Friday, March 20, 2009
Google reader
I just had what Oprah calls an aha moment. I was reading page 210 in the course book, web 2.0, and I finally was able to upload subscriptions of topics I am interested in reading about. I am not a total convert to all the new technology that we are continuously being bombarded with. What I see alot of students using blogs, My Space, and Facepage for is what I like to term "fluff". Totally pointless and meaningless. Yes kids are writing all the time, but is it really to their benefit to be connected all the time? What happened to daydreaming, or coming up with ways to entertain yourself? Someone said that kids today call someone to feel connected. I find that very sad. I use technology as a tool to accomplish something. Which is better? Maybe the answer is somewhere in between. So to get back to my aha moment. One I was ecstatic that I was able to accomplish what might be to some such a simple task. Two I will totally utilize information coming to me for both pleasure and work. I sometimes spend hours or days researching a subject for school. Now I can have the information come to me! What a time saver! I can see a pinpoint of light at the end of the tunnel that someday I may not spend evey waking moment on schoolwork :)
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If Facebook, Myspace, and the rest are "fluff" why do kids like it so much? What is the draw....and why is the largest group of people now joining Facebook between the ages of 40 - 65?
ReplyDeleteI think we have always been connected, we're just connecting differently. We use to listen to the radio while we were driving (connected to information) we watch TV for news (connecting) we read the newspaper for information (connected)....now we do all of this in one place with one piece of hardware...and we can share that information with our friends. We can push and pull it where we want when we want it. We are connected.....but it's a new connection that this generation was born with. This year's seniors were born the same year the Internet was created...they will never know a time without out. Elementary students will always know about Skype and will never pay for a long distance phone call...and will always have video conferencing around the world.
Is it "fluff" or is it a new way to connect people, information, ideas, and knowledge?