Another tool that I decided to try out this week is Quora, which is basically an question and answer website. My initial impression is that it's almost like Facebook and Yahoo Answers, while it shares similar features, there are a few differences between the sites.
For one thing there are very specific categories that users can ask question in. For example, I asked "What kind of gold metallic spray paint is best for plastic?" The categories that came up were crafting, painting, spray painting, and plastic. The best part is the users can post these questions anonymously, because we all had questions that we wanted to ask and probably was too afraid to do so.
Check it out, I think it's an interesting website
Thursday, August 6, 2015
Facebook in Educational Settings
In keeping up with my theme for the week with my posts relating to Facebook, I read the in class article entitled "Friending and footprints:
Privacy and ethical issues of facebook use in higher education"
The article talks about multiple different subjects such as, privacy, ethics, sending a friend requests to students/instructors.
Thinking about this I remember in two occurrences where I was invited into a class-related Facebook groups. One was instructor-made and the other was created by a student.
Both were inherently helpful because it allowed us to be in a social setting without feeling the pressure of adding the professor or my classmates.
However I noticed the different in attitude between the groups. The instructor-made was a little more formal with a hint of casual communication. The other one was much more casual, with students allowing to express their frustration or thoughts about the course without any real repercussions (as far as I know) from the professors. Sharing this kind of bond allowed for students to be closer with one another, such as study groups were frequent occurrences.
However, I wouldn't have wanted to used my Facebook for a more formal instructional component. Using it in a more informal way, such as creating a group where we can ask questions more easily and such, is much better.
The article talks about multiple different subjects such as, privacy, ethics, sending a friend requests to students/instructors.
Thinking about this I remember in two occurrences where I was invited into a class-related Facebook groups. One was instructor-made and the other was created by a student.
Both were inherently helpful because it allowed us to be in a social setting without feeling the pressure of adding the professor or my classmates.
However I noticed the different in attitude between the groups. The instructor-made was a little more formal with a hint of casual communication. The other one was much more casual, with students allowing to express their frustration or thoughts about the course without any real repercussions (as far as I know) from the professors. Sharing this kind of bond allowed for students to be closer with one another, such as study groups were frequent occurrences.
However, I wouldn't have wanted to used my Facebook for a more formal instructional component. Using it in a more informal way, such as creating a group where we can ask questions more easily and such, is much better.
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
FAKEbook
Fakebook is a website where users can posed as other users, such as celebrities or random strangers. According to the site, it is meant to be used for an educational purpose:
"Use "Fakebook" to chart the plot of a book, the
development of a character, a series of historical events, the debates
and relationships between people, and so on!"
I personally would just use it to be silly and when I'm bored, however, I can see the benefits of using it as a study tool and gather an understanding of the series of events that occurs in books/textbooks.
In addition, users can save their work and return at a later date. I'm personally am having a lot of fun with it, so I think I'm going to continue to when I finish this post hehe.
Facebook groups
Facebook group is a unique feature on the networking site, users can create a group on just about anything and set its privacy setting to public, closed (where you can't see the posts, but you can see the members), and secret (no one can find the group unless they are added into it by other members).
I'm in a few Facebook group, most noticeably my fraternity "unofficial" group and a crafting group.
In one group, I know everyone in it and in the other one, there are thousands of other users in it. But still, I can't help but being connected with both of these groups. In the fraternity's unofficial group, there is always someone who is willing to help me out in someway on a personal level, such as, giving me a ride to somewhere. In the crafting group, there is always someone who is willing to give me advice or tips on how to make my art better.
It's funny how two similar, but vastly different group can help me out. Does anyone have a Facebook group like these?
I'm in a few Facebook group, most noticeably my fraternity "unofficial" group and a crafting group.
In one group, I know everyone in it and in the other one, there are thousands of other users in it. But still, I can't help but being connected with both of these groups. In the fraternity's unofficial group, there is always someone who is willing to help me out in someway on a personal level, such as, giving me a ride to somewhere. In the crafting group, there is always someone who is willing to give me advice or tips on how to make my art better.
It's funny how two similar, but vastly different group can help me out. Does anyone have a Facebook group like these?
