My favourite cartoon, Making Fiends, created by Amy Winfrey. If you like this, check out her other creations, Big Bunny, and her Muffin Films.
November 17, 2007
23 Things Assignment # 7
Podcasting
I subscribed to the following Podcasts:
CBC Radio: Quirks & Quarks
The Word Nerds
YouTube: Recently Added Videos
Super excited about Quirks & Quarks podcasts!
I subscribed to the following Podcasts:
CBC Radio: Quirks & Quarks
The Word Nerds
YouTube: Recently Added Videos
Super excited about Quirks & Quarks podcasts!
23 Things Assignment #6
Google Docs
Advantages: Remotely access your document anywhere without having to worry about discs, CDs, or memory sticks.
Disadvantages: You dont have all of the features and options available in the "real" Microsoft software.
I was excited about being able to share PP presentations this way, because the files are so big it is difficult to save, open, & close them on the TPL shared drives. I have to have my PPs on a memory stick. But, I was not impressed by the very limited PPs you are able to create on Google Docs. Very little flexibility for slide designs, no custom animations, slide transitions, etc. But for basic word or excel docs, its not bad.
Advantages: Remotely access your document anywhere without having to worry about discs, CDs, or memory sticks.
Disadvantages: You dont have all of the features and options available in the "real" Microsoft software.
I was excited about being able to share PP presentations this way, because the files are so big it is difficult to save, open, & close them on the TPL shared drives. I have to have my PPs on a memory stick. But, I was not impressed by the very limited PPs you are able to create on Google Docs. Very little flexibility for slide designs, no custom animations, slide transitions, etc. But for basic word or excel docs, its not bad.
23 Things Assignment #5
Tagging & Social Bookmarking - del.icio.us
An interesting tool. One good feature is being able to access your favourites list anywhere, at any computer. You could keep track of alot of sites by using your own tags.
The thing about tags is that they can mean different things to different people. Without controlled vocabulary & controlled subject headings, tags are just keywords. I had a hard time deciding if searching del.icio.us using a tag was more or less efficient than a Google search using the same term.
It was fun to click on some of the tags, like "cool", or "fun", and see some of the sites other poeple have tagged. Fun to browse if you're bored.
An interesting tool. One good feature is being able to access your favourites list anywhere, at any computer. You could keep track of alot of sites by using your own tags.
The thing about tags is that they can mean different things to different people. Without controlled vocabulary & controlled subject headings, tags are just keywords. I had a hard time deciding if searching del.icio.us using a tag was more or less efficient than a Google search using the same term.
It was fun to click on some of the tags, like "cool", or "fun", and see some of the sites other poeple have tagged. Fun to browse if you're bored.
October 9, 2007
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