Blog Post #5

        I remember I signed up for Instagram probably around 3rd or 4th grade because I had friends that had it so I convinced my mom to get my own account. At that time though, Instagram was very casual and you would post whatever, compared to a couple years later when I had more than 200+ followers I started caring more of what I posted. Though I have never been consistent with posting, I utilize Instagram to stay updated on people's lives and in a way networking with people. I think instagram is by far my favorite social media to connect with people I just met, specially that it allows you to see if you have the same followers. Being at FSU, has made me realize how interconnected everyone is and Instagram facilitates making this connection if we have the same followers (being able to figure out if you know the same people). I will continue to use Instagram in my future career to continue casually networking. 

        Growing up I believe I went to a digital rich schools. Even though I changed schools throughout my education, I feel that technology has always been an aspect of it. I recall having computer lab where I learned skills of how to use Microsoft softwares, to later going to a school with Chromebooks where I learned how to use Google applications. Continuing on to high school where we had iPads, I learned how adapt to a tablet and using google docs to work on the same assignment either on the iPad or computer. With this experience, I felt prepared and supported with using technology in college as I have been exposed to all sorts of technology and softwares. 

        Recalling from past experiences and projects, I believe Google docs and Google slides is the most efficient with both collaborative and social annotations. For collaborative projects, it is the most reliable and accessible for any kind of students, compared to Microsoft softwares that you have to pay for them. For social annotations, from my personal experience it is much more easier to leave comment and annotations compared to Microsoft word. I would use tools like these softwares for collaborative work in my classroom as everyone will be able to utilize technology, and avoid just having one person writing the whole thing. Also Google docs tracks what each person writes in a document, so it can be used as proof that each member of a group did their part. An activity that I have seen that's been very helpful is having peer-reviews of essays using Google docs to leave comments and annotations. Having students follow a rubric with peer-reviewing another student's essay, helps improve their essay for the student's success.