RSS Feeds

RSS Feeds are so useful! Everything is right there and it is information that you want. I did 6 feeds for now. College Fashion and College Candy are two of the feeds I used that are similar. They offer a lot more than fashion otherwise I would not be that interested. Both have been known to offer study tips, health tips, ways to deal with stress, music, relationship tips, and more! I will be checking these sites for sure. I think a lot of the information will be useful. I did not expect this from these sites. I am glad it is much more than just talk about clothes. I also added MSNBC because checking up on global news is important. My feed to free technology my teachers has some useful information, it discusses technology like google maps. I expected this from this site and might be checking on it in the future. I also am getting feed from the Journal of American History.This is my teaching source, but I have to look hard for useful teaching information, but there is some good information about history. My feed from positively present helps to live a positive life. I have a tendency to be pessimistic sometimes and this will really help. I will be checking in on this site because it will be very useful for me. Overall, I am glad to have used RSS Feeds, nowI do not have to look up the sites individually, it is a great tool.

Delicious =)

http://www.delicious.com/kmkoon

Here is my delicious account...hope you like some of these sites!

2nd Emergent Technology

I was so excited to do this emergent technology since I finally got wireless internet at my house a few weeks ago!! I used Skype, which I was not able to do before because I do not have a webcam on my home computer. Now, I get to use my laptop at home that has a webcam on it. I asked one of my friends if they had Skype and they responded, "What is that?" For people who have never heard of Skype like some of my friends, it allows you to do free video calling, call people for free, and free instant messaging. It is mostly known for its video calling. Video chat can be used in so many ways. I know teachers who have used it to help students after school, and to access other resources, or guest speakers. It can be used to speak to friends who have moved, or are on vacation, or just out of town. I have only used it a few times. I video called my boyfriend and a friend from school. I hope to video call my neighbor who just moved into Japan! It is so much better to see a face and hear a voice at the same time! Skype was a little confusing at first, but with help I understand it a little better. To begin with, I had to find friends, I did this by clicking on the directory and searching their names. Then my friends called me and a screen popped up, so I did not know what to do. You can click accept or decline, then you have to turn on the video. I did not know this at first and was so confused. After this, Skype is quite simple. You can call friends or accept their calls. I have not used regular calling or instant messaging yet, but I plan to in the future. I believe Skype is user-friendly and can be used for several different types of situations like business or just talking to friends. I would suggest skyping with friends before using this in a business setting. Then you can learn more about it and explore it more. Overall, I thought using Skype was a good technological experience and I recommend it to others.