Sunday, August 2, 2015
I was reading an article called: "Tweet me, message me, like me: using social media to facilitate pedagogical change within an emerging community of practice" and it reminded me of the new community I will be involved with this upcoming fall. I am on the Executive Board for FSU Relay for Life and I have been in touch with the person in charge of my committee despite the fact that I have not even met her yet, but despite the fact, we have been making headway on our goals for Relay for Life next year. And despite the fact, I already feel that I am part of a community filled with mostly people that I have not spoken to in person.
Goodyear, V. A., Casey, A., & Kirk, D. (2014). Tweet me, message me, like me: using social media to facilitate pedagogical change within an emerging community of practice. Sport, Education and Society, 1-17. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2013.858624
Goodyear, V. A., Casey, A., & Kirk, D. (2014). Tweet me, message me, like me: using social media to facilitate pedagogical change within an emerging community of practice. Sport, Education and Society, 1-17. doi: 10.1080/13573322.2013.858624
Saturday, August 1, 2015
A couple weeks back I got a Reddit account and I was hesitant to get an account because it has an initially confusing user interface. It takes a minute, but it's not too bad once you get used to it.
The home page has information about what posts are hot at the moment. The other tabs consist of newer posts, what's controversial, the top posts, and so forth.
On Reddit, users have two options: Post a text or post a link.
From there Reddit readers can comment and up/down vote. In addition, users can search and subscribe to subreddits (think hashtag, but exclusively for Reddit)
Does anyone regularly use Reddit? Tell me about your experience and what other benefits that being on Reddit has!
The home page has information about what posts are hot at the moment. The other tabs consist of newer posts, what's controversial, the top posts, and so forth.
On Reddit, users have two options: Post a text or post a link.
From there Reddit readers can comment and up/down vote. In addition, users can search and subscribe to subreddits (think hashtag, but exclusively for Reddit)
Does anyone regularly use Reddit? Tell me about your experience and what other benefits that being on Reddit has!
Windows 10
By now, I assume mostly everyone has heard of Windows coming out with a new operating systems called "Windows 10"
So far Windows is gradually offering updates to users and approximately 14 million computers have been installed with Windows 10 within the first 24 hours of its release.
I am personally excited about this because I have gotten tired of Windows 7 on my computer and Window 8 on my tablet feels kind of awkward.
Windows 10 promises to offer a bunch of different kind of feature such as, introducing Cortana (think iPhone version of Siri), see the storage of your computer and exactly what is taking up space, manage your notifications, run Microsoft Edge (no more Internet Explorer RIP), share your wifi connection with other people without having them see the password, and my favorite is connecting your iPhone, windows, or android phones to the computer.
Have you installed Windows 10 to your computer? What do you think of it? If not, do you plan on downloading it?
So far Windows is gradually offering updates to users and approximately 14 million computers have been installed with Windows 10 within the first 24 hours of its release.
I am personally excited about this because I have gotten tired of Windows 7 on my computer and Window 8 on my tablet feels kind of awkward.
Windows 10 promises to offer a bunch of different kind of feature such as, introducing Cortana (think iPhone version of Siri), see the storage of your computer and exactly what is taking up space, manage your notifications, run Microsoft Edge (no more Internet Explorer RIP), share your wifi connection with other people without having them see the password, and my favorite is connecting your iPhone, windows, or android phones to the computer.
Have you installed Windows 10 to your computer? What do you think of it? If not, do you plan on downloading it?
Friday, July 31, 2015
Google maps
I have been playing around with Google maps lately and the first thing that I noticed was that site knew exactly where I was located, which is kind of creepy in a way. My professor told us about how you can create your own map on Google, which I never heard of before.
I actually had a lot of fun creating my own personal map with locations that are important to me. I created a map mostly in a nostalgia form, places consisting of my childhood home, places I went to school, my apartments here in Tallahassee, and so far.
I realized creating this map is a convenient way of keep track of all of my friends' addresses. Sometimes you haven't hung out with a friend in a while and you forgot where she lives, but it would be a little awkward to ask her.
