Sunday, 22 May 2011
#15 RSS and #16 Subscribing
RSS feeds are helpful when collecting information/news etc...particularly something you are interested in. While this is so, it can take quite a while to sift through the feed(s) looking for the info you want. It definitely has its educational uses and would allow students to group feeds from (potentially) a wide range of sources, credible or otherwise. The best use for my classes may be simply keeping students up-to-date with current classwork or homework, although I can currently do this via our college Moodle site. The subscribing 'danger' is having too many feeds to consider relevant information from.
Wednesday, 4 May 2011
Monday, 18 April 2011
#13 MySpace and #14 Facebook
MySpace -
Since starting a MySpace page back in 2007 it has been basically sitting idle for the best part of four years. Only the odd post or two over this time and certainly not the attention my Facebook page has received. Originally I used it to keep in touch with mates from cricket, and it was great for listening to music(great also for killing downlod limit) but I find Facebook or listening to my ipod is much easier.
MySpace has a different appeal than Facebook because you can customise the 'skin' on the page and set it to play music when the page is loaded, etc... MySpace certainly didn't have the 'boxes' like the old facebook layout and it quickly lost it's glossy appeal. Most people I know don't use MySpace anymore!
Facebook -
Well, as far as being user friendly, it takes the cake. I find it much easier to navigate and use than MySpace and quite frankly where else could you throw sheep at people!
Facebook has changed considerably since it began and despite it's 'bad' publicity as long as you've got the security settings 'tight' then it is the social media of choice. As a medium to keep in touch with family and friends it is great, particularly if you have friends and family overseas (it's almost like they never left).
NING - Not sure why you would pay money for this!
Linked in - Not sure it will 'Power my career' (as advertised).
Since starting a MySpace page back in 2007 it has been basically sitting idle for the best part of four years. Only the odd post or two over this time and certainly not the attention my Facebook page has received. Originally I used it to keep in touch with mates from cricket, and it was great for listening to music(great also for killing downlod limit) but I find Facebook or listening to my ipod is much easier.
MySpace has a different appeal than Facebook because you can customise the 'skin' on the page and set it to play music when the page is loaded, etc... MySpace certainly didn't have the 'boxes' like the old facebook layout and it quickly lost it's glossy appeal. Most people I know don't use MySpace anymore!
Facebook -
Well, as far as being user friendly, it takes the cake. I find it much easier to navigate and use than MySpace and quite frankly where else could you throw sheep at people!
Facebook has changed considerably since it began and despite it's 'bad' publicity as long as you've got the security settings 'tight' then it is the social media of choice. As a medium to keep in touch with family and friends it is great, particularly if you have friends and family overseas (it's almost like they never left).
NING - Not sure why you would pay money for this!
Linked in - Not sure it will 'Power my career' (as advertised).
Google is Shutting Down Google Video
"If you have any videos uploaded to Google Video, you might want to make sure you've saved them. Google told users this weekend that it is shutting down the service." By Leslie Horn
View Article: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2383691,00.asp
View Article: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2383691,00.asp
Wednesday, 13 April 2011
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