Emergent Technology: Communications

I went to all the websites that were listed under the emerge technologies: communications and found myself getting lost in some of these creative and fun websites that allow you to try it for free! The first one I tried was Gliffy.com, at this site it allows you to create floorplans! When I tried it I found myself trying to re-create my own room on the site. It was fun, but also took some time due to the website running slow on my computer. I really like Mixbook.com. I think that out of all, this was one of my favorites. I love making scrapbooks and just recently tried electronic scrapbooking. It was hard to get used to at first but I found it is an easy and fun way to communicate with family and friends that don't liv near me. Creately.com was a website that allowed you to do online diaramming. I think that this was confusing for me because there are so many tools to use and too complex in the graphic designing for me to really enjoy this website. Monkeyon.com was an interesting site that I have never even thought existed. It is a sight where you create a to-do list of things you want other people to do. It was entertaining thinking of what my long list would consist of. It could be beneficial in a large company because it allows you to send reminders to others of when things are due. This could also work in the classroom full of due dates and information. Zoho.com I didn't find interesting, it was overwhelming with information on things it offered like wikis, writer, mail, etc. I think that googlewave.com was a really cool site. It allows you to communicate in real time with people. This could be effective to students working on a group project or for talking administering an interview. All the websites were different and interesting. Some of them I will use in the future as an educator and some I'll throw out and never think twice about them. I didn't realize there was so many ways to communicate on the web!

Emergent Technolgy: photoshare
I really enjoyed learning about this topic. I played around with SmileBox for awhile because I was in a trance of all the cool things that it had to offer. I love scrapbooking and have scrapbooked since I was in elementary. I love being creative and SmileBox allowed me to be creative and share memories with people over the internet. SmileBox is like digital scrapbooking. It allows you to create a memory book using your personal pictures. You can add creative templates, sounds, and labels for every picture. I thought SmileBox was very easy to use. I just downloaded the needed information then was able to use my pictures and create a digital book of memories. I sent the SmileBox creation to family members via e-mail that don't live in Indiana. They all thought is was really cool and creative and asked me to help them make one. I sent them the website where they were able to go and make their own digital scrapbooks to share their memories with the family in an easy way. Now, my e-mail inbox is full of descriptive pictures of my family!

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PODCASTING
What it is?
Podcasting is a series of digital media files that can be either video or audio. These series of digital media files can be downloaded through the internet or web.

What it does?
A Podcast allows you to download somthing such as a radio show or something of the sorts. Someone who makes a podcast is called a podcaster. The podcaster usually updayes their podcast with episodes that you can download one by one or you can subscribe to someone's podcast.

How is it Useful?
A podcast can be useful in many ways. I have used a podcast in some of my lecture classes. The teacher can record the whole lecture and post in online in oncourse. You can then download the lecture to your IPOD or computer and listen to it and take more thorough notes. I would listen to the lecture again on my way to school so the information would be fresh in my mind for the upcoming lecture.

Tips on Finding a Podcast:
You can find very good quality podcasts on ITunes for your IPOD. If you are interested in creating a Podcast there is a great website that helps teach you step by step on how to do this :
http://infopeople.org/resources/itunespodcasting.html

Also there are some very good videos on how to create a Podcast:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK6Deo9g8PU

Hi! I'm Kelly Horan. I'm 22 years old and am busy beyond belief. I work two jobs: one at Wishard in the Inpatient Psychiatric Ward and also at Gold's Gym. I go to school full-time to be an elementary school teacher. I love children and believe I can make a difference in their life by helping them learn. I have a big family, 2 sisters and two brothers, that I love more than anything. I have a boyfriend for a year and a half now named Nate, who is amazing and all I could ever ask for. Although I'm really busy, I still find time to work out because health is very important to me. My boyfriend is a big hockey fan, so I am by default. We just went to Pittsburgh over the weekend to watch our favorite team, the Penguins, beat Detroit. It was awesome, and totally worth the 5 hour drive! Well that's me in a nutshell!

When setting up this blog I thought it was really easy so far. The only problem I had was setting up my account, I had to change my password in order for it to work. Other than having to change my password it was a really simple task, but I haven't tried uploading my picture or anything to my blog yet. I'll keep you posted if I have any problems!