Tech Task 2- Digital Curation and Organization

Importance of curation as a skill as we and our students need in today's online world.

The importance of curation and developing that skill online is extremely important for both the student and the teachers. Not only does it make life easier for both parties, but also lets individuals be more creative in choosing which type of organizational method they would like to use. In reality, we are in a technological era, and we want to teach kids not only knowledge and information they need to know, but also life skills that they will be using for the rest of their lives. The more we dive in to different methods of organization as teachers, and further our knowledge in this area, the more we can show our students. Showing them different ways of organizing whether it be folders, portfolios, charts, etc, we can enable them to create their own way of curating their information whether it be professionally or personally.

What I do to organize myself online?

To organize myself online, I tend to focus more on my professional background. To keep my professional goals, aspirations, and resume organized, I use my E: Portfolio that I made in the ICT class. Using this easy to edit portfolio I can constantly keep my personal and professional information updated. For more personal organization, I put all of my school work, reminders, daily agendas, etc, all into portfolios on my computer. The days of writing down lists for everything is gone as using technology is a more effective, efficient, and space saving method of organization.

What types of organizational technology my students will use?

I would use a variety of organizational technologies and resources such as Weebly. The students could create their own professional website and categorize how they want to be organized. Themes on the website could be About Me, Assignments, Weekly Thoughts, etc. This could get kids organized in terms of handing in assignments on one website instead of losing the homework I have handed out for them. They could use their own creativity to develop their website, add other additions to it, and I could also get them to add things if I see fit. The great thing about the website is you could add assignments, daily quizzes, reading material, test reviews, etc. Everything the student would basically need is the website. Getting the kids to  create their own professional porfolio could set them up later on when they need it in their careers. At least getting them thinking critically about their professional profiles would be interesting to see. Also, seeing their creativeness and how they would develop and evolve their site.