Blogging: Post 1

Blogging is when you update material or new information to a blog, a blog is a new technology that is a discussion or informational site published on the World Wide Web that consists of discrete posts or updates.

Blogging can help connect people from all over the world and people can share their stories so that others who can relate to it have advice and are able to make it through their struggles.

Survey Reflection

After conducting my survey, I found out that the main feature of web 2.0 that children my age use was the internet. I think this is because the internet includes all social networking sites (e.g. Facebook) , Blogs, wikis, You tube etc. I also found out that Web 2.0 was a very important part of our lives as school children. This is because much of our school work is based around the Web and also our entertainment.

Is there a Web 3.0?

One's on the way. It's a topic for a different FAQ, certainly. But discussion of the Web's 3.0 iteration has centered on back-end issues such as separating presentation technology and the data, developing and using the so-called semantic Web, and artificial intelligence.
The prospect of separating information from the way it's viewed extends well past making sure that one's Web site is view able in both Firefox and Internet Explorer -- or even in both a computer monitor and a phone screen. As designers know too well, playing catch-up to browsers and devices is a recipe for distraction and frustration. One of the challenges of Web 3.0 will be to come to terms with the ever-expanding universe of devices that seek information from the Internet. Rather than building pages or templates and pondering how to make those behave on whatever devices are around then, those wrestling with Web 3.0 will find themselves working through the ultimate decoupling of the logic, data and presentation of online information.The long-awaited semantic Web, which is actually an expansion of our current Web, aims to make tools as smart about understanding specific information on Web pages as they currently are about knowing what to do when a human clicks on a link. That'll be accomplished by developing a system of machine-readable tags that will differentiate between newer data and older data, between price lists and wish lists, and so forth.
With a robust semantic Web, for instance, one might have an application (an "agent") that can understand not only how to search for information on bobbins, but also how to parse the information to see that per-bobbin prices have dropped by 10% in Southeast Asia this week -- 7% in the past 24 hours alone. If you're a person who cares about your bobbins, you'd probably have your agent configured to alert you that there's a situation in progress. A good agent might even be able to connect the dots between the bobbin crisis and an editorial in yesterday's Bangkok Post advocating a bobbin embargo, or the release of a revolutionary Bobbin 2.0 that'll make all current bobbins obsolete.

What are the hallmarks of Web 2.0? How is it different from the regular Web?

Web 1.0 was the initial great rush to populate the Web with pages of information connected by hypertext links. In the later years of the period, many of those pages were driven by databases behind the scenes, but the average person couldn't see much difference.
As high-bandwidth, always-on access became more widely available and Internet usage increased, some sites developed ways of utilizing data from that usage. Some of that data was gathered by the systems themselves, such as Amazon.com Inc.'s "also purchased" feature ("Customers who bought this item also bought..."). A great deal was contributed directly by users, generally in the form of short reviews, comments or suggestions. Though relatively few users participated heavily in such collaboration, the ability to collaborate encouraged the development of a remarkable "group wisdom" on such sites.
Over time, collaboration moved to the heart of the Web 2.0 experience. Sites such as those of Craigslist Inc., eBay Inc. and MySpace.com Inc. provide three very different experiences, but all are entirely predicated on user contributions and interactions between those users.
Meanwhile, community-centric sites such as Slashdot and Digg relied on readers to contribute links (usually to news stories) that might be of interest to the community, to describe and comment on the contributions, and to moderate (and thus provide first-line filtering of) other users' comments. This gathering function has become a de facto answer to Web 1.0's information-dispensing model -- rather than consuming the news as presented under a single brand (such as USA Today or The New York Times), those using a Web 2.0 news-gathering model tend to check community-driven aggregation sites for pointers to specific stories on the news sites. A few news-gathering sites dispense with the human element altogether, relying on robots to parse and numerically weighting the importance of news stories as they happen.

What are the disadvantages of using the elements that Web 2.0 covers?

-Viruses can be found

-Some loading take too long to process 

-Info cannot be made private

 -Disagreements or arguments may occur

 -Unpleasant comments or opinions may occur

-Blogs and information are limited

 -Security forms need to be filled and sent to the manager of the network being using in Web 2.0

Which elements of Web 2.0 suits your need as a student?

Educational based elements as social networking elements.

What are the benefits/advantages of using the elements that web 2.0 covers?