Check it out. Google maps have changed a lot since I last used it other then just for looking up addresses. There's a feature to look up images of the location (which I knew), there's also a ruler for you to measure distance between locations, you can print out map (this is a new feature for me to learn because I could never figure out how to print google maps and used mapquest instead)
I actually had a lot of fun creating my own personal map with locations that are important to me. I created a map mostly in a nostalgia form, places consisting of my childhood home, places I went to school, my apartments here in Tallahassee, and so far.
I realized creating this map is a convenient way of keep track of all of my friends' addresses. Sometimes you haven't hung out with a friend in a while and you forgot where she lives, but it would be a little awkward to ask her.
Check it out. Google maps have changed a lot since I last used it other then just for looking up addresses. There's a feature to look up images of the location (which I knew), there's also a ruler for you to measure distance between locations, you can print out map (this is a new feature for me to learn because I could never figure out how to print google maps and used mapquest instead)
Sunday, July 26, 2015
Collaboration and Communication
A lot of people cringe when they think about doing group assignments/projects, myself included. I was reading an article called "The 'digital native' in context: tensions associated with importing Web 2.0 practices into the school setting" and saw a section about collaborative work. Some students mentioned using social media sites to communicate each other school assignments and it made me wonder why we don't have that feature on our Blackboard site. We have discussion boards and whatnot, but not many go on that part of Bb because we often don't realize that someone posted something there or we just don't utilize the resource. I think chat would be an interesting feature to add to school and although (like the article mentioned) some people might be inappropriate, but I think being in college and having a level of maturity, we wouldn't abuse the chat features
Article:
Crook, C. (2012). The 'digital native' in
context: tensions associated with importing Web 2.0 practices into the
school setting. Oxford Review of Education, 38(1), 63-80. doi:10.1080/03054985.2011.577946
Saturday, July 25, 2015
Symbaloo
Symbaloo is definitely one of the more useful tools I've experienced so far. I enjoyed it so much that I even set it as my homepage.
Symbaloo allows me to create a tile for each of the websites that I frequently visit, such as, Facebook, Blackboard, Twitter, and so forth.
I can also create tabs for different sites that I visit. For example, Symbaloo created a photography tab that has a tile for each of the popular photography websites. This feature is useful for people who has multiple different interests that they would like to keep organized.
Take a try out with Symbaloo. You might find it useful!
Symbaloo allows me to create a tile for each of the websites that I frequently visit, such as, Facebook, Blackboard, Twitter, and so forth.
I can also create tabs for different sites that I visit. For example, Symbaloo created a photography tab that has a tile for each of the popular photography websites. This feature is useful for people who has multiple different interests that they would like to keep organized.
Take a try out with Symbaloo. You might find it useful!
Edmodo
I got an account with the class code in Edmodo. I got an account with a student account and a teacher account to see the perspective the two. Visually, there isn't any real difference between the two account (except perhaps the control aspect, after all, you wouldn't want your students to change the assignments or grades)
I like the fact the website allows the teacher to interact with the students outside of the classroom. I certainly could have used that when I was in grade school and didn't understand the homework assignments or needed tips on how to study for a test.
I'm not too sure if I like the parental access. I'm all for parents to acknowledge education in the sense of progress reports and teachers allowing them to know any difficulty that their child might be having with school. But parents do not need to know every move their child makes, they need to be allowed some freedom and a sense responsibility.
While Blackboard is useful for a college student like me, I can't help but be a little attracted to Edmodo. You have your due dates and assignments and a way to talk to your teachers. In addition, you get badges! Perhaps it's the little kid in me, but I enjoyed that I received a cupcake badge because I joined the group. That's a great incentive for younger children to do the assignments and such.
Another aspect of the site is that the student can add their career goals and their type of learning style, however I would have liked to see some sort of quiz to determine their learning style
I like the fact the website allows the teacher to interact with the students outside of the classroom. I certainly could have used that when I was in grade school and didn't understand the homework assignments or needed tips on how to study for a test.
I'm not too sure if I like the parental access. I'm all for parents to acknowledge education in the sense of progress reports and teachers allowing them to know any difficulty that their child might be having with school. But parents do not need to know every move their child makes, they need to be allowed some freedom and a sense responsibility.
