Second Life

My first go at second life was a little difficult to navigate but I think with more practice I will get the hang of it. I can see where you could use Second Life for a great interactive learning environment. You could mirror parts of the real world and set up training environments that resemble a classroom setting at a fraction of the cost. Plus being able to collaborate with all kinds of people around the world is an added bonus.

On the down side I can easily get frustrated navigating around in the worlds(getting Lost) and the lag-time and music disrupts lectures making it hard to hear as well as missing parts of the discussions.

creating logos

I went to cooltext.com to create the logo....Most websites want you to pay...this one is free. It has lots of options as to text font and color. It was fast and easy to create.

Google Lableler

The video on Human-based computation reminded me of Huckleberry Finn getting someone else to do his chores. Thinking outside the box is a creative way of getting things done; especially when you figure a way to do it that doesn't cost you anything. The gaming idea is a brilliant concept; 27 million people play games online and to be able to tap into that market and get free labor is good business.

For the game itself, I think a person could improve their brain functions as it makes you try to remember words to associate the images with. For students the game is a way to increase vocabulary, spelling, cognitive and critical thinking skills. In web development,a designer could get ideas for tags to promote more hits to their site.

Wordle

"Wordle is a toy for generating “word clouds” from text that you provide." I would rather use the word tool.I think when you want to get your idea across in a graphic wordle is a great tool to help you express your thoughts. A pictures worth a thousand words....This tool lets uses words to make a picture.

I created 3 wordles..One from this blog because I wanted to see what it would do. The next one from my profile description. The last one took a little more thought because I wanted to words to describe who I wanted to become but still include who I still am.

video

video is becoming a really popular media outlet. I do enjoy watching them. I think you gain a lot of insight into the person making the video or the content being covered. Video can be quite entertaining too. I am amazed how people can just put them self out there...make a complete fool out of them selves...and be comfortable posting it for the world to see.

I have come to the conclusion that these people have no self- esteem issues, they don't care what others think, don't mind laughing at themselves and/or enjoy the lime-light/attention.

As for me I have all the problems above...so even posting an introductory video is very hard for me. I tried 6 different times and every time found something wrong with it, deleted and tried to start over. I have now decided I will not even look at it..just put it up....mistakes and all

Sept 13

This past week has been really busy. Family has came down for a vacation and stayed with me. I am taking three classes at ASU. I have three different sites to check for assignments/other stuff. I am learning about a lot of new technology and other interesting websites. I find I can get easily side tracked as I engage myself in all the resources available. I spend hours "working" on homework but it seems I never get caught up. I still need to do my video...I have tried it about 5 or 6 times but I always find something wrong with it; my voice is too soft, my hair is in my face, stuttering or just a loss of words.....I think I wont even review so I can get it turned in.

On another note I got a position teaching part-time at Con-Ed at Carteret Community College....I think I need to go on a diet...my plate is just getting to full..lol

Web 2.0 links

Check out this site for all kinds of web2.0 links

http://www.go2web20.net/#

Embedding Web 2.0 Tools into Your Course Management System

Embedding Web 2.0 Tools into Your Course Management System

“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn."
Benjamin Franklin

Earl

Its nice to be prepared for a hurricane. I had to evacuate the Island and find another place to stay or the night....There is no place like home......Safe is better than being inconvenienced....just behind on everything....
Okay...time to get busy....