Final Thing #23

Well... this is my last post for the Learning 2.0 project. I have learned and re-learned many skills throughout the blog session. I had a lot of fun with the flickr tools because there are so many of them and so fun to do. The most usefull resource I learned is the use of Del.icio.us. I had no idea befor learning 2.0 that such a thing existed. I'm not sure how many of the other 23 things I will use in the future but I will definately use this one. If another discovery program like this one was to be offered again I would participate. It is fun to learn new things...throughout a lifetime!

Thing #22

There are many advantages and disadvantages to using instant messaging. IMs are very similar to text messaging which I use a lot. One downfall is that you cannot show emotion on a IM. Sometimes your message can be misinterpreted. I have found that it is very hard to show sarcasim in an IM! On the other hand IMs make small messages quick and easy. Instead of calling someone and going through the usual "hi, how are you?, what are you doing?, etc" you can get to the meat and potatoes of the conversation (so to speak).

Thing #21

I added Cnn headlines and booktalk to my bloglines account. I found that iTunes is the easiest way to do this because I use iTunes everyday and I am very familiar with it. Once I become more familiar with bloglines i can see myself using it quite often.

Thing #20

While exploring the vast world of YouTube I came across this video. If you have any interest in graphic design or the font families you might find it pretty funny. enjoy!

Thing #19

I explored a web tool by the name of wayfaring. Wayfaring is a mapping tool similar to google maps or yahoo maps. I decided to look at this one because I am fairly familiar with google maps and I wanted to see if there are any differences. The satellite imagery is provided by google so it is very similar to google maps in that sense. I feel that the navigation of google's is much better by being more user friendly.

Thing #18

Zoho writer is a very good application to use if you are one that travels from computer to computer on a regular basis. It is nice that you are able to access a document without having to carry around a flash drive or another portable device. Flash drives are so easy to misplace or accidentally leave behind at a computer. I have lost at least 3 of them! Zoho works pretty much the same as flickr except instead of storing photos it is used to store word documents.

Thing #17

I have just visited the Learning 2.0 "sand box" wiki page. I have to say NLC employees have great taste in food. All of my favorite places are listed. My mouth is watering after reading the entries. I added La Mexicana because it is my favorite restaurant in town that wasn't already listed.