While Blackboard is useful for a college student like me, I can't help but be a little attracted to Edmodo. You have your due dates and assignments and a way to talk to your teachers. In addition, you get badges! Perhaps it's the little kid in me, but I enjoyed that I received a cupcake badge because I joined the group. That's a great incentive for younger children to do the assignments and such.
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Scoop it
For my Knowledge/Sharing project, I decided to to use the following websites: Scoop it, Tumblr, and Twitter.
I'm tracking through Scoop it, but I'm using Twitter and Tumblr to get some PR for my Scoop it account.
Intially my experience was a little frustrating because I couldn't quite figure out the website, but I think I've gotten the hang of it.
I think I am going to keep the same topic for this class. For my community paper, I participated in cooking forums and so it's only natural that for this project that the topic would be, of course, cooking.
I am curating links from other users about interesting recipes that I would like to try out this summer.
Any advice/feedback would definitely be appreciated!
I'm tracking through Scoop it, but I'm using Twitter and Tumblr to get some PR for my Scoop it account.
Intially my experience was a little frustrating because I couldn't quite figure out the website, but I think I've gotten the hang of it.
I think I am going to keep the same topic for this class. For my community paper, I participated in cooking forums and so it's only natural that for this project that the topic would be, of course, cooking.
I am curating links from other users about interesting recipes that I would like to try out this summer.
Any advice/feedback would definitely be appreciated!
Sunday, July 19, 2015
Distance Education
This week we had to read a few articles in class. One of the articles I read was Open Educational Resources: Enabling universal
education. I resonated with this article because when I was in undergrad, I hated online classes because they made me feel that I was not getting the most out of my education. However, as I progressed into my graduate program and as I took online classes, I was able to understand the potential that comes from taking these classes. I am paying to get a piece of paper at the end of my degree, I am choosing to learn.
A few years ago, a teacher told me about free course information and materials that Universities were rolling out and I was able to access them. I was able to learn new information in a direction I chose to go in. For universities to offer essentially free courses online, people will be more informed and more knowledgeable and that is a right that everyone deserve to have.
Article:
Caswell, T., Henson, S., Jensen, M., & Wiley, D. (2008). Open Educational Resources: Enabling universal education. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 9(1), 1-11
A few years ago, a teacher told me about free course information and materials that Universities were rolling out and I was able to access them. I was able to learn new information in a direction I chose to go in. For universities to offer essentially free courses online, people will be more informed and more knowledgeable and that is a right that everyone deserve to have.
Article:
Caswell, T., Henson, S., Jensen, M., & Wiley, D. (2008). Open Educational Resources: Enabling universal education. International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning, 9(1), 1-11
Saturday, July 18, 2015
Flickr
This week, I decided to try Flickr. I may have opened up an account years ago and probably didn't have any use for it.
I was initially annoyed with the sign-up process because you had to get a Yahoo account first and then you can sign up for Flickr by using your Yahoo account.
But all that aside, I like how the site welcomed you by showing a video of how to use the website. (Although the user-interface was a little bit more simpler than most websites that I've came across)
I clicked on the Explore tab and then clicked on The Commons. I searched for Florida State University and narrowed down my search to the "All Creative Commons"
I decided to include this picture for the blog
I started looking for more images in different categories and I had a ton of fun with it. I didn't realize how much free pictures I could use for my projects, but I did have to be aware that some of these images are free to be used unless it is for profit.
I was initially annoyed with the sign-up process because you had to get a Yahoo account first and then you can sign up for Flickr by using your Yahoo account.
But all that aside, I like how the site welcomed you by showing a video of how to use the website. (Although the user-interface was a little bit more simpler than most websites that I've came across)
I clicked on the Explore tab and then clicked on The Commons. I searched for Florida State University and narrowed down my search to the "All Creative Commons"
I decided to include this picture for the blog
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| Photo by https://www.flickr.com/photos/artiewhite/ |
I started looking for more images in different categories and I had a ton of fun with it. I didn't realize how much free pictures I could use for my projects, but I did have to be aware that some of these images are free to be used unless it is for profit.
