I have never thought to use technology to create a personal learning network. I have a group of people, numerous textbooks, and some professional websites that I consult to learn new things on a regular basis, but I was unaware that one could use sites such as Scoop.it to create an online learning zone. I was excited to create my own online PLN and chose to use Scoop.it. I chose this site because the informational video made it seem simple to use and compared it to Tumblr which I am familiar with. I set up an account easy enough, but that is when the ease of use stopped. I felt the site did not give good enough instructions to people unfamiliar with RSS feeds. I finally figured out how to add blogs to my sources through RSS feeds, but I still cannot get the posts to show up on my dash board in order to scoop. So it is really not creating a shortcut to learning from these blogs so far.
I do like that it searches Google, news, YouTube, and twitter for key words automatically so I was able to gain access to many articles about athletic training that I would not have found for myself. I think this is the function that I would use Scoop.it for. Not to create a PLN of specific sites, but use it as a source to stay current on what is being added about athletic training.
The blogs that I added to my PLN were the BOC blog and media room, Brian Schiff’s blog, Concussion Wise, and Athletic Medicine. I chose these sites because I search these websites regularly for information and updates on athletic training. I would have liked to add the NATA website and the CATA website but these websites did not have an RSS link. Since I am unfamiliar with using RSS feeds I do not find this as a useful tool for my learning. As I get more familiar with it and use it more, I think it will become more helpful.
I have added the RSS feed for my topic of athletic training from Scoop.it to the home page so that the articles I scoop will be available to anyone who views my PWP.
I do like that it searches Google, news, YouTube, and twitter for key words automatically so I was able to gain access to many articles about athletic training that I would not have found for myself. I think this is the function that I would use Scoop.it for. Not to create a PLN of specific sites, but use it as a source to stay current on what is being added about athletic training.
The blogs that I added to my PLN were the BOC blog and media room, Brian Schiff’s blog, Concussion Wise, and Athletic Medicine. I chose these sites because I search these websites regularly for information and updates on athletic training. I would have liked to add the NATA website and the CATA website but these websites did not have an RSS link. Since I am unfamiliar with using RSS feeds I do not find this as a useful tool for my learning. As I get more familiar with it and use it more, I think it will become more helpful.
I have added the RSS feed for my topic of athletic training from Scoop.it to the home page so that the articles I scoop will be available to anyone who views my PWP.