Information can flow freely. Internet users can easily express their ideas and opinions on things without any fear or apprehension. internet becomes more personalized. Internet users have different needs and preferences. But through this advanced technology, they can easily acquire information that is tailored according to their needs, interests and preferences.It makes a website more user‐friendly and functional. Internet users can easily navigate through the pages and find the information they need. It improves navigation of both internal and external pages, which is very important for various businesses in increasing their sales of products and services.It enhances the quality of interaction among internet users from all over the world. It allows users to easily read and post views, experiences, thoughts, and comments about a variety of things. It entails simple web design and adds more focus and convenience to the website so users can access more information.

What kind of people use Web 2.0?

Everyone uses web 2.0 in our generation, but mainly teenagers, young adults and buisness men/women.

How did Web 2.0 develop in today's society?

• The term Web 2.0 was coined in 1999 by Darcy DiNucci, a consultant on electronic information design in her article “Fragmented Future” and became closely associated with Tim O’Reilly who used it in a Media Web 2.0 conference in 2004 to describe the future, as he saw it, of the World Wide Web. T

• he term, seen by many as misleading, stuck. Tim Berners-Lee, the inventor of the web, labeled the term “a piece of jargon.”

•  Although the term Web 2.0 implies a new or updated version of the World Wide Web this couldn’t be further from the truth.

• There were, and have not been, any technical updates to the Web.

  

What is Web 2.0?

• Web 2.0 is the term given to describe a second generation of the World Wide Web that is focused on the ability for people to collaborate and share information online.

• Web 2.0 basically refers to the transition from static HTML Web pages to a more dynamic Web that is more organized and is based on serving Web applications to users.

• Other improved functionality of Web 2.0 includes open communication with an emphasis on Web-based communities of users, and more open sharing of information.

• Over time Web 2.0 has been used more as a marketing term than a computer-science-based term. B

• logs, wikis, and Web services are all seen as components of Web 2.0.

Conclusion

my final choice is to make a 3-d model accompanied with a video showing exactly how the computer transmits messages and the different parts of a computer, even though this task will be qite challenging i feel i will be able to produce a higher standard of work to if i were to make an online game. My reasoning behind this is with the game many different softwares have to be tried ot and to start with i do not really understang programming and stuff.

Materials and Softwares


3-D model:

-video camera
-computer
-movie maker/imovie (movie making software) (?)
-any recyclable materials e.g. boxes, cartons, cans etc
-colors,paints, play dough etc
-labeled diagram of the computer to follow of


game-


-computer
-game making software

Advantages and Disadvantages of my ideas


3-d model:
 advantages- no software required
                    simple, hands-on projects
                    very good for a group, provides jobs for 2+ people
                    very interesting, looks good

disadvantages- easy to mess up
                        must be creative
                        may come across as boring
                        takes lots of time


Online Game:
 advantages- very cool
                    if done well everyone will like it
                    all computer work, no materials needed
                    simple, if you have the correct software

 disadvantages- confusing for a beginner
                         software costs money
                         no real work that you can feel just on computer
                         hard

Tech Fair Thoughts

For the tech fair this year I came up with two different ideas, one was to create a detailed 3-D model of a computer, showing the different parts (inside and outside) and perhaps make a video to go along with the model. My second idea was to create an online game.

Peer Review of Digital Portfolio

 For my peer review I marked Ashims' wiki. His wiki was very good in my opinion. He included everything that was supposed to be included (a thurogh reflection on each subject, pictures, examplkes etc). On his homepage he gave a very detailed explanation of who he was what he likes, what he dislikes etc. However he forgot to add what he disliked. He could also try improving his grammar and also try making it longer.

He personalized the wiki fairly well by changing font sizes, colours, the font itself and the background colour of the actual wiki. In order to improve he could hav echanged the wiki picture to something more appealing (a cartoon charecteer that reflects on his charecter, for example). He did well on following instructions and completeing the task; 9 reflections of different subjects was completed, he also added at least one picture to each of his subject's pages. Sometimes it was not very clear as to what exactly was his favourite task however apart from that he did very well on his reflections.

For his overall mark I gave him a 5/6, the only things that let him down was not including everything he was supposed to; two things he dislikes, changing the wiki image etc. If I were to mark him without using the rubric I would most likely have given him a 6, this is because from looking through his wiki the first time everything seems perfect, It is only the small details that let him get a 5. Overall the wiki was original, colourful and fun to read.

