Web 2.0

This week was full of a lot of crazy assignments. I found that it was rather difficult to get them all completed while trying to keep up with the normal work load. What I did learn though, was that creating my own wiki takes a lot more decisions than I ever imagined. With a blog, I have a few important decisions, like what layout and which background. With a wiki page, I have to totally create all of those things and rearrange them. My wiki has been pretty successful so far though. I have to finish editing the content page, but plan to do so tomorrow when I have faster internet access.

I love this whole idea of web 2.0 where the internet becomes so interactive. I find it empowering to get on the internet and create. I also love knowing that I have the skills to do this and a few programs of my own like digital scrapbooking that will make the quality of my class webpage look better eventually.

In response to the many goodreads and diigo experiences, I have to say that I do not prefer either of them. I know that they make life easier as a teacher and that someday, in my classroom, they will be invaluable, but right now I find them to be a complete nuisance. Getting weekly digests on which friends updated their booklists just seems to clutter my inbox and bookmarking in all of the different places like my computer, diigo, and delicious just seems like overkill. Google Reader on the other hand is something that I find useful. It brings the news that I want to read to one spot where I can access it easily and edit my preferences as I go. I previously subscribed only using iGoogle and prefer the layout and ease of use with Google Reader.

Here are the screen captures from my weeks assignments.

This shot shows me sending a video message to my god-mom explaining the weeks assignments. I attempted to contact her using yahoo messenger's video chat, but it was too late in Michigan.

This is my goodreads comment. I talked about the book The Wright Three.

This is my Diigo page. I uploaded my bookmarks from delicious.

Lastly, here is the starred copy of 20 Useful things.