Google sites are free and instructions are easy to follow to create your own website and add pages. For years people have made a lot of money specializing in creating websites. Now anyone has the opportunity to design and build their own. It requires obtaining a google account which is also free.
Directions include information on how to get people to your site, making sure you have links for others to follow and not cluttering the pages with information that is not useful.
Most of us do not see any reason to own a website, but one of the benefits is that people can follow us without feeling like we are overwhelming them with emails or other unwanted messages.
Today the many facets of media are overwhelming. Trying to determine the best way of staying in touch can be daunting. It looks as though you can link any of the ways we have studied in this class to a website. The ability to download pictures, locations, maps, documents, graphs, and whatever else is deemed necessary, to one location through links, pages or both; gives all of us the ability to be and look professional whether it is on a personal or business level.
The educational aspect is available to all without spending the money or obtaining the degree. It doesn’t make the professor less productive or conducive to the learning environment. It does give the undesirable person the opportunity to cause more frustration because they think they know it all.
http://www.google.com/support/webmasters/bin/answer.py?hl=en&answer=40349
http://www.online-tech-tips.com/web-site-tips/how-to-create-your-own-google-sites-website/
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Google docs
Google docs allows editors to manage stories, updates on graphs, and information to be shared in a presentation to be stored online instead of in our computers. We can invite others to look at, edit and supply new information without adding clutter to our personal computers.
Google is easily accessible and instructs new users on how to use, and the advantages of using google docs. Creation and collaboration with others is done quick and easy. Charts can be added, deleted, or changed by authorized people.
Information can be organized and is available to import, export, and published, all from one place. Different people can be authorized access to different areas of expertise. Editors can all go to one place and edit the articles that will be published. Deadlines can be met easily.
Google would like to make people believe that they will replace Microsoft with their Google docs; however, interviews with users and speculators have indicated that most computers are set up for use with Microsoft products and changing would be expensive and involve learning all over again. Not to mention the fact that it is futuristic and not now.
Currently businesses do not use Google docs on a regular basis. They do use Microsoft for the operating systems. I can see benefits for the business and the private party, but most of us are still learning the dangers of internet sources not being secure. Anything on the web is available to anyone who knows how to find it.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/182309/google_docs_wont_topple_word_any_time_soon.html
http://docs.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=15114
Google is easily accessible and instructs new users on how to use, and the advantages of using google docs. Creation and collaboration with others is done quick and easy. Charts can be added, deleted, or changed by authorized people.
Information can be organized and is available to import, export, and published, all from one place. Different people can be authorized access to different areas of expertise. Editors can all go to one place and edit the articles that will be published. Deadlines can be met easily.
Google would like to make people believe that they will replace Microsoft with their Google docs; however, interviews with users and speculators have indicated that most computers are set up for use with Microsoft products and changing would be expensive and involve learning all over again. Not to mention the fact that it is futuristic and not now.
Currently businesses do not use Google docs on a regular basis. They do use Microsoft for the operating systems. I can see benefits for the business and the private party, but most of us are still learning the dangers of internet sources not being secure. Anything on the web is available to anyone who knows how to find it.
http://www.pcworld.com/article/182309/google_docs_wont_topple_word_any_time_soon.html
http://docs.google.com/support/bin/topic.py?hl=en&topic=15114
Social Bookmarking
Social Bookmarking gives us ways to organize, store and access informative sites for professionals and amateurs. The opportunity to add them to information you want to share with students, friends or family allows everyone access in different venues.
Teachers can use them to direct students to particular sites by adding the bookmark to an assignment. We can add them to our favorites, tag them with a title to find them again easily, and share them with anyone we want to.
Bookmarks can be tracked to know how many others are using ours or adding them to theirs. They can be a useful tool to use the bookmarks of others and not just our own. Some bookmarks can be accessed from any computer, so you have the ability to access your information, no matter where you are. You don’t have to be on the same computer every time.
People have the opportunity to make comments about the usefulness, truthfulness, or accountability of different bookmarks. Some companies automatically delete sites that are no longer available. They may remove sites that are offensive rather than containing information that is related to the subject.
If we don’t use enough tags to promote use by others, we may be limiting access to useful pages on the net, and some pages are printable. If we are looking for horses, dogs, equations, or whatever, the major sites will be accessed easily, but may not contain the information we want because of the ‘tag’ we used.
