For module 5 we had to create a diagram of our PLE in visual form. I chose to look at the networks that I use often and web them all back to me in the diagram. I discovered that I use more networks than I thought I did. It makes a big difference when you are actually putting them all down. I thought I was only using a few select networks regularly. After building my list that I wanted to put on the diagram, I saw that I actually use 11 regularly. Admittedly, many of them I use through the masters program, but I have been using them a lot more often. In fact, I have used all of these resources during the last 5 weeks!
As I have been working through this module, I have found that there is a lot of information out there in many different places. In order to find more relevant information, you have to get into these different networks and do some digging. I intentionally left some of my networks off of the diagram, because I want to see what my classmates come up with, and there is never room for everything.
The styles of my classmates and even past diagrams are all very different, but they all have a lot of tools in common. I don't think I saw one that didn't include some representation of Facebook in it. A PLN diagram posted by Jennie Finarock used a similar style as mine. She tied her different tools back to each other where it was appropriate to the categories. She had some different tools listed such as Instagram and youtube. I really like how some of her tools are tied together. Another classmate created a picture that was drawn on paper. She described it as a way to do an assignment that didn't involve staring at a computer screen. She created a really neat drawing of flowers that represented the different tools she uses in her PLN. What I thought was unique was that the flower centers were the tools, and the petals represented the different uses of that tool. This allowed for a lot more of the uses for the tool to be added to the diagram without cluttering it up too much.
I am excited about seeing more of my classmates diagrams because I am sure I will get a ton of ideas from them. I think the tool that I am most interested in is Pinterest. After curating articles and tools using scoop.it, the common consensus from my classmates was that it was similar to Pinterest in how it works. I am not very familiar with Pinterest, but I know it is a common social media tool, and I think I need to try it out.
As I have been working through this module, I have found that there is a lot of information out there in many different places. In order to find more relevant information, you have to get into these different networks and do some digging. I intentionally left some of my networks off of the diagram, because I want to see what my classmates come up with, and there is never room for everything.
The styles of my classmates and even past diagrams are all very different, but they all have a lot of tools in common. I don't think I saw one that didn't include some representation of Facebook in it. A PLN diagram posted by Jennie Finarock used a similar style as mine. She tied her different tools back to each other where it was appropriate to the categories. She had some different tools listed such as Instagram and youtube. I really like how some of her tools are tied together. Another classmate created a picture that was drawn on paper. She described it as a way to do an assignment that didn't involve staring at a computer screen. She created a really neat drawing of flowers that represented the different tools she uses in her PLN. What I thought was unique was that the flower centers were the tools, and the petals represented the different uses of that tool. This allowed for a lot more of the uses for the tool to be added to the diagram without cluttering it up too much.
I am excited about seeing more of my classmates diagrams because I am sure I will get a ton of ideas from them. I think the tool that I am most interested in is Pinterest. After curating articles and tools using scoop.it, the common consensus from my classmates was that it was similar to Pinterest in how it works. I am not very familiar with Pinterest, but I know it is a common social media tool, and I think I need to try it out.