I thought the program was great. I enjoyed learning about all the new technology out there...trying out Twitter (haven't been back),
RSS feeds etc. I especially liked learning and using (in no particular order) the Prezi, podcasts, uploading Utube videos, igoogle, gadgets, wordl and smilebox.
Kudos for coming up with the idea---it was a very big undertaking. Great idea, Thankyou!
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Week 13, Thing 22 - Library Thing & Smilebox
Library thing is great. I shall use it to keep track of my favourite authors, the books I've read, etc. Definitely a keeper.
I tried the Smilebox, it is definitely a fun tool. Can't wait to try it out more.
I tried the Smilebox, it is definitely a fun tool. Can't wait to try it out more.
Week 13, Thing 21, Wordle
Thing 21, Wordle
Now this is LOTS of fun. You don't even have to sign up to use it and it's super easy and very pleasing. I ~like~ it. For my own info the website is: http://www.wordle.net/
Now this is LOTS of fun. You don't even have to sign up to use it and it's super easy and very pleasing. I ~like~ it. For my own info the website is: http://www.wordle.net/
Tuesday, April 26, 2011
Week 12, Things 19 and 20 Online mapping & GIS
GIS stands for Geographic or Geospatial Information System. I have used these many times to find directions to and from places but now I know how to create my own map! Awsome! If I have a relative or friend coming into town, I could send a visual to them. We use Google Earth alot at home.
Week 11, Thing 18 - Widgets
Week 11, Thing 18, Widgets
I enhanced my igoogle webpage by adding the Countdown widget/gadget to my iGoogle account as well I added a calendar. Not crazy about the calendar but don't have time to change it and try another. In real life, I use a 'real' paper calendar and I like to mark my stuff on there, who needs a computer to do that? I'm sure it would be useful to people who live and breathe their life on a computer tho.
Somehow the words 'commercialism' and 'consumerism' keep popping into my brain as I work with these 'Things'.
I enhanced my igoogle webpage by adding the Countdown widget/gadget to my iGoogle account as well I added a calendar. Not crazy about the calendar but don't have time to change it and try another. In real life, I use a 'real' paper calendar and I like to mark my stuff on there, who needs a computer to do that? I'm sure it would be useful to people who live and breathe their life on a computer tho.
Somehow the words 'commercialism' and 'consumerism' keep popping into my brain as I work with these 'Things'.
Week 11, Thing 17 Social bookmarking
Diigo website would be a great way to organize your favourites if you had alot of them but I don't so I don't really feel I need to use this web site at this time but it is nice to know it is there.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Week 10, Things 15 & 16 - Social Networking and Twitter
I am a member of Facebook but I keep it small and private (less than 50 friends). I feel with social networking you can spend waaaay too much time on a computer than I care to. I find that I try to resist it and therefore did not feel compelled to check out "linkedin" and 'qzone' and 'bebo' etc. You can spend hours looking around those sites.
I signed up to Twitter to have a look around, but again, another website, more white noise to read, more of the same. I'm just not that interested in it. I'd use it if I had to, but I'd rather be out biking and not sitting on my butt in front of a computer reading tweets.
I signed up to Twitter to have a look around, but again, another website, more white noise to read, more of the same. I'm just not that interested in it. I'd use it if I had to, but I'd rather be out biking and not sitting on my butt in front of a computer reading tweets.
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