Toss a bunch of community college students into Yellowdig, all with wildly different ages, ethnicities, cultures, backgrounds, life stories, and future plans, and guess what? Everyone digs in. Some whip up drawings, others unleash their inner scribes, and a few even bring the noise with audio or video. And just about everyone throws in cool links and chimes in with enthusiastic comments, eager to earn those points and accolades. That's the magic of the multi-media, multi-topic Discussion platform with so many features: it's engaging for everyone, and a breeze to use. As an instructor, I was able to seamlessly weave/integrate YD into my Canvas class as if they were meant to be together. And if there ever (very rarily) is any issue, the customer service responds on the same day! With YD, I don't need to remind students to participate in the Discussion ---they spend there so much time (even during their Thanksgiving break!) Most students would use it practically every day.

One thing I really like about Yellowdig is that, as an instructor, you can prepare posts ahead of time! I also like how it is more like a game and tracks points. This seems to encourage more participation and thoughtful interaction between students. The platform also allows for more engaging visuals and the ability to be more creative with posts than a typical discussion through platforms like Canvas. I wish All the colleges I teach at used Yellowdig. It is more entertaining and easier to use for online interaction between students.

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