This is a slideshow of a photo shoot I did for Coop Productions earlier this year. The play, "The Taffatas" was supposed to be a oldies music TV show. The TV theme was appropriate.
1)I did like using photobucket, it was easy to sign up using my facebook account. 2)It was easy, it took me a little bit to find the create slideshow button under tools though. But it wasn't so difficult.
I found this module very interesting, probably because it relates to my online life so well. I knew about using web technologies such as blogs, micro-blogs, virtual worlds, wikis, ect. for personal use. However, it was very beneficial to learn techniques for using these tools for education and professionally. I probably learned about wikis the most, I did not know much about them before. The "in plain English" video really shed some light on how wikis can be used. In addition, the virtual meeting was a pretty cool presentation. The presentation answered all my questions, it is a tool that can be very useful in the workplace. I have been using Skype to communicate with friends away at college, but Skype is limited and does not have whiteboard capabilities.
This module I felt I did well in, it was familiar yet I learned a lot of techniques and tools I did not know before. I'm looking forward to next module on image re-sizing and web 2.0.
New Vocab. 1)Back channel- A twitter feed used to ask questions at conferences 2)Synchronous Communication - real time peer to peer communication 3)Whiteboard - a virtual dry-erase board, used in virtual meetings. 4)Wiki - A webpage that anyone can edit, or anyone who has rights can edit.
While browsing CNN news on my iPhone, I came across this link. It was a CNN iReport story on Second Life and education. I found it an interesting quick read and very relevant to the class.
Reflection Before this module, I had no idea what "if" was. I can see now that information Fluency is very important if I want to succeed in today's growing web-based work environment. Knowing how to search the deep web will put we a little bit closer to becoming a better candidate in the workforce. Knowing how to find and use information quickly and effectively is a big plus as far as employment goes. Time is money, the quicker I can access reliable information, the better. I feel like this module was very beneficial. One thing I keep wishing is that there was a way to search the deep web in a way that is as elegant as google, but the internet is a jungle, sometimes things have to get a little dirty.
Definitions 1) IF - Information Fluency 2) Information Fluency - “the ability to perform effectively in an information-rich and technology-intensive environment.” (from UCF's website) 3)Spider, bot, web crawler - a program that fallows link trails and browses the internet for the purpose of indexing. Search engines use Spiders. 4)Information Literacy - the ability to recognise, locate, and evaluate information effectively/
Life & Career Skills 1)Adapt to Change 2)Be Flexible 3)Manage Goals and Time 4)Work independently 5)Be self-directed learners 6)Work Effectively in diverse teams 7)Manage Projects 8)Produce Results 9)Guide and Lead Others 10)Be Responsible to Others
Media & Technology Skills 1)Access and evaluate information 2)Use and Manage Information 3)Analyze Media 4) Create Media Products 5)Apply Technology Effectively