Delicious
I recently started trying Delicious. Not. A. Fan.
I wasn't really a fan of Diigo because I felt that the user-interface could have been better, but it's better in comparison to Delicious.
In Delicious, you have to add links that you typically visit the most. In this case, I put the class blog an CNN. I also visit the "Discover" tab and tried to add a subscription like food or business, but I couldn't get it to work and I still haven't been able to.
So far, it just seems like a website for bookmarking links...which seems a little redundant since I have a bookmark option right on my browser. I don't find Delicious useful at all and found that Diigo was better because you could share articles and links among your colleagues.
Maybe I'm just looking at the site wrong, but it's way too glitchy for me and I just gave up on it. Perhaps, it just needs a little time to be more developed.
I wasn't really a fan of Diigo because I felt that the user-interface could have been better, but it's better in comparison to Delicious.
In Delicious, you have to add links that you typically visit the most. In this case, I put the class blog an CNN. I also visit the "Discover" tab and tried to add a subscription like food or business, but I couldn't get it to work and I still haven't been able to.
So far, it just seems like a website for bookmarking links...which seems a little redundant since I have a bookmark option right on my browser. I don't find Delicious useful at all and found that Diigo was better because you could share articles and links among your colleagues.
Maybe I'm just looking at the site wrong, but it's way too glitchy for me and I just gave up on it. Perhaps, it just needs a little time to be more developed.
Friday, July 17, 2015
I had LinkedIn for a long time, but I never had any real use for it. All career, internship, grad school opportunity came from talking to my colleagues or professors that I have interacted with. I joined Nole Connections (my invite is pending approval).
I mostly created a LinkedIn profile because that's what basically everyone said that you're supposed to do if you ever want to have a career. Initially, I updated my profile with information and added connections with people that I have known for a long or went to high school and college with.
This time, I started paying attention to the little details that LinkedIn has to offer. Not only can you add skills, but you can also endorse a skill that a someone in your connection has.
But I do find it a bit disconcerting that some of the recommended connections were people that I never really interacted with in real life, such as my best friend's friends or acquaintances of men that I have previously dated. (Do I really need to be reminded of this??)
Maybe because of my bare resume (or it feels bare compared to other people), I don't feel as if I could compete with other people on LinkedIn. Then again, maybe I just have the wrong perspective of this the social networking site.
However, I do feel that I need to play around with the site more and spend more time on it to really feel as if I am getting some use out of it.
How is everyone's LinkedIn experience going?
I mostly created a LinkedIn profile because that's what basically everyone said that you're supposed to do if you ever want to have a career. Initially, I updated my profile with information and added connections with people that I have known for a long or went to high school and college with.
This time, I started paying attention to the little details that LinkedIn has to offer. Not only can you add skills, but you can also endorse a skill that a someone in your connection has.
But I do find it a bit disconcerting that some of the recommended connections were people that I never really interacted with in real life, such as my best friend's friends or acquaintances of men that I have previously dated. (Do I really need to be reminded of this??)
Maybe because of my bare resume (or it feels bare compared to other people), I don't feel as if I could compete with other people on LinkedIn. Then again, maybe I just have the wrong perspective of this the social networking site.
However, I do feel that I need to play around with the site more and spend more time on it to really feel as if I am getting some use out of it.
How is everyone's LinkedIn experience going?
Sunday, July 12, 2015
Diigo
I kept putting off writing this blog post because I was a little intimidated by Diigo. But it turns out that I just needed to get used to it.
However, the user interface could be a little more user-friendly. I realized that this is a great site for academic use because I can highlight or save research articles and go back to it later without scrambling my brain about where I last read it.
The best part is that it's a convenient way to share information with my colleagues and it's in a professional manner (unlike Facebook or Twitte)
However, the user interface could be a little more user-friendly. I realized that this is a great site for academic use because I can highlight or save research articles and go back to it later without scrambling my brain about where I last read it.
