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.
http://ireport.cnn.com/docs/DOC-577597?ref=feeds%2Foncnn%3Fiphoneemail
Until next module
-Doug
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