By using bookmarks we have an easier way to access the same useful information more than once, and not losing it forever because we didn’t make a note of the address.
http://websearch.about.com/od/bestwebsites/tp/freebookmarks.htm
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7001.pdf
Teachers can use them to direct students to particular sites by adding the bookmark to an assignment. We can add them to our favorites, tag them with a title to find them again easily, and share them with anyone we want to.
Bookmarks can be tracked to know how many others are using ours or adding them to theirs. They can be a useful tool to use the bookmarks of others and not just our own. Some bookmarks can be accessed from any computer, so you have the ability to access your information, no matter where you are. You don’t have to be on the same computer every time.
People have the opportunity to make comments about the usefulness, truthfulness, or accountability of different bookmarks. Some companies automatically delete sites that are no longer available. They may remove sites that are offensive rather than containing information that is related to the subject.
If we don’t use enough tags to promote use by others, we may be limiting access to useful pages on the net, and some pages are printable. If we are looking for horses, dogs, equations, or whatever, the major sites will be accessed easily, but may not contain the information we want because of the ‘tag’ we used.
By using bookmarks we have an easier way to access the same useful information more than once, and not losing it forever because we didn’t make a note of the address.
http://websearch.about.com/od/bestwebsites/tp/freebookmarks.htm
http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7001.pdf
Social Media
Contests, big business, sports leagues, and news reporters are all using social media. We can be contestants and win prizes, find the best alternative routes when commuting, or learn the latest blemish on a celebrity at the touch of a button. Big business is finding it is easier to join the masses than it is to steer them away, and onto their own sites. Even though they aren’t getting paid, they are willing to pay for the public following they can maintain through these sites.
Social media networks are made possible because big business pays to have the following of the masses. Links allow the user to follow interesting subjects from celebrity antics to the movies they are starring in or preparing for. We can follow the trips made by our President. We can follow our friendly celebrities from sea to shining sea.
If we are taking a class and having a hard time following the text, or understanding the teacher, we can access explanations in many forms by going online. We can ask our new friends, get demonstrations from power point presentations, or ask an expert, and make appointments. We are being informed of many possibilities for feeling the way we do and even given guidelines to use to ask our doctor, or to explain to a professional the way we are feeling. By adding all of these social conveniences to make us feel special, social media is making an impact on our lives.
The world-wide-web has put so much at our fingertips that many people are becoming reclusive. They spend hours on social media networks to learn or to socialize, but forget to eat, sleep or spend time with their families.
http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE5AH4ZZ20091118
http://www.socialmedia.com/
Social media networks are made possible because big business pays to have the following of the masses. Links allow the user to follow interesting subjects from celebrity antics to the movies they are starring in or preparing for. We can follow the trips made by our President. We can follow our friendly celebrities from sea to shining sea.
If we are taking a class and having a hard time following the text, or understanding the teacher, we can access explanations in many forms by going online. We can ask our new friends, get demonstrations from power point presentations, or ask an expert, and make appointments. We are being informed of many possibilities for feeling the way we do and even given guidelines to use to ask our doctor, or to explain to a professional the way we are feeling. By adding all of these social conveniences to make us feel special, social media is making an impact on our lives.
The world-wide-web has put so much at our fingertips that many people are becoming reclusive. They spend hours on social media networks to learn or to socialize, but forget to eat, sleep or spend time with their families.
http://www.reuters.com/article/ousiv/idUSTRE5AH4ZZ20091118
http://www.socialmedia.com/
Social Networking
Social networking is most popular online, but can be done in person. People grouping together at school, work or in neighborhood communities, are networking in a social atmosphere. These people are sharing information about sports, hobbies, studies or anything else of interest. Friendships are made and expounded on.
With online socializing we have the opportunity to meet people in places we used to only dream of, and even learn foreign languages with natives teaching us. With that in mind, we can learn a lot about other cultures and share information as a tool in communication classes, show and tell, and even experimental studies such as searching for cures, and learning is always a good thing.
Some networking sites are known as ‘members only’ where the focus is on something particular and related to all who enter; however, traditional sites are open to anyone who wants to visit. There are dangerous situations too, such as predators of children or rich singles. People pretend to be what they are not to gain trust and access to personal information. They can use information to steal identities and to infect computers with viruses.