The best part is that it's a convenient way to share information with my colleagues and it's in a professional manner (unlike Facebook or Twitte)
Social isolation
Currently, I have over 900 friends on Facebook. A good majority of that number are friends from my undergrad at FSU and my high school, but most I no longer stay in touch with.
I don't use Facebook very often these days, I'll browse on it and see what my closest friends are up to, but I don't post statuses or links very often because I feel as if I'll be judged or, even worse, no one will pay any attention to what I have posted.
Unlike the book, Networked, states in chapter 5, I have a number of friends who I confide to and I am able to trust. But of course, that number is not anywhere nearly as close to 900. Sometimes, that concept makes me feel lonely more than ever. I always contemplate on deactivating Facebook to be done with it altogether, but I feel there is too much importance keeping my account for networking purposes and keep touch with my close friends.
Looking back in recent years, I noticed that I have gotten picky about who I'll send a friend request to or who's requests that I'll accept. Sometimes you'll meet someone one time and never see them again, so therefore, adding them on Facebook seems pointless. Other times, for example, I added my best friend's girlfriend--who I don't generally keep in touch with, but she obviously play an important role in my best friend's life.
This particular chapter made me rethink about Facebook, because Robin Dunbar has stated that our "social brain" can only really keep up with 150 people at a give time. Maybe it would a solid idea to lower Facebook friends from 900 to whatever number that I deem fit, to make Facebook seem less overwhelming to me
I don't use Facebook very often these days, I'll browse on it and see what my closest friends are up to, but I don't post statuses or links very often because I feel as if I'll be judged or, even worse, no one will pay any attention to what I have posted.
Unlike the book, Networked, states in chapter 5, I have a number of friends who I confide to and I am able to trust. But of course, that number is not anywhere nearly as close to 900. Sometimes, that concept makes me feel lonely more than ever. I always contemplate on deactivating Facebook to be done with it altogether, but I feel there is too much importance keeping my account for networking purposes and keep touch with my close friends.
Looking back in recent years, I noticed that I have gotten picky about who I'll send a friend request to or who's requests that I'll accept. Sometimes you'll meet someone one time and never see them again, so therefore, adding them on Facebook seems pointless. Other times, for example, I added my best friend's girlfriend--who I don't generally keep in touch with, but she obviously play an important role in my best friend's life.
This particular chapter made me rethink about Facebook, because Robin Dunbar has stated that our "social brain" can only really keep up with 150 people at a give time. Maybe it would a solid idea to lower Facebook friends from 900 to whatever number that I deem fit, to make Facebook seem less overwhelming to me
Pinterest review
I love Pinterest, I am no longer a regular user on the site, but I'll visit it when I want some ideas. I typically use the site for inspiration for planning out my sister's wedding and thinking of new craft projects.
That being said, I was skeptical that the course was using Pinterest for the educational benefits because I have known the site to be anything other than the source of craft and recipe ideas.
By visiting the EME6414 pin board, I was able to see what Web 2.0 is defined as and charts for social media usages. It turns out that Pinterest is a good way to find to find some information regarding demographic using social media and other similar information.
Here's to using Pinterest for other then unobtainable craft ideas!
That being said, I was skeptical that the course was using Pinterest for the educational benefits because I have known the site to be anything other than the source of craft and recipe ideas.
By visiting the EME6414 pin board, I was able to see what Web 2.0 is defined as and charts for social media usages. It turns out that Pinterest is a good way to find to find some information regarding demographic using social media and other similar information.
Here's to using Pinterest for other then unobtainable craft ideas!
Community update
As you all know, I am partaking in a community called ChefTalk and I asked a few questions and made a few comments here and there.
I made a slightly embarrassing blunder in while obtaining recipes for avocados, I implied that the fat in avocados weren't healthy (oops!). But after a few snarky responses that avocados are indeed healthy, a few people managed to give me a few suggestions and recipes. Some sounded interesting, like avocado chocolate mousse (say, what?) and some were heard of, such as adding avocados to a Mexican pizza.
Either way, the community has been helpful (minus a few snarky people!) in helping me obtain some easy starter recipes that I can't wait to try out!
