An Educators Search for Tech Tools

My digital technology journey continued this week into social media apps and discovering different roles they can play in education. I looked at Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. I found they each have pros and cons, but if used safely and effectively, they can be an excellent tool in collaboratio n and sharing ideas and resources. Facebook is a social media app that I am familiar with.   I searched school libraries and the list included school library groups, journals, connections, rules, and a few school libraries pages. I looked at the ways school libraries are utilizing Facebook as well as the advantages and disadvantages.   From what I saw with the school library pages for Victoria West High School, Lamar Middle School, and Atascocita Middle School, Facebook can be used to share information about upcoming events, photos of events that have taken place, book reviews and recommendations, district information, videos, or anything else relevant to the school or district. ...

My search into Digital Technology for Educators has led me to Blog Readers. After reading the article, The 10 Best Free RSS Reader Apps in 2018 (Volvovski, 2018), I learned that there are many informative Blogs that share reviews, resources and tools, tips on using technology in the classroom and so much more. The author shared what Blog Readers are and presented a list of the top 10 based on several different factors. She took into consideration cost, if the app was Web accessible, how the information is displayed, is the user has access to full length articles and ease of use.  She also explained how trying to keep up with all of the different blogs can be difficult but using a Blog Reader, also known as an RSS reader app, can help in managing and organizing all the information into one source. I looked at some of the top RSS Reader apps including NewsBlur, The Old Reader, Netvibes, Freereader Bloglovin,’ and Feedly. Each one has its positives and negatives. NewBlur is easy ...