Peer Review

I gave Aamir's profile a 5/6  this was because he completed most of the tasks very well however in some cases he wrote too little or even didn't write anything at all, this was the only thing he needed to work on. he needs to add more detail and include more pros and cons in describing a portfolio.

http://ashimprocessjournal.blogspot.com/

Investigating different Software Options

The first option I took a look at was the HTML one. I think that this is not a good option because, it is far from user friendly. It consists of too many digits and I found this very complicated. However, if you are used to working with lots of digits, numbers, symbols etc than it may be a good option as it gives you a simple webpage as a result.


The second Software Option was 'FrontPage'. This option, in my opinion, is better than HTML. This is because it uses the familiar Microsoft menus and toolbar therefore making it easy to learn and more user-friendly. also, it comes equipped with many pre-designed web page templates. On the other hand, FrontPage is not the best Software available because, some features are specific to the Microsoft platform only, it doesn't produce the code as cleanly as Dreamweaver and it lacks interactive development tools found in other platforms such as WordPress or Dreamweaver.


The last option I looked at was 'Dreamweaver'. This option is very good because the program is designed to work with entire folders and directories of web pages, images, scripts, and media, not just simply creating a 'boring' webpage. Also, Dreamweaver has its own tools to upload and publish your files, no external FTP program is necessary. Some disadvantages include, Dreamweaver isn't for people who just want to create a small webpage or a website with only a few pages, also, it is not the simplest software around.


I think the best option was Dreamweaver, this is because it was the simplest and it seemed as though it was the easiest to use.I think the worst was HTML as i found it very confusing and would not be able to create a webpage using that software.

Learning with Animoto

My Animoto Video About Me


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08-10-2012

Describing Digital Portfolios

1.       What is a blog? Wiki? What is the difference between them?

A blog is a discussion or informational site published on the World Wide Web. It consists of posts typically displayed in reverse chronological order. A wiki is a website that allows users to add, modify or delete its content. The difference is that in a blog you can have conversations which include many people and a wiki is more independent and usually gives information.

2.       What are the three important features of a digital portfolio?

• ·         They are goal-driven and show the life and work of the owner.
• ·         They allow parents to see the work of the student without interpretation of the grades.
• ·         If they are maintained properly they can compare the work of the student over time.
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3.       List one advantage and one disadvantage of a digital portfolio?

One advantage of a digital portfolio:

It can be seen anywhere across the globe

One disadvantage of a digital portfolio:

The information on the portfolio can be easily copied and pasted or saved on another person’s computer.

4.       3 examples of digital portfolios:

• http://cte.jhu.edu/ep/presentation/init.cfm?key=177B1D1A-D9AA-47C7-A1F7898A06E5E2C3       I think this is a very good portfolio. It is very professional and well-organized. I like the way she used yellow at the top to add color and creativity. She uses subtitles to organize and make her paragraphs clear and understandable. She talks about all aspects of her work and also includes some personal information. I think this portfolio could be improved with a few exciting pictures.
• http://artfulmemoirs.weebly.com/                                                                                                                        I really like this portfolio for many reasons, its creative, looks good and the student also includes lots of appropriate information. I like the way she has her 'contents' to the side of the portfolio, this could show that she is organized and neat, everything is in order. In this portfolio she talks about one main subject however uses sub-headings to organize her work. I think she could have improved by using a more exciting font to write with or adding a few more pictures throughout the digital portfolio.
• http://murcha.wordpress.com/about/                                                                                                               I like the way this woman includes many pictures of herself and her students in order to show what exactly she does for work. I think it was a very good idea to split her portfolio into different pages which helps keep the viewer interested and not confused. I think a more exciting font could have been more appealing and would make her digital portfolio more interesting.

Communication and the Internet 2

Communication is so important during an emergency, because without communication those in the emergency would not be able to call for help or tell loved ones all was okay. Even after the emergency communication is necessary when trying to raise money by asking for donations in order to help rebuild what was lost, also it is important as communication allows people to get the news across the world and to warn close by countries.

in recent disasters many forms of communication were used, these include, Emails, Phone calls, News on the web, Parcels/Letters were sent and cargo ships were used to drop letters/parcels etc.

The essential information that needs to be communicated during a disaster usually includes how many people were injured, where and when it happened/started etc.