Weekly Report and Reflection #5

Hey everyone,

So week 5 has already come to an end.  This week I got to explore Twitter.  Twitter was the one piece of social media that I had never used before, taking this course. The reason I never created an account before was because I found no use in telling people what I was doing during every moment of my day. It has definitely been a learning experience to see the different aspects of the online tool.  The one thing I found most difficult was keeping my tweets within the allotted character limit.  I know the more time I spend exploring twitter I will come to enjoy using it on a daily basis.

I will definitely be adding twitter to my PLE. I feel that it as technology continues to move forward it is important for me to have an understanding of every aspect on how to instantly connect with people all over the world. 

I can honestly say that over the past five weeks I have learned soo much about how to become an active digital citizen that it is becoming hard for me to keep track of all of the new things I am learning, and how little I knew before.  I used to think that I was technological savvy but I barely scratched the surface of how much the internet influences us on a daily basis. 

This week in my feedly I found a few articles that really resonated with me.  The one that had the most interesting information was from collegeblender.com it was titled Textbooks, Computers, and a Tea Pot: Essential Gear of the Successful College Student. (http://www.collegeblender.com/textbooks-computers-and-a-tea-pot-essential-gear-of-the-successful-college-student/)  Even though I am going into my final year of university I can still use some of the tips they give their readers.  The one tip I found especially useful was the one about FREE word processing tools.  I wish I had known about this when I was entering university instead of paying for the entire Microsoft Office Suite.  I will definitely be looking into these for when my student version of Microsoft Office is over. 

I am looking forward to what the coming weeks have in store for me to continue to learn and grow as a digital citizen.

Have a great day

Aarti