I made a slightly embarrassing blunder in while obtaining recipes for avocados, I implied that the fat in avocados weren't healthy (oops!). But after a few snarky responses that avocados are indeed healthy, a few people managed to give me a few suggestions and recipes. Some sounded interesting, like avocado chocolate mousse (say, what?) and some were heard of, such as adding avocados to a Mexican pizza.
Either way, the community has been helpful (minus a few snarky people!) in helping me obtain some easy starter recipes that I can't wait to try out!
Wednesday, July 8, 2015
Thoughts about the week so far
So far, this week has been a lot less overwhelming than last week. There was a lot of steps to take last week and a lot more pressure (maybe it was the first week daze?).
But right now, I'm open to checking out more Web 2.0 tools and more blogs.
I am keeping updated with my communities (blog post soon to come).
If you're struggling with the course, reach out to me or your other classmates! We should all be together to help each other out :)
That's all for now!
But right now, I'm open to checking out more Web 2.0 tools and more blogs.
I am keeping updated with my communities (blog post soon to come).
If you're struggling with the course, reach out to me or your other classmates! We should all be together to help each other out :)
That's all for now!
Sunday, July 5, 2015
Social Networking
In class, we are reading a textbook called Networked By Lee Rainie and Barry Wellman. Even if you're not a Web 2.0 student, I would still strongly recommend reading the book if you have an interest in Social Media or Web 2.0.
The first chapter talked about a man named Peter taking care of his wife, Trudy, after a slip and fall that required a surgery on her head. He shared some pictures with his friends who then promptly shared it with their friends across America. As result, Peter received an outpouring support for the situation that he and his wife were in.
Although luckily, none of my close friends or family members ever needed an emergency surgery. But I resonated with situation. Two of my best friends from high school live in Gainesville and Orlando, respectively and as result, it is very difficult to keep in touch with them. However, using Facebook chat and Skype conference I was able to have their support in my life without them being physically by my side.
While this kind of support is a much smaller scale compared to Peter and Trudy, it definitely does not mean it's any less important. The advice and love I receive from my best friends is such an important aspect of my life.
The first chapter talked about a man named Peter taking care of his wife, Trudy, after a slip and fall that required a surgery on her head. He shared some pictures with his friends who then promptly shared it with their friends across America. As result, Peter received an outpouring support for the situation that he and his wife were in.
Although luckily, none of my close friends or family members ever needed an emergency surgery. But I resonated with situation. Two of my best friends from high school live in Gainesville and Orlando, respectively and as result, it is very difficult to keep in touch with them. However, using Facebook chat and Skype conference I was able to have their support in my life without them being physically by my side.
While this kind of support is a much smaller scale compared to Peter and Trudy, it definitely does not mean it's any less important. The advice and love I receive from my best friends is such an important aspect of my life.
Community Paper Topic!
For the Web 2.0 class, we have to do a paper in which we partake in two online communities for two weeks. In one community, we're an observer and in the other one, we ask questions and make comments (an active observer, if you will.)
I was very anxious in choosing the wrong communities, in fact, I almost did! I didn't realize that Twitter hashtags are considered communities at all.
I asked Vanessa for some recommendations for a community related to cooking and she suggested this blog: Cooking Light
and the other forum is going to be: Chef Talk
Unfortunately, I would be lying if I said that I love cooking. I am really quite terrible at it, I measure the ingredients wrong, I under or over cook the food, and I could go on and on. However, I would like to stop my habit of eating out and eating non-healthy food and maybe progress little by little by cooking at home.
I'll keep you updated with my communities!
That's all for now!
I was very anxious in choosing the wrong communities, in fact, I almost did! I didn't realize that Twitter hashtags are considered communities at all.
I asked Vanessa for some recommendations for a community related to cooking and she suggested this blog: Cooking Light
and the other forum is going to be: Chef Talk
Unfortunately, I would be lying if I said that I love cooking. I am really quite terrible at it, I measure the ingredients wrong, I under or over cook the food, and I could go on and on. However, I would like to stop my habit of eating out and eating non-healthy food and maybe progress little by little by cooking at home.
I'll keep you updated with my communities!
That's all for now!
Third post!
