Journal #6

     Diigo is a very new site to me, it is pretty easy to navigate though, which I appreciate. One aspect I like about Diigo is, if you share a source someone also has, it will immediately show you the comments they left. This is very helpful as it can give another perspective on the source, and encourages collaboration. One aspect I dislike is the design, it is very plain and almost retro (as cliche as it sounds), I just wish it was a bit more modernized.

    I really like blogging, it's not something I do outside of class mainly because it is difficult for me to think of things to blog about. Having prompts for blogs is very helpful for me, this way I have an idea of what I need to write about, and the rest comes easily for me. I have learned that blogging doesn't have to be structured fully formally, it can be a bit more casual which is something I really enjoy. Having to write something formally can be a bit stressful and difficult to do, so being able to write posts for class that are casual is very fun for me.

    An interesting web 2.0 tool I would use in my classroom is Quizlet Live, this tool transforms Quizlet study sets into a learning game. This is a tool many of my teachers used throughout my education and it was by far my favorite one. This differs from Quizizz and Kahoot because students have the questions and answers accessible beforehand so that they can study them and not be blindsided by unfamiliar questions.  I think this is much more useful because the students know what to expect and are more inclined to study because they will have answers available if they get the question wrong. I know I can speak personally and say Quizlet Live definitely helped me pass tests. 

Quizlet Live Link: https://quizlet.com/live