The World's technology is changing each day, and much of it is online, where it's flat. Ever since 1995, people have been able to reach websites through browsers, such as the first Netscape Browser that charged $28 to download. A major change in that was the cost. Nowadays, there are numerous internet browsers to choose from and most of them for free. I was surprised that internet browsers costed money back then, since we're now accustomed to having the Internet Explorer browser come standard with Windows computers.
Though all companies are competing against each other they need to allow their users (or customers) communicate to each other. This means that companies, such as email providers, have to provide the ability to send and receive email from their competators in order to keep users. Some providers have services that require you to sign up for email, such as Yahoo! or Google, which supply the services Google Docs, Blogger, Yahoo Answers, ect. and require you to stay signed in, in order to use these services.
The Flat Classroom Project seems like a great idea. Some of the things I'm unsure of are how our groups are going to communicate. Sending messages to each other and commenting seems like a standard way of communication. I'd like to see more 'different' or 'new' things that would be on this website that others don't have.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
OneNote
Microsoft OneNote 2010 is a great program for taking notes for class, for business (e.g. in meetings), or just for yourself. When you open OneNote, a notebook is opened and you view a guide page. After looking over the guide page, you can delete it or create a new notebook to start your own work.
Once you create a new notebook and are on the first page, there's a number of things you can do to organize your pages and the text you put on them. Some of the more useful features you can use are Tags, Attaching Files, Recording Video or Voice, Snycing and Sharing your notebook online, and Drawing. Tags can be useful when you need to make a checklist, or want to star important notes. Attaching files can also be useful, since you don't have to worry about emailing other people things. You can also record voice or video, which can be useful if your computer has a webcam and you'd like to capture something you can't describe in words. Snycing and Sharing your notebook online is also useful, because if you would like to share or compare notes with others that you took during a meeting or class, you can do so by giving others' access to your notebook through Windows Live. The drawing feature is helpful incase you'd like to label or draw something, like an image, to go along with your notes. Speaking of images, if you have one on your screen and want to include it in your notebook, you can by using the Screen Clipping tool.
Overall, OneNote can reduce the amount of pencil work in notebooks, and should be used in more classrooms and businesses in the community. It's a great way to organize, customize, and share your notebook with others, rather than if you had a spiral notebook.
Once you create a new notebook and are on the first page, there's a number of things you can do to organize your pages and the text you put on them. Some of the more useful features you can use are Tags, Attaching Files, Recording Video or Voice, Snycing and Sharing your notebook online, and Drawing. Tags can be useful when you need to make a checklist, or want to star important notes. Attaching files can also be useful, since you don't have to worry about emailing other people things. You can also record voice or video, which can be useful if your computer has a webcam and you'd like to capture something you can't describe in words. Snycing and Sharing your notebook online is also useful, because if you would like to share or compare notes with others that you took during a meeting or class, you can do so by giving others' access to your notebook through Windows Live. The drawing feature is helpful incase you'd like to label or draw something, like an image, to go along with your notes. Speaking of images, if you have one on your screen and want to include it in your notebook, you can by using the Screen Clipping tool.
Overall, OneNote can reduce the amount of pencil work in notebooks, and should be used in more classrooms and businesses in the community. It's a great way to organize, customize, and share your notebook with others, rather than if you had a spiral notebook.
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
3 Favorite Websites
Fom a person that uses the internet hourly, three of my favorite websites should be easy to come up with.
- Facebook http://www.facebook.com/
I get on Facebook daily, it's a good tool to see what your friends are up to and its nice when you need to contact friends quick. - Ancestry http://www.ancestry.com/
Like Facebook, I visit this website most during the day. Since I'm intersted in family history it's easy to guess why I like this website. It's really useful for keeping track of ancestors, also for keeping track of anniversaries and birthdays of living relatives that you might not normally remember. It's an easy website for when you want to dig up dirt on someone. - Find A Grave http://www.findagrave.com/
I know, weird. But as a family history history researcher, graves are helpful in determining when a person lived, also their children, parents, siblings, ect. may be buried in the same cemetery so you can find out about their families as well. When someone's grave page doesn't have a picture, people have the option to request one. If they're in the area of West Des Moines I go out and take pictures for people. Others do the same in return.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
First post in the world of Blogging
Hello! I'm Alex Koenen, (pronounced Koonen) and I'm starting a blog in a class I'm taking, called Digital Communications Tools, along with other business and computer classes.
Something that interests me is Genealogy (a fancy word for "family history"). I volunteer in downtown Des Moines at the Iowa Genealogical Society helping others with researching their family history. Another thing that I'm interested in is computers, and photography. Along with volunteering downtown, I volunteer at my church as a camera person where we record services to be put up on screens and online for people viewing from home.
When I'm at home and have nothing to do, I spend my time on my laptop playing games, researching my own family history and playing Grand Theft Auto IV on the PS3. A few programs I use frequently on my laptop are Microsoft Word and Powerpoint. I sometimes use an add-on to powerpoint, called TurningPoint, as a study tool for tests or quizzes in school.
What kind of technology do you use at your home? Do you use technology to study for quizzes or tests for school?
Something that interests me is Genealogy (a fancy word for "family history"). I volunteer in downtown Des Moines at the Iowa Genealogical Society helping others with researching their family history. Another thing that I'm interested in is computers, and photography. Along with volunteering downtown, I volunteer at my church as a camera person where we record services to be put up on screens and online for people viewing from home.
When I'm at home and have nothing to do, I spend my time on my laptop playing games, researching my own family history and playing Grand Theft Auto IV on the PS3. A few programs I use frequently on my laptop are Microsoft Word and Powerpoint. I sometimes use an add-on to powerpoint, called TurningPoint, as a study tool for tests or quizzes in school.
What kind of technology do you use at your home? Do you use technology to study for quizzes or tests for school?
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