Chatting: Week 2 Reflection

Yesterday, we tried out the chat feature as an entire class using Skype. The task that was set forth to you was to try to engage in a chat with 10 other people. What were the problems you encountered? What was successful, if anything? What features of IM do you like? What is your preferred method of IM? What are the problems with IM? How has IM changed the way we talk in everyday life?

week 1: derek's review

Last week was kind of weird. I have all new classes so it is going to take me awhile to get use to it. But last week I was really lost. I don't really know anything about computers so it was pretty hard for me to do all the activities. And we had to join many sites, which is ok but I don't think that I will be able to remember my username and password to all those sites. But I hope that I made a very simple username and password for those sites, or else i am pretty much screwed.  But the whole digital communication thing is a lot harder then I thought it would be. But hopefully I will be able to get it down. But I thought that the timeline project was pretty good. It is nice to learn about the changes in communication throughout the years and its really cool to see how far we come. The only problem that I had with the project is posting it on the website. It took a long time and was very annoying, the screen kept on going grey and it took me about half the class time to get it on. But I am glad that I figured it out. But not only did me and Andrew figure it out but we did it on our own, which is a good thing. But I think that the next time I have to post something on a website I will be able to do it in about 2.5 seconds.

Post #1

To be honest this past week was a little stressful for me. I didn't know there was so many ways to communicate with other people. I had to create so many accounts that i don't know what i can do to remember all of them. The time line was cool to see how we have evolved from the beginning of time till now. I for the most part like everything that we are doing. It gets a little stressful when I am trying to make new accounts and remember each name and password. I will probably use these sites again for different ways to communicate with people around the world but i don't think i would use a blog unless i had a career in something that would interest people.

Welcome aboard! Week 1 Reflection

This is your space to do your weekly reflection. What am I looking for in this place? Well, an honest reflection and commentary on the last week of your experiences. Given that your final exam will be more reflection/analysis of the places you've been and the communication you've attempted, this seems a logical place to examine and house that information so you can access it at the end. I would say you need at least 1 paragraph, at the absolute minimum. This past week, we looked at online timelines, Ning, and wikis. These should definitely be a part of your conversation. What went well? What didn't? What frustrated you? What went with ease? What are the practical uses of these applications? How can they be applied not only to your academic life, but also your everyday life? Are you likely to use these again? Why or why not? The grade you will receive will be based upon the depth of your response.