And I understand. I'm one of those people, in fact. I like my information neatly wrapped in a bow, focused, and singular. I like to focus on one mode of information at a time. Want me to learn about Charles Dickens? Sure! I love Charles Dickens. I'll read A Tale of Two Cities by a fireplace any day of the week. However, while I'm reading A Tale of Two Cities, I don't want to be bombarded with Hard Times or Great Expectations at the same time. I'll relax to Pink Floyd's Have A Cigar because it's one of the greatest songs ever written, but I'm not sure how Have A Cigar would sound with Shine On You Crazy Diamond and Money playing simultaneously in the background. Too much information! I. Don't. Like. It.
However, there is now a way to organize information so that, as I mentioned above, it's wrapped in a neat, blue (or whatever color you prefer) bow. Feedly is an effective way to keep said information concise and organized. Feedly allows users to gather all preferred blogs into one space, saving the time it takes to visit each website separately. I highly suggest Feedly because it's convenient (isn't that what the human race loves the most?) and accessible. It's the McDonald's of the blog world.
How many of you are creative types? With the written word, I could say I am. With visuals - no way. When it comes to pleasing the eye, I'm as creative as the color (or non-color) black. I absorb it all and reflect nothing back. That's why when I was asked to fool around with Adobe Spark, I was highly concerned. Me? The black non-color of the visual world? Attempt to be creative? I'll try my best. And what I feared would happened, happened - my classmate's posts were all more creative than my own. I'm the kid in the corner drawing stick figures while everyone else creates kaleidoscopic collages. But, hey, I'll continue to practice and get better at it because it could be a great tool to use in the classroom. If you're interested, view the video below for more details:
Remember when I mentioned Feedly? Feedly is extremely convenient when organizing your favorite blogs. That statement is a segue into my next point - educational blogs. As educators, we always need more ideas, more methods, and more outlooks. Reading educational blogs can give us all of that. Below are links to three educational blogs:
I'm not a technology guy, but I will sure become one before this class is over! I can't wait to see what's around the bend.
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