Week Six Evernote

Week six concentrated on the use of Evernote as a digital tool where all my information can be stored in notebooks. I can categorized the notebooks (along with my notes) to easily find information, however as with past tools (for example feedly) I found the tutorials and web pages do not match the pages I see displayed on my computer.  Something I have discovered about Evernote is the Evernote icon is not always a choice when you wish to save an URL.  I think the information should be clearer to install the add-on web clipper.  Once I had this add-on installed it became much easier to do.   A aha moment for me!

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An idea I have discovered from the readings this week is using Evernote to store academic information.  There is so much fluff on the internet and so much misinformation, clipping random web pages about a topic feels too simplistic for university use.  Once I read the article from Macrogeek 1 (2010) describing how to use Evernote to manage research topics the abilities of Evernote came together for me.  I believe I will use this tool for my PLE.

Here's an interesting article about free college for the students in the United States.  There are many advocates for free tuition, however the statistics show countries that do provide free tuition do not have a more educated population.  Interestingly enough is Canada is tied for second place (with Japan) in having 58% of the population having some post-secondary education.  I have a good friend in Belgium where free post-secondary education is provided.  The tax rate in Belgium is somewhere around 21-22% on everything!  I visited Belgium last spring and although it is considered expensive, the public transit is not, food is similar (I think much better) but here's the catch, no tipping for service!  When I add up what I will pay for a restaurant meal in Canada plus the tip, its quite comparable to what I would pay in Belgium (with the tax).  Belgium has free health care including dental and free tuition (there is a yearly fee of approximately $1000.00 Canadian).  I wonder which system is better?

Hamilton, C (cc) 2015

As with many of the online tools for learning I have explored in the first six weeks of the coursework, I will need more time to become proficient in their use.  Indeed I will need more time and practice to understand all the capabilities of each tool and determine where it fit in my goals for learning.  Each person according to their PLE and PLN will have different needs.  I am still in the exploration stage.  I need more time to reflect on how each tool will or will not help me reach my goals.   As I  approach week 7 I feel I have information overload about the new digital tools!  However,  I am feeling a bit more confident in my technical abilities!  With all the technological tools available, it becomes very important to understand the responsibilities that come along with their use, become a good digital citizen and leave a positive digital footprint.

Christine

Macrogeek (2010).  How to use Evernote to manage research articles (youtube) retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fyrE6SpTNSA