Web Tools

 My initial experience with Diggo was an introductory experience. I had never heard of Diggo before this class and I was curious. I think that Diggo is a great tool to use for group projects because you can bookmark pages that you have used as sources. When I bookmarked my article to the class Diggo, it was very simple and I had no trouble. I like how you can join multiple groups and can also have your own page.


I enjoy blogging. I have never had to blog before and this was a nice introductory experience. I thought that it would be difficult to get the hang of things but Blogger is a very simple program. I like that you can customize your page and make it your own with personal decorations. I also like how easy it is to connect with other people's blogs. I feel that if I were to get seriously into blogging it would be fun to join a group of English teachers and see what they are teaching and how.


One Web 2.0 tool that I have discovered is FirstClass. FirstClass is an online collaboration center. Teachers can send e-mails to students, hold chat rooms and have a class calendar on. I could use FirstClass in my classroom in multiple ways. I could create a class page and have the assignments posted on the class calendar so students would be able to keep their assignments in order. When my class did group projects I could make chat rooms for each group. I believe that you have to have an organization affiliated with FirstClass to use it but downloading the app was easy. 

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/firstclass-mobile/id310607705 

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  1. Sara HirschfeldOctober 13, 2021 at 6:03 PM

    Hi Oscar! I also had never heard of Diigo until being introduced to it by this class, so I was definitely confused when first using it. After learning, I agree that it is a great tool for group use because of how we can all share links and post to the group page. When it comes to blogging, I also believe it is a really good way to connect with other people and share opinions on different topics.

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