Tapped In

A. I really enjoyed using Tapped In. I found the tour to be really fantastic. It was a very explanatory and informative experience. To be honest, when we were told to join Tapped In, I had no idea what it was, and still could not find much information or explanation on the site. I did not know where to go, what to use the site for, how to navigate, basically I knew nothing. The tour really helped me to understand many of the uses of Tapped In. It helped me to learn how to navigate, how to create my profile, how to join groups, how to get information about other users, and how attend different sessions on the calendar (although I had figured out that much so far, as I would not have been at the tour otherwise). Taking the tour was one of the best things I could have possibly done and when I have more free time I am going to do some of the other sessions on the calendar so that I can learn even more.

B. There were many valuable features on Tapped In in my opinion. The first one that I really enjoyed was the calendar area and being able to get the different tours and learning sessions. That is very beneficial for someone who needs to know more about Tapped In or more about other areas of the program. The second feature that I enjoyed was the library. It is full of a lot of resources and the best part is, the members are the people that add the resources. The last feature that I found very valuable was the group section. I have yet to look through a lot of the groups but I see how this could be very valuable for anyone wanting to discuss certain topics with others.

From what I could tell, I thought LearningTimes seemed like a pretty good site for professionals. It is kind of a learning center or hub for teachers, which is really beneficial and easy to use. As I am not a teacher, I do not personally have much use for it, but I think that teachers or professionals could really benefit from the live interviews, online discussions, live web chats, online conferences, and of course, networking!