One of the fastest growing ways to infect computers is by linking them to gadgets such as calendars that many of us use as tools to help keep us organized or on top of what’s happening. We all like to stay informed and have information available to use at the drop of a pin, so we search for ways to stay abreast. Unfortunately predators prey on our desires to be well informed.
http://www.whatissocialnetworking.com/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/08/AR2008080803671.html
With online socializing we have the opportunity to meet people in places we used to only dream of, and even learn foreign languages with natives teaching us. With that in mind, we can learn a lot about other cultures and share information as a tool in communication classes, show and tell, and even experimental studies such as searching for cures, and learning is always a good thing.
Some networking sites are known as ‘members only’ where the focus is on something particular and related to all who enter; however, traditional sites are open to anyone who wants to visit. There are dangerous situations too, such as predators of children or rich singles. People pretend to be what they are not to gain trust and access to personal information. They can use information to steal identities and to infect computers with viruses.
One of the fastest growing ways to infect computers is by linking them to gadgets such as calendars that many of us use as tools to help keep us organized or on top of what’s happening. We all like to stay informed and have information available to use at the drop of a pin, so we search for ways to stay abreast. Unfortunately predators prey on our desires to be well informed.
http://www.whatissocialnetworking.com/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/08/AR2008080803671.html
Sunday, November 8, 2009
Podcasting
Podcasts are like a talking blog. They are titled by episodes and downloadable, as well as erasable. Your computer or portable audio player needs to have the necessary capability, much like the way we use Adobe for viewing pdf files. For podcasts, the format is used for publishing things that are regularly updated and is called Really Simple Syndication. RSS allows new releases to be downloaded automatically, or at your request. Podcasts have been around a few years but exploded in the early 2000’s.
Podcasts come in all flavors; music, books on tape, educational or self help, with or without access to reviews, and easily accessible through directory listings. If we find a company that we trust such as Yahoo, we can access podcasts through them or we can jump around and use many companies that carry podcasts.
Learn out loud claims they listen to and select the podcasts they believe offer the most beneficial information for the subject you have requested.
In my research I found that when we sign up for podcasts, we are usually directed to enter our credit card number. This is solely for the purpose of purchasing material, but we can listen to the podcast for free.
The blind or elderly could benefit from this technology with the help of younger family members. Teachers could use this technology for teaching the blind and disabled, reading books to an entire elementary classroom while grading papers, or preparing another lesson. Parents could use this as a means of entertaining children, reading bedtime stories, or listening to an assignment for their child while doing chores, and the list goes on.
http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-Directory
http://podcast.tengoldenrules.com/
Podcasts come in all flavors; music, books on tape, educational or self help, with or without access to reviews, and easily accessible through directory listings. If we find a company that we trust such as Yahoo, we can access podcasts through them or we can jump around and use many companies that carry podcasts.
Learn out loud claims they listen to and select the podcasts they believe offer the most beneficial information for the subject you have requested.
In my research I found that when we sign up for podcasts, we are usually directed to enter our credit card number. This is solely for the purpose of purchasing material, but we can listen to the podcast for free.
The blind or elderly could benefit from this technology with the help of younger family members. Teachers could use this technology for teaching the blind and disabled, reading books to an entire elementary classroom while grading papers, or preparing another lesson. Parents could use this as a means of entertaining children, reading bedtime stories, or listening to an assignment for their child while doing chores, and the list goes on.
http://www.learnoutloud.com/Podcast-Directory
http://podcast.tengoldenrules.com/
Photo Sharing
With photo sharing everyone has the opportunity to save and share their photos for free with the ability to edit them. The sites I visited states that the storage is unlimited and because the service is free, this is a useful tool for everyone. There is no danger of losing precious moments through uncontrollable circumstances such as a fire or flood. This is impressive for me since we burned out when I was a child, and lost all of the memorabilia we had gathered over the years.
Photos can be placed in virtual albums for organization by subject, date, location or a combination. We have the ability to place tags on photos so we can name people in the photo, and share them with family, friends, or strangers. For a fee, we have the opportunity to have unique gifts made for family, friends and loved ones through this medium.
I am not sure how a teacher could use this effectively unless they were to use the pictures in a video documentary, or as stills, and then ask students to identify with the country, culture, or whatever they were using for a student report project.
The opportunity to make the pictures available for public access allows others to comment on their own experiences, or ask if you also saw another nearby point of interest.
I was impressed with the flexibility of these sites and the many opportunities available to everyone that has internet access. You don’t even have to own your own camera!
http://www.flickr.com/
http://www.snapfish.com/info17?s_kwcid=photo%20sharing|2603540033
Photos can be placed in virtual albums for organization by subject, date, location or a combination. We have the ability to place tags on photos so we can name people in the photo, and share them with family, friends, or strangers. For a fee, we have the opportunity to have unique gifts made for family, friends and loved ones through this medium.
