Time to wrap up another class. I'm a bit overwhelmed with the Week 5 materials for 540 and the Week 0 materials for 550 overlapping in conjunction with final exam week and starting a new semester (we're on block schedule so I have all new classes of students!) Whew, with that out of the way, I have to say that I still don't see the direct link between the tools available with GoogleTrends and my teaching. I mean I now know where tons of data can be found after completing my annotated list of sites for this week but I'm not sure how I, or if I would ever be using that in my classroom. I do however see that advantage for future use in graduate studies and I guess I could use some of the data from the WI-DPI web site as it directly relates to the student body that I work with. As far as GoogleTrends and GoogleInsight, I found those tools to be fun. One application I can think of is to check out common search terms for my family's business in Door County to see what terms and keywords people are using and comparing those to the words we advertise with. Again however, this "data" as far as I see myself using it is somewhat anecdotal.
Considering the beginning of CEDO550, I loved the modules that prepped for the online experience - I hope that some of these materials can be utilized earlier in the program for future MEIT cohorts as I found the resources exceedingly helpful and well organized. I did have a few issues with broken links but managed to find the information presented to me elsewhere. I'm hoping to create similar documents for "netiquette" to be used in my school - I think that the students and staff would benefit greatly from this information if it's formatted and ready to use and share.
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