Throughout the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Talks and class sessions this fall semester, I have encountered a number of online tools and multimedia that can be used within the Metaliteracy framework to share ideas and disseminate information with the public at large and interested parties as related to this interesting and evolving field of study. Below is a summary of all online tools and multimedia that I found very fascinating and helpful in the course of the semester and hopefully, I will find a way to put all to good use in my quest to share knowledge and valuable information with the general public, friends and family.
Tumblr is the first social media tool I found fascinating, especially because I have seen a few friends using it to make posts and sharing ideas, videos, photos and information to name a few. Nonetheless, I never really pictured how I could put it really good use I till I took this class. Tumblr is simply a micro-blogging social networking website that allows users to post multimedia in a form of a short blog. Users can keep their profiles private or they can publicize it by following other users of the platform. It was created by David Karp and it's owned by Yahoo! Inc. In one of our brainstorming sessions earlier in the semester I came across Tumblr and how it can be used creatively to share information based on Metaliteracy with metaliterate learners.
Prezi is another powerful online tool I first learned about through the Metaliteracy class. Prezi is an internet cloud-based presentation storytelling tool (including digital stories) that was founded by a Hungarian software company. The materials presented are done on a virtual canvas and the eye-catching features allows users to zoom in and out of the presentation media. Users are also allowed to navigate and well as display the material being presented through a 2.5 D or 3D space on the Z-axis. It was created in 2009 by Adam Somlai-Fischer, Peter Arvai and Peter Halacsy.
The third powerful online multimedia tool I came into contact with for the first time is Padlet. It is internet-based application which enables users to express their thought processes in an area of study easily. It is basically an online pad (sheet) that allows users to add any multimedia material- images, documents, videos and other text, etc.)- anywhere they desire on the page. The interesting point to note is the material can be put by team participation and from any device. It works like a real-time wiki and so it's good for collaborative information sharing.
The fourth multimedia tool that I personally discovered during the course was Popplet. It is a tool that enables users to visualize their brainstorming ideas. Users, mostly teachers and students create graphic organizers, timelines, and many other forms of visual organization. The strength of this online tool lies in the fact that it is a collaborative brainstorming and very effective presentation tool.
Twitter is the internet tool I used in sharing all my blog posts with other metaliterate learners and experts. It is a micro-blogging and social networking site which allows sharing, reading and sending text messages that cannot go beyond 140 characters. Registered users can post, read and re-post (retweet) information to other users while unregistered users can only read the tweets. This online social networking service was created in March 2006 by co-founders Jack Dorsey, Evan Williams, Biz Stone and Noah Glass. The launch of the site took place in July, 2006.
Google+ is the last online tool I used in sharing all my blog posts with other users in my circles, including family and friends. According to Google, this platform is a 'social layer' that makes the company online properties advanced. Aside from the fact that it is a social networking site, it is also considered an authorship tool, which directly links web content with its owner/author. It is the second largest social networking site after Facebook. It is directly connected to Gmail, Youtube comments and +1 button, which is used to show a reader or user's liking for a post.
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