I am not sure how a teacher could use this effectively unless they were to use the pictures in a video documentary, or as stills, and then ask students to identify with the country, culture, or whatever they were using for a student report project.
The opportunity to make the pictures available for public access allows others to comment on their own experiences, or ask if you also saw another nearby point of interest.
I was impressed with the flexibility of these sites and the many opportunities available to everyone that has internet access. You don’t even have to own your own camera!
http://www.flickr.com/
http://www.snapfish.com/info17?s_kwcid=photo%20sharing|2603540033
Henry Jenkins III
Henry Jenkins was the Director of Comparative Media Studies at MIT at the time of our classroom video. Research indicates that he changed positions in July, and he is an author. His major of passion seems to be in ways to better the media communication for classrooms, students and teachers. By dealing with Journalism and multi-media he has done much research and experimentation to become an authority on the subject. He has authored many books regarding the topics of media, and has used games as a means of education.
One of the points he brought out in his video indicates that the student who is deprived of Internet sources such as YouTube and questionable words, deters the student from gaining access to information necessary to do a complete research on the subject. For instance Moby Dick cannot be accessed because one word in the title is slang for a part of the male anatomy, and YouTube has much educational value in some areas. He referred to this as “doubly failing”.
He also stated that we have a displacetian gap. There is no such word in the dictionary and he didn’t express how he was spelling it! He was using this phraseology to emphasize the inability of some students to access the necessary means to be able to fully research a project. In media we are told not to wear certain colors in front of green boards or blue boards, and he stated that the student who couldn’t have a green board in their garage was not able to accurately describe the necessity of it.
He was too far away from the microphone, or didn’t have the sound set correctly, or something. I listened to his video several times, and still missed much information because I couldn’t hear him. I had all of my computer speakers, and the volume on the video engaged to their loudest settings. This tells me that his expertise on multi-media leaves something to be desired.
I don’t care to use Wikipedia as a source for anything because others have the opportunity to edit the content; however, the only information I could access was of his authorship. I saw his curriculum vitae which includes 27 pages of information, his blog, and titles of books he has authored. I don’t believe that he would be elevated to the positions he has held and continues to hold, if he wasn’t an authority on his research in his expertise.
My experience has been that I have access to the library through an off campus link. So I think I tend to disagree with the assertions made by Professor Jenkins.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Jenkins
http://web.mit.edu/cms/People/henry3/cv.html
One of the points he brought out in his video indicates that the student who is deprived of Internet sources such as YouTube and questionable words, deters the student from gaining access to information necessary to do a complete research on the subject. For instance Moby Dick cannot be accessed because one word in the title is slang for a part of the male anatomy, and YouTube has much educational value in some areas. He referred to this as “doubly failing”.
He also stated that we have a displacetian gap. There is no such word in the dictionary and he didn’t express how he was spelling it! He was using this phraseology to emphasize the inability of some students to access the necessary means to be able to fully research a project. In media we are told not to wear certain colors in front of green boards or blue boards, and he stated that the student who couldn’t have a green board in their garage was not able to accurately describe the necessity of it.
He was too far away from the microphone, or didn’t have the sound set correctly, or something. I listened to his video several times, and still missed much information because I couldn’t hear him. I had all of my computer speakers, and the volume on the video engaged to their loudest settings. This tells me that his expertise on multi-media leaves something to be desired.
I don’t care to use Wikipedia as a source for anything because others have the opportunity to edit the content; however, the only information I could access was of his authorship. I saw his curriculum vitae which includes 27 pages of information, his blog, and titles of books he has authored. I don’t believe that he would be elevated to the positions he has held and continues to hold, if he wasn’t an authority on his research in his expertise.
My experience has been that I have access to the library through an off campus link. So I think I tend to disagree with the assertions made by Professor Jenkins.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Jenkins
http://web.mit.edu/cms/People/henry3/cv.html
Virtual Classrooms
One of the advantages of having a virtual classroom would be the enthusiasm of teachers who successfully interact with students individually and in groups. The video also suggested that teachers spend a lot more time working when they have a virtual classroom. They do their grading, and answer individual questions; however a disadvantage would be sometimes hearing from students as late as 10 p.m. This could be very disenchanting for teachers with their own growing families.
