. I have one folder for this class called EOI (Epics of India) which organizes all of the weekly assignments. It made me laugh when I read your thoughts on Pinterest! I used to think it was just for wedding plannings because so many girls have a wedding board. I use Pinterest to look up street art and quotes. It's a powerful tool!
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