wikis

ok I have a general knowledge on what wikis are and how they work. While searching the Internet i found this article about the five ways wikis can be used and how a business can benefit from them. I found this article interesting because it brought another prospective to the idea of using wikis. Instead of using wikis for random purposes it can be used to help something like a major company benefit and grow. The article breaks down wikis into five simple effective uses which are project management , customer/client collaboration , documentation,online community and policies/facts.
The uses that really caught my attention the most was the idea of using Wikis as a tool for project management. Reason being is because wikis can be alter or changed. The article mentioned that"A wiki is ideal for project management because it provides a central hub to:
• Organize everything in one place so people can see an entire project.
• Streamline work flow and reduce reliance on email and documents that can easily get lost and confused with older versions.
• Inform everyone about the progress of the project, so people don’t have to worry about whether it is on schedule.
• Involve everyone. This speeds up the overall process because it’s easier to incorporate feedback in-the-flow instead of after the fact.
http://www.websitemagazine.com/content/blogs/posts/archive/2008/08/01/Effective-Wiki-Uses.aspx "
In away the fact that info can be change or altered is beneficial because one of the key points states that everyone can get involve , which means if one team member is on the wrong page and member can come in a fix the mistake.

What did shadae learn this week?

Lets see I learned that jing was a somewhat ok screencasting tool but Camtasia maybe better for what we are doing in class because Jing is something like the short and easy way to make a screencast but it isn't the most beneficial. I also learned screencasting is an affective way of learning and teaching course materials. It isn't complex and very simple. I would love to have a class in which screencasts were used. That way could sit at home and watch youtube everyday. I also learned that society is really being consumed with digital media and how we Google isn't the only thing making us stupid , the entire digital world is . Time to handout some dense hats. Go Media ! LOL

screencasting

Before class on wed oct the 22nd I never heard of the term screen casting and I had no clue of what it was. So for this learning journal I decided to find an article to give me alittle more information about the world of screencasting. I found an article intitled 7 things you should know about screencasting (http://net.educause.edu/ir/library/pdf/ELI7012.pdf) . While in class I leaned that screencasting is something like a podcast but from the reading I learned much more. From the article the main things that I thought was beneficial for masc491 was the significance of screencasting , screencastings downsides and its future. In which the article touch all three of these aspects and much more.On the aspect of the sifnicance of screencasting the article mentions that it provides information that students can watch at their convience which they can watch as many times as they need to . Which may help students who may learn a topic slower then others. Because they have the opprotunity to view it multiple of times and becuase of its constant viewing it is imbedded in the mind and will maybe produce a better understanding of coarse materials and improvement of grades .
But just as the significance is important to intake of info for students , this main concept could be its biggest drawback. The article states that because its not interactive could be its downfall. Even though screencasting offers a chance for multiple views it is still un-beneficial because it is still missing teacher and student interaction and even any hands on activity that may be useful in the learning process. Sometimes for many students like myself it's beneficial when you have visual instead of audio examples on how to perform a problem. So this opinion leads to the final aspects of screencasting where is it going.
Basically in a nut shell the article mentions that because of the"straight forwardness of screencasting tools offer a student with the formality and comfort of IT task and screencasting can personalize any learning experience where students are remote from there teacher. This could be especially helpful with students who cant come to class do to physical disabilities. All in all screencasting is a pretty OK concept it offers the student and the teacher with new and even an exciting way of teaching and learning a subject.

youtube

Youtube has become a one of the biggest social mediums in the world. It mad think of the effects youtube has on the television networks.So i found this article that stresses the improvements of ratings for CBS caused by youtube. "CBS announced today that viewers are flocking to their TV shows after seeing the clips on YouTube. “Letterman” has gained 5 percent (or 200,000 new viewers), while “The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson” is up 7 percent (or 100,000 viewers) since the CBS YouTube channel debuted a month ago. They’ve uploaded 300 clips so far, which have averaged 857,000 views per day in total - that’s 29.2 million views on YouTube this month. It’s also worth noting that YouTube takes that content to millions of viewers outside of the US who can’t access CBS normally." http://mashable.com/2006/11/21/the-youtube-effect-cbs-gets-massive-boost/

podcast brainstorming

It's late and i'm trying to brainstorm some great pod casting ideas. I'm thinking something fun and exciting and definitely doesn't bore the audience to death. I'm thinking of a funny skit on Internet hackers / privacy. It's still in the making and hopefully it comes out the way I want. I think this will be the funniest homework assignment I ever had to date. I like the idea that our podcast will be post for every and any one to hear and thinking I'm digging this podcast thing. LOL

podcast of interest

The podcast that i found interesting was the Man and Wife podcast. To me the show is interest and entertaining so I knew the podcast would be even better. This podcaast is different from many because it's a man and his wife answering random sexual health questions there audience may have. This is what make s it effective because their normal people not therapist who know how to answer what some may think as uncomfortable questions by making it fun and entertaining. Check it out its entertaining .

pocasting for dummies

Podcasing what is and how can I make my own. Are some of the questions the masc 491 is face with. In my mind I'm thinking what is a podcast really is it a how to video or could it be out takes of shows. Mainly a podcast can be about many interests. So , i found this article that I had post delicious about a week ago I believe. The article was entitled"Beginner’s guide to podcasts and podcasting (plus: how to create a basic podcast of your own)" it's basically bringing down podcast from top to bottom. One of my main interest about podcasting was creating my own and this article gives you step by step of creating your own podcast. It tells you more then just you need content , computer and a mic. It goes in depth , the article gives a good tip by telling the reader to create a script. To be honest before reading this article and viewing tip i thought " ok I'm just going to basically freestyle on topic of my choice". But reading this it make since making script makes your podcast more organized and interesting. If you discuss a topic on impulse it makes your comments seem rambled.

