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     In chapter 5 of The Connected Educator, Nussbaum-Beach and Hall discuss what tools and how we can use tools to support connected learning. The first tool they introduce is for documenting and archiving learning by social bookmarking or tagging. This is known as a way to organize internet content using keywords or tags. The authors list Delicious and Diggo  as websites that are created specifically just for social bookmarking and keeping your tags organized. The next tools they discuss is for connecting and collaborating. The first tool they introduce is blogs. Blogs are a great way of connecting with others. As stated by the authors, Nussbaum-Beach and Hall, on page 77, "Blogs are great sources of ideas, information, and experiences about learning, leading, and teaching". The authors point out some great blogging platforms that are used worldwide such as Blogger, WordPress, Tumbler. They even point out Edublogs as a blogging platform that is great for educators and stud

     In the book The Connected Educator, the authors, Nussbaum-Beach and Hall, write chapter 6 about building your connected learning community. They discuss the positives of personal learning networks and tips/advice on how to build your own. They tell readers to watch who they allow to follow them and who they follow themselves, they warn readers not to allow just anybody to follow them on social media as this is a direct reflection on themselves. The authors highlight the idea of being well informed on social media and following reliable and diverse sources along. They also discuss the idea of getting a mentor or taking ideas from others. The authors also remind readers of the three different levels of personal learning networks, "As a reminder, connected learning communities are a three-pronged approach to effective professional development using the local, contextual, and global environments" (Nussbaum-Beach & Hall, 2012).                                       When i