Haley Nalbone

    American Eagle is a great website for online shopping. The website has a great visual design and it is "pretty". It's aesthetically pleasing, and showcases images of models wearing their clothes. These images do have purpose because American Eagle is using them to brand their products. In addition, any sales are showcases aesthetically at the top of the site. Next, the website does have a clear purpose. Each tab/category has its own purpose, which brings us to the clear site navigation aspect of the website. It is very easy to navigate. For example, if you're looking for Women's Jeans, you can click the "Women" or "Jeans" categories, and the choose whichever subcategory you are looking for such as "Mom Jeans". Any page you want to get to is less than three clicks away. This website is definitely responsive and easily caters to any device you view it on. The website is fast with each click. What's great about this website is th...

          In Chapter 4 of The Connected Educator, authors  Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Lani Ritter Hall explore  how building a collaborative culture and a mindset supports connected learning. They start off by acknowledging that collaboration is sometimes a difficult concept in traditional environments. However, in creating connected learning,  Nussbaum-Beach and Hall say that the focus is on culture and the importance of shared ideals. Culture is based on values, norms, and beliefs. They argue that changing these may be necessary in order to support connected learning. Shared values, shared vision, shared belief for learning, and a collaborative environment encourage a culture for collaboration, where learning can thrive. Personally, any time I've had to collaborate with a group on a project or assignment, I tend to grasp more of un understanding and perform better in class. The same goes in the workforce. In my future professi...

        LinkedIn can be a very useful tool for somebody in an accounting profession. Successful accountants often use LinkedIn to build relationships or referral partnerships, have conversations with clients or potential partners, and establish their trustworthiness. You can easily join partnerships that will promote you and bring in more clients. In addition, an effective way to get more clients is by sharing tips/ articles that may be useful for potential clients. LinkedIn makes this super easy because there is a feature to post anything you want. You could just do a simple post, or post any events, articles, etc., and really anything that you want to share. It's great for educating and communicating with clients as well as sharing news.            LinkedIn is an amazing tool for job searching. In my profile, I can add that I am actively looking for a job and add any specifications. This makes me searchabl...

         In chapter 5 of  The Connected Educator , authors  Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Lani Ritter Hall review the many tools and technologies that are available to support connected learning.           First, there are online tools for documenting and archiving learning. Basically these tools would be used for keeping track of things you find online. Three of this type of tools mentioned by Nussbaum-Beach and Hall are Social Bookmarking (tagging), Delicious, and Diigo and they are used for categorizing, archiving, and bookmarking content. College students often need to save websites to refer back to or categorize content searches. In my future profession as an accountant, I may need to bookmark websites like accounting/ business magazines, financial literacy, economic news articles, etc.                    Secondly, there are various resources online for connecti...

In chapter 6 of The Connected Educator , authors  Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach and Lani Ritter Hall guide us through the steps of implementing a connected learning community. The most important part is asking what you want to accomplish and setting goals. To begin, one should choose a tool and think about the outcomes and what you'd want to use the tool for. As a college student, I use blogs for my coursework and this is an example of the many tools to choose from. In my future profession as an accountant, writing and posting blogs could boost my credibility. Constantly writing articles that educate peers and business owners or inform them about important tax and accounting news/ updates will help establish myself as a valuable and useful source. Next, who you follow and connect with is very important for getting started. Accountants typically work and connect with financial professionals and similar professions. Who you connect with depends a great deal on the purpose or focus of your n...