Shaun DiGiovanni: Posts from GEN 2243

Today, I present to you my Web 2.0 smackdown for webtool Google Drive.   What is Google Drive?       This seems like almost a dumb question– Everyone’s used google drive! Google Drive is a file storage web tool. It’s part of Google Suite– Google’s productivity webtools such as Docs, Sheets, G-Mail, etc. If you have a G-Mail account, you have Google Suite and by extension, Drive.   How do I use Google Drive?       I use Google Drive to store files for clients so they can retrieve them. Drive has your files private by default unless you share them– I use this feature to share files and store them. While I can’t show you the extent of what I have on here, I hope this video demonstrates the navigation and ease of use for this application. Presentation Thank you for watching and reading, Shaun DiGiovanni

     What is a professional without their tools? Now that you're a connected professional and are connecting with your community, you need to have an arsenal of tools to use to stay connected. In my previous two posts on The Connected Professional , I outlined how to become a connected professional and how to build your connected learning community. Tools of the Trade      The most obvious tool connected professionals use is networking. Either through social media, going to events virtually or in-person, or working with others.       A tool we haven't gone over yet is using non-social media resources, such as podcasts, blogs, websites, videos, books, etc. With the power of the internet, there is an endless variety of resources on the internet. These are so accessible to create and consume, it seems almost obviously that they'd be your tools.      Here I'd like to introduce you to an online tool called an RSS feed-- a way t...

  This post works best in conjunction with my previous post, The Connected Professional. For my original post, please  click here .      There are two simple facts of life: 1) You can't know everything and 2) you're not born knowing everything. That's just how it is, we're human. You have to find this knowledge as you go through the world. Building your connected learning community is no different. How do we do that? Kickstarting Your Connected Learning Community       So, you want to start your personal learning network. A great place to start is to pick up good online "branding" habits like picking a consistent internet handle across your professional accounts so that it will make it easier for others to find you across platforms. If you're not so familiar with this but know someone that is, you can always ask them to mentor you.      The next step is picking who you want to follow. Who do you want to follow? Do you want...

Today, I have a short presentation to share about the application Garageband, it's utility, and professional application. Please check out the end of the article for a video of this presentation. T he Basics Garageband is a digital audio recording and editing tool made by Apple for their iOS devices. It includes the capabilities for standard voice recording from a microphone, recording instruments from an audio input device, and creating tracks using premade MiDi sounds.  Layout Following Apple’s UI design theory , this application is intended to be able to be picked up easily by the average layman who doesn’t have an extensive history of working with DAWS or Digital Audio Workstations. Apple also includes a “help” feature and extensive tutorials on their website to provide extra support. As a demonstration of this tool as used by the average person, I recorded the audio for this presentation using my own device’s copy of Garageband and my device’s onboard microphone. How Can This ...