First Blogger Post

  In chapter 6 I found it very interesting on how it aids and describes how to grow your personal network. A personal network is where you have a more of a discussion thread format, and a more of a close knit network to communicate with to discuss and test ideas. The author suggestions on using forums such as Twitter and creating a blog, allows more of a professional aura and also allows the individual to vet whom is coming into that community as well as creating a space that is a healthy space of growth, rather than what she writs as "a big link-sharing party" (Beach, Hall, 92). I've found that online forums such as Reddit and LinkedIn do a similar format if you allow it to. Reddit is beneficial in a way wherein you can get into a discussion format on the proper channels which will help you meet individuals which you wouldn't normally meet, in a way that helps you grow in the field of experience your in. From Jiu-Jitsu to fly fishing, you can create discussion forum

             Slack is an innovative platform wherein it takes the idea from what was discussed in the previous post on The Connected Educator  and creates a platform which allows individuals and organizations to do exactly that, connect and collaborate. Organizations which function on Slack use the platform to tackle difficult projects and allows individuals to share bulk data, which is formed on different applications such as Google docs, Google sheets, Excel, to be all on one application which allows them to share, and "huddle"  into subject or position based groups to tackle projects and goals within their organizations.      The reason why I chose this Application as my Smackdown topic is due to how innovative and critical it is to connect the dots. From information to the individuals who need it, and to pass and share that information, ideas and thoughts to one another, regardless of time zones. This communication platform, which is used by so many companies to communica