I thought about posting a V-log, but I have zero confident in my ability to post a good one, so for this week I probably won't post one. But we will see for the future!
For this post, I will be talking about what has been going on. Right now, I am a little overwhelmed by the course. Perhaps it is because this was the first week and I had to create a lot of new accounts and I wasn't doing a very good job with this blog (as it took a me a while to create one and figure out the setup), but with the second week coming by. I am following the Twitter hashtag #EME6414 and I was kind of overwhelmed by using my personal account for educational purposes, but a classmate recommended TweetDeck and I am so glad I did because now I can divide things up with my personal use and educational use all in one place!
I am getting the hang of using the RSS feed and I am messing around with a V-log, but I wouldn't be able to post these yet as they are kind of silly and not academic-related whatsoever haha.
That's all for now!
For this post, I will be talking about what has been going on. Right now, I am a little overwhelmed by the course. Perhaps it is because this was the first week and I had to create a lot of new accounts and I wasn't doing a very good job with this blog (as it took a me a while to create one and figure out the setup), but with the second week coming by. I am following the Twitter hashtag #EME6414 and I was kind of overwhelmed by using my personal account for educational purposes, but a classmate recommended TweetDeck and I am so glad I did because now I can divide things up with my personal use and educational use all in one place!
I am getting the hang of using the RSS feed and I am messing around with a V-log, but I wouldn't be able to post these yet as they are kind of silly and not academic-related whatsoever haha.
That's all for now!
Second post!
I had such a difficult time setting up this blog, but I think I have it figured out and made it all pretty!
I just tried out an RSS feed. I never really had a personal use for it because I would just look up sites and information on my computer and used apps, such as Facebook, on my phone for light web-surfing.
For those of you who don't know, an RSS (which stands for Ready for Some Stories) feed is basically getting information from a bunch of websites in one place. It is a lot easier just to go to one website or download one app to get information from a bunch of sources.
http://libguides.wustl.edu/c.php?g=46850&p=300048
Go this link from Professor Vanessa Dennen from my Web 2.0 course.
I tried out Feedly.com an Feedspot.com
I think I am more interested in Feedspot because it helps you get started, especially if you're a newbie like myself. It allows you to pick two sources to get started, I picked CNN and New York Times and I started adding more of my usual to-go websites.
However, I cannot deny the simplicity of Feedly. Feedly's homepage is basically a search bar for you to type in a Web address and a RSS feed comes up. Feedspot forces you to sign up for the account without any sort of preview.
I just tried out an RSS feed. I never really had a personal use for it because I would just look up sites and information on my computer and used apps, such as Facebook, on my phone for light web-surfing.
For those of you who don't know, an RSS (which stands for Ready for Some Stories) feed is basically getting information from a bunch of websites in one place. It is a lot easier just to go to one website or download one app to get information from a bunch of sources.
http://libguides.wustl.edu/c.php?g=46850&p=300048
Go this link from Professor Vanessa Dennen from my Web 2.0 course.
I tried out Feedly.com an Feedspot.com
I think I am more interested in Feedspot because it helps you get started, especially if you're a newbie like myself. It allows you to pick two sources to get started, I picked CNN and New York Times and I started adding more of my usual to-go websites.
However, I cannot deny the simplicity of Feedly. Feedly's homepage is basically a search bar for you to type in a Web address and a RSS feed comes up. Feedspot forces you to sign up for the account without any sort of preview.
Saturday, July 4, 2015
First post!
Hi everyone!
My name is Deviyani and I'm in the Master's program for Instructional Systems at Florida State University. I created this blog for EME6414 -- Web 2.0. I have developed an interest in social media and learning about the educational aspects of it and I am so beyond excited that this course is being offered. Hopefully I'll be able to navigate around this blog and in addition to other requirements for the course.
My name is Deviyani and I'm in the Master's program for Instructional Systems at Florida State University. I created this blog for EME6414 -- Web 2.0. I have developed an interest in social media and learning about the educational aspects of it and I am so beyond excited that this course is being offered. Hopefully I'll be able to navigate around this blog and in addition to other requirements for the course.
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