Integrating podcasting into your classroom

hey guys just found this vid on you tube that goes along with today's lesson. But sadly i can only watch it and cant hear it because im on one of vcu's computers and don't have head phones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExkMeQfuLGc

Goodbye Twitter. Hello Jaiku.

Ok folks as you can tell I'm begging to get in the mood of this blogging think . Ok i stated in a previous blog how twitter is like a fad. Now even though its easy for me to navigate I forgot to mention the reason why others may think its a fad. That reason being because its to tech savvy an older people maynot get so I found and article which list three sites that are like twitter but easier for the older folks to navigate the main one being Jaiku. My thing is , is it better then twitter? Heres the article , which also include the link to Jaiku. Send me a comment and let me know what you think.

http://leoville.vox.com/library/post/goodbye-twitter-hello-jaiku.html

THE CASE AGAINST TWITTER

Alright while searching the web for random twitter articles I found this one basically talking about why the author doesn't really care for twitter and like me kind of thinks it a fad that will pass. In away I think twitter is ok but to me its know different from IM's and like the author I dont really see the need of posting what you are doing every minute of the day. So here's the article hope you like it's an ok read to me she venting a little but never the less I like it.
http://news.cnet.com/The-case-against-Twitter/2010-1038_3-6187291.html

THE REVOLUTION WILL BE TWITTERED

Ok before I read this article I thought twitter wasn't very useful or further more important. But from reading the article I learned that twitter is something like the eyes for the eyes for the outside world. Twitter is another form of media and to me has a more for faster way of getting out info because info can be transferred through cells. In regards to recent events I guess this is a good concept because first hand info is transmitted but when you think further into it info is coming from different people and because of that a certain situation can be misconstrued. Based on the the article "What developed was an ad hoc information system that provided a vast amount of first-hand accounts, insight and the opportunity for rumors and misinformation". So , my main question is will twitter be the new medium for first hand breaking news even if it isn't a legitimate news site?

DISCOVERING THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF TWITTER

Well in this blog and like others I decided to express my opinion. To me twitter is a unique site like a facebook or myspace. To me is another one of those out there sites dedicated to tagging and social bookmarking GREAT! What happen to the good old days when facebook was use as away of keeping in touch with folks. Now have all these different sites thats copying a format that is already spoken for. My main questions is twitter better then facebook? Is it response time faster then any other site similar to it? HELP ME OUT HERE PEOPLE. LOL

news aggrigation

Well I just had the chance to read over some of the articles for this week session. I read the newscred article and the aggregation article. Mainly I took from these articles that certain online news sites arnt offering valid information on certain topics. Some of them even include blogs as there sources. To me its kind of crazy because I rely on certain sites like Google for news but from doing some research i discovered that they get their articles from different sites and then show the top ranked stories. To me this doesn't make the stories on Google news reliable because its coming from different sites which means interpretations of stories. THAT'S NOT A GOOD LOOK! :)

TAG CLOUDS R.I.P

This article was an OK read.I thought the cartoon was funny .From reading the article and looking at the little cartoon. The conclusion I came up with was that tag clouds have become cluttered to the point that maybe people are tired of seeing them.I mean from class we learn that the tag clouds has alot of the links a certain person is interested in and how a cloud can be a little spot to a big storm cloud. I took from the article that tag clouds have there place and mainly certain sites should be added to it instead every single web site you go to.

THE DELICIOUS SITE

Like I stated in the previous blog my prior knowledge of tagging was just limited to myspace and facebook. But through the website delicious you can find were other taggers share similar interest. That can be websites ,etc. To me this is wild because i didn't know such a website exist for just tagging. We actually learned about tag clouds as a form of a resume because it shows personal interest. My question is using tag clouds as a resume a good idea of gaining information about a person?

week 3 discussion in class(tagging)

we revisited the discussion of searching info on Google and we also discuss tagging. Which is a key word we use to describe something on the web. To be honest the thought tagging main use was for myspace or facebook. But it's also bookmarking. Which allows you to revisit a site or document or restore links through the web. This was amazing to me cause just thought tagging involved putting the name of a certain person on facebook and myspace. WOW i guess i really learned something today.

is google making us stupid

This article was a fun read. I like the image of the Internet patrol.To me it was like Dave was viewing something he wasn't supposed to and the Internet patrol try to stop him. To me in a since it made me think of a child using the net and is maybe in a chat room and then boom a parent (Internet patrol) steps in. When thinking about the Internet it has come along way when crating firewalls on what can and can not be viewed. Google takes an extra step protecting kids from viewing mature content by automatically blocking it out. SO in away I don't think Google is making us stupid , its really trying to protect to days youth.

getting past google

From reading this article and thinking about the class discussion this past Wednesday it really made think that today's my space ,facebook , and just plain web browsing society has to really be aware of we are putting out there. Like I stated in the previous blog any thing we but out there can be viewed by all kinds of crazy weird people. From listening to the class discussion and even being shocked about viewing my resume online. It made me thing about what other research options do we have and will there be any type of education of how to break apart certain sources like articles and web pages. From reading the article I kind of found an answer to my question. The article had mentioned that the student has to be educated on the proper places to find research info and they most also so know how to evaluate the source. The question that I have is will there be classes or seminars offered to teach the student how to break apart through certain info when there own the web.

class discussion

From the class discussion I learned that all information on the net isn't true and further more it isn't private. I learn through Google you can maybe found out about someones deepest secrets. It's crazy how your private information can be viewed and even used over the Internet. In some way me establishing this blog has me a little leery. But it also teaches me that we have to be a little more careful of what information we put out there......