Blog 8

     I had never heard of Diigo before. I like how groups can use Diigo to shortcut any research or articles that would normally take hours to find or look through. I also like being able to see other peoples' comments and notes on different sites as a way to peer research or sift through information quickly. One thing that I wish Diigo had the ability to do is create citations of the articles or websites. When I am working on massive projects, it is often confusing to sort through multiple different sites in terms of research, annotating, and citing. If it was a platform that did all three things, I would use it every day.

     As a Florida theater teacher, there is a conference in the fall that all the teachers go to in Orlando. I am so excited to be able to attend with my mom and other teachers across Florida. This is a time where professionals come and do workshops and interactive Q/A's to help theater teachers expand and grow. My mom has an agreement with her principal to be able to go every year without having to pay. She also goes with all the teachers in her area so they carpool and stay together in hotels to cut costs. This will definitely be a conference I attend.

     For my teacher professional development tool, I am really excited to learn more about Linkedin Learning. I even mention it in my presentation on Linkedin. I had no idea this was a resource available to me through FSU and there are so many classes available to take! I am still fairly new to Linkedin, but being able to click on a video and see a broken down guideline of the class is very pleasing to the eye and easy to follow. It felt like listening to a podcast when I clicked on a stress management video. This is a great way for teacher to continue their professional development in their own time and from the comfort of their self-quarantine.






Here is the link to Linkedin Learning:
https://www.linkedin.com/learning/me?trk=nav_neptune_learning&u=42572828



Here is my Voice Thread on Linkedin:
https://voicethread.com/share/13790547/


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