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One Note & Paper.li

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Having the internet and social media at the tips of your fingers at all times is extremely useful in this generation. It is important to take advantage of this and learn about the different tools each software offers. Microsoft offers Onenote . “Onenote is a computer program for free-form information gathering and multi-user collaboration. It gathers users' notes (handwritten or typed), drawings, screen clippings and audio commentaries. Notes can be shared with other users over the Internet.” Another very useful website is Paper.li . This website is perfect for networking and to turn specific content into articles or news letters. Personally,my Paper.li is all about creating my own personal learning network for my major, Speech Language Pathology. This website helps me find different articles and resources. I can use to these articles and resources not only to learn more about my chosen career path but to share with others on other website such as, Twitter. To help give us insight

Google & Its Perks

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Google Docs is a free Web-based application in which documents and spreadsheets can be created, edited and stored online. Essentially, it is an alternative to using Microsoft word but in my opinion, it is the most useful web- based application. You simply make a Google account and you are free to create any document or file. These files you store can be accessed from any computer connected to the internet. Cell phones and tablet can also be used to access your Google Docs account. All you have to do is download the app on your phone, login to your account and you drive can be accessed. The big perk of Google Docs is that your work is automatically saving as you are creating it. You do not have to click “save as” or worry about your computer glitching and everything deleting. Your data is already on the google drive without manually doing it. Before I came across Google Docs I used Microsoft Word and although, this is also a great tool, there was many times my work would delete or

Blogging & Tweeting

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Hello! I am Samantha Flaherty. I was born and raised in New York City in a chaotic household with five brothers. I decided to branch out and dorm at Stockton University in hopes of becoming independent and finding myself. I am a sophomore majoring in Health Science with a concentration in Communication Disorders. My interest in this field was sparked when I was only 6 years old. At the time my two younger brothers had speech, physical and occupational therapy daily. Therapists were in my house constantly and I had the opportunity to watch them. This caught my interest from a very young age. I loved seeing my brothers progress and learn. They went from having very minimal skills to being your typical crazy and active 2 and 3 year olds. Most children want to be astronauts or singers when they grow up but unusually, I was confident I wanted to pursue this career when I was a little girl.  Seeing my brothers progress throughout their childhood was heart warming. I knew I wanted to help