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//Future of Technology in Education//
** //Communicating with New Tools// ** The synchronous tool I chose was Skype. It is a versatile tool that can be used to send instant messages or can be used to call another person. Also Skype does not limit you to a certain type of call. You can video chat someone as well as just a voice call. I discovered that this tool is very user friendly. However, connection issues can occur very often. When I have used this tool, it was easy to use but we did have issues with our connection. It was very slow at time and then it would freeze up as well. I do still believe that it is a very good technology to use for global collaboration. However, the users would need to be sure they have good internet connection in order for the #|video call to be of good quality. SKYPE
 * //Select an ** asynchronous ** tool and a ** synchronous ** tool discussed in this week's chapter.//
 * //Use each of them (preferably with a partner).//
 * // If possible, use one tool in both ways. //

 The asynchronous tool I chose were blogs. Personally, I love blogs. There are so many different blog sites out there and they all have a variety of different information. People can follow blogs that have to do with information that involves their career or their hobbies. An educational way that blogs are used, is much like this class and others that I have completed. In this class, each student has to complete a blog and then throughout the semester we will #|create posts about things we have learned. In this way were are bringing knowledge to other people through our experiences. There are a number of different websites to go to to create blogs. Blogger WordPress



** Go Mobile! **
 * Using your own mobile device, ﬁnd at least one educational way it may be used.

In a world that now have the majority of cell phones have internet access at all times. However, my cell phone doesn't not have internet; therefore, I had to get creative in searching for ways to use my mobile device in an educational way. I know that you can send messages to Facebook without have internet capabilities, it is just harder to use that in an educational way because you cannot start a private conversation that way only respond to one. I did, however, remember that I have used a text message polling service in past classes that I have taken. Poll Everywhere is one way that mobile devices can be used in an educational way and it also helps students feel more comfortable answering questions in class without be judged based on their answers.

Poll Everywhere



**Popular Social Media** Our assignment was to find a popular social media device that students are using and familiar ourselves with it. I chose Twitter. It is a very popular website that many people use. However, I was not that familiar with it before this assignment. I knew the basics about it, that you shared a tweet, which was just a thought, something you were doing or just a statement you wanted to share with everybody else. I knew they could also follow people which just meant that you would be able to see their tweets on your homepage and you wouldn't have to always click on theirs.

The student I interviewed about this social media device said that twitter was not what it used to be. She used to love twitter and was on it just about everyday but now they have made many changes. She says, "it shows what every person who you follow what they like or who they follow." She doesn't like getting on anymore because of this and the fact that it is full of people that she doesn't know. Also, she mentioned that it takes too long to load the news feed and pictures. Her overall statement was, "Not what twitter used to be."