Another advantage would be for the student who has a full set of activities unrelated to attending school, such as the ice skater in the video you presented to us. When our daytime activities are so full that we cannot attend a normal classroom, the virtual classroom fills that void very well. Students have the opportunity to learn on their own. A disadvantage would be for the struggling student who doesn’t really care to attend school in the first place. If the student isn’t motivated enough to put the necessary time into a class and submit their work on time, this is not a good avenue for that student to participate in.
Other disadvantages would be when your personal computer crashes and you have to scramble to find the means to do your assignments, borrowing access or finding transportation to access a computer at school. Some online classes are not easy to maneuver in, and the student that isn’t a computer whiz has difficulty navigating the site. I experienced that with a class that used Wiley software.
I thought the video was well presented, and thought provoking. I have had on-line classes and can see from experience the advantages and disadvantages as mentioned above. I have never participated in a hybrid class and have no personal experience to relate in that field. In my imagination, I can see the benefit of having some classroom time combined with the time spent on the computer. I personally feel that the interaction between the student and the teacher is indispensable.
The ability to study with students from around the world would also offer benefits that most structured classrooms do not. I was amazed with some of the information gleaned from the video you presented. This crossover in culture would allow many facets of a subject to be fully presented. I remember as a student in junior high we had to choose a country and present the dress, the cultural differences, and the main gross products of that country. Having the virtual classroom would make a report like that soar!
http://www.adobe.com/education/elearning/hed.html
http://www.virtualclassroom.org/
Another advantage would be for the student who has a full set of activities unrelated to attending school, such as the ice skater in the video you presented to us. When our daytime activities are so full that we cannot attend a normal classroom, the virtual classroom fills that void very well. Students have the opportunity to learn on their own. A disadvantage would be for the struggling student who doesn’t really care to attend school in the first place. If the student isn’t motivated enough to put the necessary time into a class and submit their work on time, this is not a good avenue for that student to participate in.
Other disadvantages would be when your personal computer crashes and you have to scramble to find the means to do your assignments, borrowing access or finding transportation to access a computer at school. Some online classes are not easy to maneuver in, and the student that isn’t a computer whiz has difficulty navigating the site. I experienced that with a class that used Wiley software.
I thought the video was well presented, and thought provoking. I have had on-line classes and can see from experience the advantages and disadvantages as mentioned above. I have never participated in a hybrid class and have no personal experience to relate in that field. In my imagination, I can see the benefit of having some classroom time combined with the time spent on the computer. I personally feel that the interaction between the student and the teacher is indispensable.
The ability to study with students from around the world would also offer benefits that most structured classrooms do not. I was amazed with some of the information gleaned from the video you presented. This crossover in culture would allow many facets of a subject to be fully presented. I remember as a student in junior high we had to choose a country and present the dress, the cultural differences, and the main gross products of that country. Having the virtual classroom would make a report like that soar!
http://www.adobe.com/education/elearning/hed.html
http://www.virtualclassroom.org/
Monday, November 2, 2009
Wiki's
Your class provided my first experience with a “Wiki”. According to the introduction, it is like having a white board in front of us to understand what is already provided and what may still be needed. I enjoyed the information provided on the camping trip.
I am not familiar with how to set one up and will definitely do more research on that aspect. Our family used to do a reunion every year. Using a Wiki would be a feasible way to track who would be in attendance, choose where we want to hold it through the links, and what would be necessary to bring for community use.
Having the ability to both determine the things we have, as well as what we think may be needed for someone else to state they all ready have access to it, would prevent duplication of many things, while providing other things that we didn’t think of. It would save on expenses for all involved while thinking of everyone involved.
My family members reside in many states and this is a terrific way to organize a gathering so immense. I thought the links were a great asset to the Wiki for coordination and choice information. I realize that we also have these abilities in email.
In my opinion, teachers could use a Wiki to organize a field trip for students by including instruction on time and place for meeting and arranging the lunch and dinner for the people going on the trip. I wonder how many teachers even know that Wiki’s exist or how to access them in the first place.
I am not familiar with how to set one up and will definitely do more research on that aspect. Our family used to do a reunion every year. Using a Wiki would be a feasible way to track who would be in attendance, choose where we want to hold it through the links, and what would be necessary to bring for community use.
Having the ability to both determine the things we have, as well as what we think may be needed for someone else to state they all ready have access to it, would prevent duplication of many things, while providing other things that we didn’t think of. It would save on expenses for all involved while thinking of everyone involved.
