In class we each took a learning styles quiz to determine the kind of learner that we are. It is important to know and understand the different learning styles, especially as a future teacher. Everyone learns best under certain circumstances and it is important to create lessons that incorporate different styles. Technology helps in creating lesson plans that suit more people. In class, we created a word cloud using the tool Wordle, and I thought it was a neat tool that could be used in many creative ways. As a part of our online homework, we were responsible for creating a concept map about folksonomies. A folksonomy is a social tool, and can be anything from social networking, like Facebook, to social bookmarking, like Delicious. All kinds of social tools are becoming increasingly popular, and can be very helpful in the educational field. Bookmarking sites can be useful among colleagues, tagging is useful to everyone when looking for information, and tools like Skype can connect people across the world.
Below is a word cloud about an rss fed site, or a blog, which is a folksonomy. This cloud was created by June Kaminski using the Wordle tool.
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