Social Media Smackdown!

For this weeks Social Media Smackdown, I want to talk about the website BakeSpace. BakeSpace is a website created by and for people who love cooking, baking, or just hanging out in the kitchen. It features thousands of amazing recipes for the beginners to novice chefs. People all over the world use BakeSpace  to share recipes, gain friendships, and learn from each other. 
 To use BakeSpace, you create a free membership and enter the online community. From there, you can post, search and swap recipes, and customize an "online kitchen". Members can also use forums, upload videos, create blogs, and use the online mentor program. BakeSpace's website is nicely organized and easy to follow. The website announces exciting contests to also get the users involved. On BakeSpace, you can create your own cookbook to share with your friends and print at home!
 I didn't know about BakeSpace until this assignment, however, I find myself using it a lot. It's so easy and fun that I really enjoy it! My family loves to cook. I quickly showed my family this website and they all love it. We can share recipes from different generations! Check it out!

Technology Blog 6

For this weeks Technology Blog 6, I stumbled across an interesting tool called Jott.com. Jott is a free messaging tool that can be used for android or the iPhone. Jott includes an AirChat feature. This feature means you can chat with friends nearby without the use of cellular data or even Wifi. Jott includes privacy features, such as screenshot detection and disappearing chats, to allow users to control their own privacy. Jott takes away the awkward step of asking people for their phone number. Using Jott, users can chat with their friends from school, work, and Instagram. All users have to do is join a network or link their instagram in order to chat with their friends. Jott's group chat feature lets users mute chats or leave groups very easily.
 Jott has made messaging friends and classmates much easier and safer. Even when there is no wifi or cellular data service around, the AirChat feature will still send your message! Jott.com has already been changing the game for students in the classroom. Students can connect with other classmates, nearby or on Instagram, and easily reach them. This comes in handy when students need to do group work, they need help from another classmate, or to send information to and from with or without wifi. This tool can revolutionize the way classmates interact together and potentially make the atmosphere in the classroom more lively.  Seriously, Checkout Jott.com.

 

 

 

 

Stop wondering what happens to your photos and texts after you hit send.  Jott’s privacy features, such as screenshot detection and disappearing chats, keep you in control of your privacy.

 

 

 

 

 

Technology Blog 5

For this weeks Tech Blog 5, I want to introduce a new system that I have just discovered in my class the other day. There are other apps similar, but this one caught my eye. Its is called, Poll Everywhere. The website allows you to make an interactive poll that can be used anywhere at anytime. The Poll is most commonly used to engage an audience or a classroom. When being used in a classroom, The Poll can be accessed by using a cellular device, the internet, and even twitter. The Teacher can create a poll prior to the beginning of class containing numerous questions that the teacher wants to test the students knowledge on. The teacher will then open the poll for the students to answer. The students will then access the poll and answer the questions by following the instructions and including the appropriate numbers within the message. To see the responses of the students, the teacher can broadcast the live, incoming, answers using the web or a Power Point Presentation.
Poll Everywhere allows the teacher to become more aware of how much knowledge their students have on the particular subject. What's the best part of the website? The fact that ALL of the answers are anonymous! Therefore, the teacher will know what topics need to be covered more, but will not know who got the answers wrong! This tool can really help improve learning in the classroom. The fact that the tool is interactive, it engages the student and creates a more effective learning environment.