My family members reside in many states and this is a terrific way to organize a gathering so immense. I thought the links were a great asset to the Wiki for coordination and choice information. I realize that we also have these abilities in email.
In my opinion, teachers could use a Wiki to organize a field trip for students by including instruction on time and place for meeting and arranging the lunch and dinner for the people going on the trip. I wonder how many teachers even know that Wiki’s exist or how to access them in the first place.
Blogs
Many people enjoy staying in touch with others by email. Since you have actually introduced us to blogging I can see many benefits.
Blogs are the new wave for keeping many people informed of what is going on around us. Friends and family have the option of seeking them out rather than feeling overwhelmed with all the things that we may feel are important, funny, entertaining, or informative. We do not all think alike and with the invention of blogs, we have many options.
Pictures can be imported for the viewers to see what the editor thought was important, while the subjects are titled so people can pick and choose which ones they want to read. With the invention of blogging, regular people can use them for personal or professional appearances while being both a reporter and editor of the information that is being posted. Usually they are free and provide a space for comments by the viewer.
In today’s electronic magnificence we have access to over 70 million blogs. They too can be found by using specific words in our search for information about any subject that interests us.
Teachers have the option of using blogs for educational purposes by having students follow and report on specific blog addresses, or by following specific subjects. The instructor from the Journalism conference had her students follow each other and organized groups to follow certain celebrities or specific areas of study. She then had them write a report on the information they had followed during their semester.
Blogs are the new wave for keeping many people informed of what is going on around us. Friends and family have the option of seeking them out rather than feeling overwhelmed with all the things that we may feel are important, funny, entertaining, or informative. We do not all think alike and with the invention of blogs, we have many options.
Pictures can be imported for the viewers to see what the editor thought was important, while the subjects are titled so people can pick and choose which ones they want to read. With the invention of blogging, regular people can use them for personal or professional appearances while being both a reporter and editor of the information that is being posted. Usually they are free and provide a space for comments by the viewer.
In today’s electronic magnificence we have access to over 70 million blogs. They too can be found by using specific words in our search for information about any subject that interests us.
Teachers have the option of using blogs for educational purposes by having students follow and report on specific blog addresses, or by following specific subjects. The instructor from the Journalism conference had her students follow each other and organized groups to follow certain celebrities or specific areas of study. She then had them write a report on the information they had followed during their semester.
Web Search Strategies
There are many search engines available to find the information you are looking for. If you can’t find it with one you can try another. Google, and Yahoo are the two search engines that I am the most familiar with.
You keep changing the word or phrases you are looking for, and then hit enter. When the list comes up, you scroll through to see if any in the list suit your particular interests.
The most popular web pages appear first in the list. You have the option of scrolling through MANY pages to try to find what you are looking for. You also have the option of changing your word search phrases to find more pages listing subjects you are interested in. A person can spend hours searching, and finding other articles on the subject. This is useful for finding information both for the public and for educators.
Teachers can look for specific areas of study they want students to research. They can then give possibilities to students. In Carol Golliher’s English class, she instructed students to form groups. Group had to research museums, mega-churches, or schools, and describe how they conform to descriptions by James B. Twitchell in “Branded Nation”. It was interesting to hear and see the feedback that was provided by each group in a verbal and visual report.
Some groups chose to work on the same subject as others, but the presentations were so different it was amazing. The chapters in the book carried a lot of the same information that was gleaned through the Internet by the students working in the groups. She is the only teacher I’ve had in my two years at VVC that prompted students to use the Internet for research until I took this class with you.
You keep changing the word or phrases you are looking for, and then hit enter. When the list comes up, you scroll through to see if any in the list suit your particular interests.
The most popular web pages appear first in the list. You have the option of scrolling through MANY pages to try to find what you are looking for. You also have the option of changing your word search phrases to find more pages listing subjects you are interested in. A person can spend hours searching, and finding other articles on the subject. This is useful for finding information both for the public and for educators.
Teachers can look for specific areas of study they want students to research. They can then give possibilities to students. In Carol Golliher’s English class, she instructed students to form groups. Group had to research museums, mega-churches, or schools, and describe how they conform to descriptions by James B. Twitchell in “Branded Nation”. It was interesting to hear and see the feedback that was provided by each group in a verbal and visual report.
