So, I'm knee-deep in my produsage project at the moment and despite early misgivings it seems to be coming along really well. The social media tool I'm using is Google My Maps. Initially, I was wondering if this tool would have all the features I needed to complete the project I envisioned. After exploring for a bit, however, I found it had even more than I needed, which allowed me to expand the proposed project, making it more detailed and in-depth. Discoveries like these are one of the main things I've gotten out of this course - moving beyond my comfort zone, and getting a better feel for what the various tools we've explored have to offer. How about you? Are there any functionalities you've discovered since the beginning of this course? Have you discovered any new features of the tools you've chosen to utilize for your produsage project?

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  1. That Will Show ThemJuly 25, 2021 at 9:08 AM

    YES, discoveries are in abundance in this course!! I too have moved WAY beyond my comfort zone but have loved working with building a blog, Padlet, Miro, YouTube, and the Word Cloud software. I am now fearless (somewhat) on Twitter and Instagram where I used to be so timid in posting. I plan to spend some time over the break (I know, it's a break) to explore more of the tools on our tool list.

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  2. Lauren CJuly 28, 2021 at 7:41 PM

    That's fantastic! I've actually made a list of all the technologies that I suspect I'll use in the future along with ones that I never got the chance to check out. I am somewhat familiar with YouTube and Word Cloud software, but when I was exploring Padlet, I could not see a use for it based on where I am right now, but its nice to know it exists in case I do need it!

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