Friday, March 13, 2015

Collaborative Learning (Reflection #7)

During Week 7 of ADED 1P32 I was introduced to GoogleDocs(Drive), the ultimate online collaborating tool, whether you are working independently or more importantly in groups. I have enjoyed this weeks tasks involving GoogleDocs, especially creating sample slide presentations and this is a tool I definitely plan on using outside of this course.

What makes GoogleDoc's so great is that it allows you to share your work with others just by creating a gmail account and inviting other gmail users to your work. This is another tool I wish I had known about in the beginning of my university career, it is excellent for peer reviewing; such as adding comments and suggestions where there can be improvement. I cant think about all the times where I have been assigned to a group and it was nearly close to impossible to meet up and work together due to schedule differences, with GoogleDocs you make offline work online work making it viewable at anytime to any group member.

I cant believe the amount of online tools that are so accessible ever since taking this course. So far I would have to say, the tools that I will definitely be keeping are GoogleDocs, Evernote, and Feedly. As for the others I'm not quite sure yet, I guess I'll use this chance with the Collaborative Assignment to explore them further.

With exams just around the corner and the snow beginning to melt its important to keep a healthy balance of focusing on your school work, but also on yourself. We had a pretty harsh Winter this year, I know I had a lot of friends struggle with seasonal depression, but luckily it looks like Spring is almost here. So if you are still shaking out of hibernation mode here are Five Things Happy People Do Before Getting Out Of Bed. Here are a few little life hacks to start your day on the right foot!





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