Some groups chose to work on the same subject as others, but the presentations were so different it was amazing. The chapters in the book carried a lot of the same information that was gleaned through the Internet by the students working in the groups. She is the only teacher I’ve had in my two years at VVC that prompted students to use the Internet for research until I took this class with you.
World Wide Web
The internet came into being when the Soviet Union launched the first satellite in 1957. Military personnel became worried about missile attacks from the sky, and created the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) in 1958.
Lawrence Roberts was doing research about networks and helped develop the ARPANet network that went live for the first time in October 1969 and was replaced in 1983 with the TCP/IP protocol that we still use.
In 1992 Internet access was offered to the general public for the first time and exploded because people found they could easily connect through personal computers and stay in touch with friends and family. It was easy to get pictures, videos and sound from anywhere in the world while sitting in your own home.
There are no real governing bodies and although the Internet allows people to get anything from anywhere, it is also home to criminals, pedophiles, and many other means to decay the morals and values that people used to cherish. That’s why it is so important for parents to install parameters to protect their children. The problem then becomes that most children are so adept at learning new things, and they get around the blocks.
The Internet works by connecting to other computers with translators known as web browsers, to connect to servers around the world, of which there are millions. We use web addresses to find pages and links to other pages until we find the information we are looking for. Some people become frustrated and give up, while others become so addicted that they spend all their free time searching for information.
It is a very useful tool for parents helping their children with research, for students to research from the comfort of their homes, for getting recipes or patterns, finding where the stores are that carry the product you want or for shopping from your home. These things are great for the disabled or the person that never has enough time.
“Vannevar Bush wrote the first description of uses for information technology, Norbert Wiener invented the field of Cybernetics, focusing on the use of technology, The 1956 Dartmouth Artificial Intelligence conference emphasized the consequences, and Marshall McLuhan made the idea of a global village part of our culture.”
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_some_information_about_the_invention_of_the_internet
http://www.letusfindout.com/when-was-the-internet-invented
http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii.htm
I have had personal experience with two teachers and their use of the Internet. Carol Golliher teachers English classes at VVC and as a student in her class, we had to use the Internet services for library research and also for research on class projects. She talked about her use of the Internet to verify plagiarism in school paper research projects.
I also attended a Journalism conference in Fontana during the spring 2009 semester. Many of the educators in those classrooms talked of their online networking for the students that seems very similar to what you are requesting from us as students in your class. One of the teachers made her students follow both “facebook” and “twitter” in their course of online education.
Lawrence Roberts was doing research about networks and helped develop the ARPANet network that went live for the first time in October 1969 and was replaced in 1983 with the TCP/IP protocol that we still use.
In 1992 Internet access was offered to the general public for the first time and exploded because people found they could easily connect through personal computers and stay in touch with friends and family. It was easy to get pictures, videos and sound from anywhere in the world while sitting in your own home.
There are no real governing bodies and although the Internet allows people to get anything from anywhere, it is also home to criminals, pedophiles, and many other means to decay the morals and values that people used to cherish. That’s why it is so important for parents to install parameters to protect their children. The problem then becomes that most children are so adept at learning new things, and they get around the blocks.
The Internet works by connecting to other computers with translators known as web browsers, to connect to servers around the world, of which there are millions. We use web addresses to find pages and links to other pages until we find the information we are looking for. Some people become frustrated and give up, while others become so addicted that they spend all their free time searching for information.
It is a very useful tool for parents helping their children with research, for students to research from the comfort of their homes, for getting recipes or patterns, finding where the stores are that carry the product you want or for shopping from your home. These things are great for the disabled or the person that never has enough time.
“Vannevar Bush wrote the first description of uses for information technology, Norbert Wiener invented the field of Cybernetics, focusing on the use of technology, The 1956 Dartmouth Artificial Intelligence conference emphasized the consequences, and Marshall McLuhan made the idea of a global village part of our culture.”
http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_is_some_information_about_the_invention_of_the_internet
http://www.letusfindout.com/when-was-the-internet-invented
http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii.htm
I have had personal experience with two teachers and their use of the Internet. Carol Golliher teachers English classes at VVC and as a student in her class, we had to use the Internet services for library research and also for research on class projects. She talked about her use of the Internet to verify plagiarism in school paper research projects.
I also attended a Journalism conference in Fontana during the spring 2009 semester. Many of the educators in those classrooms talked of their online networking for the students that seems very similar to what you are requesting from us as students in your class. One of the teachers made her students follow both “facebook” and “twitter” in their course of online education.
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