curiosity

This week in the loads of extra time i have on my hands, by not being in class i decided to check out Twitter...and lets just so as of right now.. I'm not all that impressed. I will admit, i am on a bunch of social networking, and blogging sites. Some of them I have loved, and some i've stopped using because something new and better has come along. The main purpose of Twitter is to keep in contact by answering the question what are you doing? I've been on only for two days as of right now. But there is really nothing to do. You can send updates from your cell phone, but now most websites allow you to do that. there is not much to do, you can send messages to people, and update your status. Granted it does make it easier for people to quickly check up on their friends, and people that they are following because it is all displayed on one page, and it is displayed with the most recent activity on top. There are some applications, but honestly it looks more like the same thing, a widget, for you to add to websites. It looks like some of them depend on the browser you use, and the look you like. well this will take some more browsers and searching....one thing that would be helpful, a HELP page that does more that give you information on what Twitter is about, one that tells you where you can find applications. I just feel completely lost on that website..maybe after a few more days of searching i will find what i am looking for....but i don't have the time for that. Other social networking sites have been pretty easy to navigate and find exactly what i am looking for..

but we shall see... twitter is the one of the newer social networking sites, so things could change....we shall see where they go.

I'm A PC

So i love the AD wars going on between PC and Apple right now. And i love the new " I'm a PC" commericals. They have little kids ( the ones i have seen one is 6 and the other is 4). And they take, upload, edit and send pictures on their PC computer. I know exactly what they are showing its so easy a little kid can do it...

..but those commercials are not that far off, especially which how much this class is talking about using computers and technology in the classroom. Its not going to be too long before kids at the age of 6 are going to be pretty proficient at the computer. and its kinda cool. and scary. It scary to see how much computers have become a part of our everyday lives. I cannot go a day without access some kind of computer. If i don't check my email i feel lost. My one fear about teaching and using so much technology, is that kids are going to use it so much, it will become a permanent part of them. Its already possible to carry around hand-held computers (think iphone, PDA). How much is this generation going to use computers. maybe in addition to teaching them how to use computers we also need to teach them its good to get away from the computer from time to time. To put down that mouse (or take that finger off the mouse pad), step away from the computer and get out a board game. To turn off that PDA, and go out for a walk. We need to teach kids a balance.

Weboage

So i have to create my own webpage. it is a lot easier that i thought. The program i am using, Webnode, allows you to do a lot with it. I kind of turned it into a website, because its very easy to use and it just looked to cluttered all on one page. i tried another program and it was diffcult, to use. It kept freezing up, and i relly did not have to much choice on where things went. Webonde allows me to move sections over, and while its not a lot of choice it still is alot more than the other site. This is going to help a lot when it comes time for me to make my own webpage once i get a job.