Week # 4: Web 2.0

It's amazing how far technology has gotten and to think, it's only going to expand and get more complex. During this week's lesson I was amazed to find all the different websites that have received the Web 2.0 Award. Below I have listed some of the sites that I found would be beneficial to myself and others. I have already referred some of the resources to my fellow peers. The wonders behind all the technological tools available online at no cost are just great!

www.facebook.com
Once the online hang-out of college kids, Facebook is the biggest thing to hit the social networking sphere since Friendster and MySpace. The service aims to include a "real time" feel to its site, showing users’ actions to their friends on a time-stamped "News Feed."

www.meebo.com/index-en.html

Use your favorite instant messaging service, no matter where you are or whether the computer you’re using has the right software.

www.youtube.com

The web’s most popular video sharing application lets users upload their own videos, embed videos on their own sites and search others’ content.

www.arcaplay.com

This site houses a slew of online games, presented in Flash, that you can play onsite, or embed in a personal website, social networking page or blog. The site will show you how many times you’ve played a certain game, how many times the game has been played overall and how many people have marked the game as a favorite.

Learn 2.0: Week 3

"You learn something new everyday"

During this week's lesson, I was to able to break out of the norm of using Google by exploring the new and upcoming Grokker. I personally enjoyed the organization of the search engine and how it provides the option to view the search results in an outline and map view. As a visual learner, I can find great benefit in the map view option. While exploring Grokker, I decided to search for information on sign language. For awhile now, one of my interest has been to learn the American Sign Language in order to use it as another means of communication. During my search I was able to come across several useful websites on ASL including a website that provided a free lesson plan for self-study :)

If anyone is interested in venturing out into the world of ASL, feel free to join me!(http://www.lifeprint.com/)

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Learning is FUN!

This weeks lesson also introduced me to the world of RSS Feeds. Although Bloglines was a bit tedious to work with at first, after some time I was able to get the hang of things. It wasn't until then that I actually found some interest in the websites purpose. The idea of staying informed on different topics of interest and only having to visit one website, seemed quite appealing. I am currently subscribed to the follwoing blog's:

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LEARN 2.0 is GREAT!