I had fun playing around with these Image Generators. I can imagine that the students at school would enjoy playing with them too.
I really enjoyed Fotosketcher which makes some great images.
Saturday, September 12, 2009
#9 - Virtual Life
After having a quick look at the resources for this activity I can see how it will be easy to become involved in a virtual reality.
This isn't something that I can see myself using at school for a number of reasons. The lack of control over the content that would be inappropriate for high school students as well as the lack of control over who the students are talking to are two obvious problems. However the educational benefits in economics, social skills, property management would be great.
I can see that this would be a wonderful resource for students who are studying at a higher level. For example, I completed one of my Bachelor Degrees as an external student, through a university located in a different state. To be able to communicate in a more persoanl online setting such as Second Life and being able to connect in a casual setting in real time would have been a much more enjoyable experience for me.
You must excuse me now as my other life calls =)
This isn't something that I can see myself using at school for a number of reasons. The lack of control over the content that would be inappropriate for high school students as well as the lack of control over who the students are talking to are two obvious problems. However the educational benefits in economics, social skills, property management would be great.
I can see that this would be a wonderful resource for students who are studying at a higher level. For example, I completed one of my Bachelor Degrees as an external student, through a university located in a different state. To be able to communicate in a more persoanl online setting such as Second Life and being able to connect in a casual setting in real time would have been a much more enjoyable experience for me.
You must excuse me now as my other life calls =)
#8 - iGoogle
I love iGoogle - and I love the searchable gadgets that are available. With these gadgets I can have quick access to things that are relevant to me. I think that iGoogle will continue to change and improve with the times so that I will always have information that I use on a regular basis at my fingertips.
Would I like to work at Google? Hell yeah! Unfortunately I don't think that I'm dynamic enough, creative enough or forward thinking enough to meet their requirements.
What changes would I suggest? Introduce an ice-cream stand =)
Would I like to work at Google? Hell yeah! Unfortunately I don't think that I'm dynamic enough, creative enough or forward thinking enough to meet their requirements.
What changes would I suggest? Introduce an ice-cream stand =)
#7 - Google Books
OK before I go too far, I'll admit that I only had a very quick play with Google Books.
I searched for a few books from series that I'm currently reading and was disappointed. Trying title, author and series titles there were no hits for my book, which is from a popular series. It did however bring up some similar titles. Although they seemed a bit dated. For now I'll probably stick with other sources when searching for books, but I will come back in the not-too-distant future and have a better look to see if I missed something here.
I searched for a few books from series that I'm currently reading and was disappointed. Trying title, author and series titles there were no hits for my book, which is from a popular series. It did however bring up some similar titles. Although they seemed a bit dated. For now I'll probably stick with other sources when searching for books, but I will come back in the not-too-distant future and have a better look to see if I missed something here.
Sunday, September 6, 2009
#6 - Google Maps
The timing could not have been more perfect. Tomorrow, instead of doing the usual day-to-day at school, I'm off to watch some of my students compete at trampolining (which I'm very excited about). Of course, I've left it to the last minute to find out exactly where the venue is located so it has been very useful to not only get written instructions on which exits to take, which roads to turn off on and how many round-abouts I'll be going through but to also have a clear blue line marked on a map =)
Now I've got no excuse to not find my destination and be on time tomorrow.
Now I've got no excuse to not find my destination and be on time tomorrow.
#5 - Google Docs
Hi there,
I found the Google docs utility relatively straight forward and easy to use. It is a great alternative to creating and storing information that you can take with you wherever you go - so long as you have online access that hasn't blocked the Google applications.
If you are comfortable with other applications such as Microsoft Publisher, Word, Powerpoint etc. you will find that you have few problems using Google docs.
Another application that I'm excited to have at my fingertips.
I found the Google docs utility relatively straight forward and easy to use. It is a great alternative to creating and storing information that you can take with you wherever you go - so long as you have online access that hasn't blocked the Google applications.
If you are comfortable with other applications such as Microsoft Publisher, Word, Powerpoint etc. you will find that you have few problems using Google docs.
Another application that I'm excited to have at my fingertips.
#4 Web 2.0
Well, through reading over the past week I've learnt that there are more applications for the the Web 2.0 'movement' than I'll ever begin to imagine.
It is not about new technologoes so much as a new way of using the already available technologoes with it's foundations in end-user participation. The more people who use it, the better it becomes. Apparently the idea of subsribing to pages (for example blogs) is relatively new and significant in the development of Web 2.0. In the past, traditionally web pages were static and viewed by the end- user where they are increasingly dynamic and interractive with 'subscribers' and 'participants'.
As a librarian, I need to embrace and become comfortable with the interactive nature of Web 2.0.
It is not about new technologoes so much as a new way of using the already available technologoes with it's foundations in end-user participation. The more people who use it, the better it becomes. Apparently the idea of subsribing to pages (for example blogs) is relatively new and significant in the development of Web 2.0. In the past, traditionally web pages were static and viewed by the end- user where they are increasingly dynamic and interractive with 'subscribers' and 'participants'.
As a librarian, I need to embrace and become comfortable with the interactive nature of Web 2.0.
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