I've been using the Note Board Extension for about a year now. I use it to take notes and make lists for whatever I need to do. I like that it's available on all of my devices that I'm logged into. I also use this to keep track of my school passwords and other sites that are not necessary to keep completely secure.
As for the rest of the apps, extensions, and add-ons, there's a ton of potential, but I can also see spending too much time trying to incorporate "fads" that may not be worth trying to learn. These things give me anxiety. What if I spend an entire school year teaching students how to download, use, and share information using these tools only to realize that it was a mere distraction? What if what I change to is not as beneficial as what I do now?
Robert Frost wrote: "...why abandon a belief/ Merely because it ceases to be true./ Cling to it long enough, and not a doubt/ It will turn true again, for so it goes."
I know many of these are powerful tools, but for my own sanity, and, hopefully, the benefit of my students, I'm going to focus mostly on how students get information, how students create information, and helpful ways that I can provide feedback. Anything else I will leave by the wayside until proof demonstrates effectiveness.
That's a fair and streamlined focus. Too true.
ReplyDeleteNote board extension....sounds promising. I will check it out :)
ReplyDeleteAgreed potential seems to abound everywhere... but for me finding application and putting it into practice can be a challenge.
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