My IT department blocks the web sites for social networking. I had to do my assignments from home. I did have another librarian as a friend, and Bart from this course. I could see the value of MLA using this tool even thought I wouldn't be able to do so.
I wouldn't publish anything I wouldn't want broadcast on the 6 pm news.
I do see this is the wave of the future. I mentioned I was using facebook to my sister. She asked me if I would be my 15 year old nephew's friend. As I only have 2 friends, I thought this would be fine. He has over 200 friends from school and church.
Monday, April 28, 2008
Web 2.0 Week 3
I did ask a colleague to add me as a friend as well as Bart, who assisting with the course. I do see the value of MLA using Facebook. the problem I have is the IT Dept will not allow access to it. I had to do my assignments on my home computer.
I would never put any information I didn't want broadcast on facebook. However, the same rules apply to email. ( I think many people forget that as email is so commonplace.
I liked using facebook, and I had to laugh. When I told my sister I was using it as part of a class at work, she asked me if I would be my 15 yr. old nephew's friend. I have 2 friends, and he has 200. This is definitely the wave of the future.
I would never put any information I didn't want broadcast on facebook. However, the same rules apply to email. ( I think many people forget that as email is so commonplace.
I liked using facebook, and I had to laugh. When I told my sister I was using it as part of a class at work, she asked me if I would be my 15 yr. old nephew's friend. I have 2 friends, and he has 200. This is definitely the wave of the future.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
MLA Week 5
I like Google Docs because it was so easy to use. MS Office Live might be a contender since it works with all the other MS products that I have from work. I wouldn't put PHI or sensitive information on any of these tools. However, I have a lot of documents where sharing would be an advantage rather than us emailing version back and forth.
My workplace blocked facebook, so I didn't try the tools for this week from work. I'll have to see if I can do that. If enough people use these tools, I think there will be some allowance for them in the workplace.
However, my hospital will probably be about 10 years behind everybody else. We just got wireless through the hospital in the last 6 months. I can't see our IT Dept letting people use Google Docs or Zoho, but I think they will trust MS. I enjoyed this week the most I could see these tools have the greatest application. Plus, I had already heard of blogs, and wiki before. It certainly is a wonderful, wild world out there. I consider myself a person who is an early adopter, so I think it is great fun too. (There is something about making learning fun that really make people want to learn more)>
My workplace blocked facebook, so I didn't try the tools for this week from work. I'll have to see if I can do that. If enough people use these tools, I think there will be some allowance for them in the workplace.
However, my hospital will probably be about 10 years behind everybody else. We just got wireless through the hospital in the last 6 months. I can't see our IT Dept letting people use Google Docs or Zoho, but I think they will trust MS. I enjoyed this week the most I could see these tools have the greatest application. Plus, I had already heard of blogs, and wiki before. It certainly is a wonderful, wild world out there. I consider myself a person who is an early adopter, so I think it is great fun too. (There is something about making learning fun that really make people want to learn more)>
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