The three things I have learned in this class that will be of value to me are PLN, Blogging, and using twitter! PLN will be valuable to me in the future because I now have a better understanding of what make up my own PLN and how to use technology in conjunction to learn and …
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A Survey Monkey Blog
This week i will be talking about a great technology tool called Survey Monkey. This is an online software that lets users great custom surveys on just about any subject you could imagine. I have used Survey Monkey in previous classes I have taken. I found it to be a great tool for receiving measurable …
A Grammarly Blog
In this weeks technology tool blog I will be discussing a great proof reader technology. Grammarly is a peice of software designed to help fix grammar and spelling mistakes outside of Microsoft Word. I tested this software through a firefox plugin on my mac and through my Iphone via an app from apple Itunes. My …
Stop Managing and Start Leading
https://youtu.be/d_HHnEROy_w In this weeks blog I will be discussing a Tedx talk presented by Hamza Khan. In this talk Khan discusses his previous experiences working under managers and how he struggled with fitting into the traditional molds. He goes on to explain the difference between being a manager, and being a leader. I found his …
An Infographic review!
This weeks blog I will be discussing two great websites called Venngage and Piktochart. These websites each host FREE infographic software which can be used to create a whole host of different projects! The first website I visited was Venngage. You can visit their website yourself and create your own account here: https://infograph.venngage.com/infographics. My first …
Buncee
This Weeks blog will be discussing the interactive multi media creator called Buncee. This is a great program for both teachers and students alike. There are various paid versions however, if you are a student or teacher, your school or college can purchase a licence than makes this accessible to students and teachers. One thing …
Apple Dictation Voice to Text Blogging
This weeks blog will be discussing software that allows people to use speech to text. Whether you are blogging, typing up a report, or answering an email. Typing has become a common task we all do. Today’s latest voice to text software allows us to put away the keyboards and complete these tasks much faster. …
ThinkLink
This week I would like to introduce to you a interesting new educational technology. ThinkLink is an online technology platform for students that allows them to learn via text, audio, video, and images. I think this is a great idea because everyone has different learning styles which can create a problem when only one learning …
GREAT BIG STORY
I spent some time looking for an interesting new educational tech tool and came across new company called “GREAT BIG STORY”. To get an idea of what this company is all about, here is their mission statement: “We believe there is magic in the world and it’s our mission in life to help you discover …
3 Top Tips on what to Tweet
Similar to last weeks theme. This week I am going to give you 3 tips to posting compelling content on your Twitter feed that people want to read. Tip #1: Keep it short! Twitter is designed to give their audience as much information using the least amount of information.. Makes sense right? If you want …
Matthew's Instructional Tech in HRD Blog 