Lesson6 GDS Think,Explain

Think:
What do you currently do when a teacher asks you to collaborate with other students on a project? What do you now if you want to show someone else what you have done? What do you do if you need to work on it at the same time?

I usually make an appointment with other students and work together in the same place & time.
I will send e-mail to others when I want to show them something. If it cannot be sent by e-mail, I have to bring it directly to show.
When I have to work on a material with friends at the same time, I may prepare copies for each person. Sharing one material can be troublesome.

Explain:
1. What are the main skills needed to use social software?
We should know how to use spreadsheet tables, and make charts.

2. What are the affordances (what the software makes possible, what it impedes)?
Using google docs can save time to have meeting with other collaborators.
It makes sharing information easier.
However, it takes lots of time to create documents for user who is not familiar to this tool.

3. How can the technology be used to network professionally and connect users to learning resources?
Students can share documents (including images, graphs) easily without having meeting many times.

4. What learned skills and understandings may promote your development as an effective learner in the digital age?
Sharing information and getting feedback can be the most important communication when we collaborate with others. This tool helps us to do it smooth.