Hey everyone!
The text that I sent, stated that in the classroom, my teachers and I have used Wikipedia and YouTube. In many of my history classes, we used Wiki to look up any data to do reports for certain subjects or events that took place in the past. Wiki's are good because although anybody can modify the information found on Wiki's, a lot of them provide timelines of events, their significance, and significant points that go along with each event. The timelines are extremely helpful when writing reports, answering questions, or studying for a test.
My teachers have used YouTube to help them teach certain lessons. In my computer class from the Spring 2011 semester, my teacher used a lot of videos from YouTube, to either help explain a topic or to show us a video and have us write a paragraph about what we had just watched. Watching the videos was helpful, because with the extra information it was easier to understand, than just hearing the teacher explain something.
I forgot to text that I use Google a lot when I'm studying at home. Everyone knows that if they are ever stuck on a question, all you have to do is type it into Google and the majority of the time you can find an answer. Before I knew how to embed videos into blogs or power point slides, I used both YouTube and Google to help find the answer. It was helpful for our last blog since I already had this knowledge previously thanks to Google and YouTube.
Teachers and students use these methods because they give you a fast response, and it allows you to check your answer with millions of people around the world who use the internet, unlike a textbook where you have to read through pages of text and still not know if your answer would match up with someone else. It takes the guess and check out of homework! I love technology!
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Technology and Business Management
Hi everyone!
My major is business management. As we discussed in class, business and technology go hand and hand. Technology is changing the way businesses run, and technology has defiantly changed the type of work managers do and how they do so. I found a www.youtube.com video that talks about the IBM business. The guy states that he works for "a performance management company that provides businesses with technology solutions that help companies drive forward their business performance." The guy also talks about how management must use technology and change certain areas of their company they will grow as the tecnology grows and it will mazamize their businesses potential. The guy also uses the metaphor of a big cruise ship, and how the workers need an "instrument panel" to help understand whats going on, and what they must manage and instruct the other workers to do. The "instrument panel" is an example of technology and how technology can help managers understand what is going on and what needs to be done in a company. The video was very cool, and easy to understand, especially with the metaphor of the cruise ship. Check it out!
My major is business management. As we discussed in class, business and technology go hand and hand. Technology is changing the way businesses run, and technology has defiantly changed the type of work managers do and how they do so. I found a www.youtube.com video that talks about the IBM business. The guy states that he works for "a performance management company that provides businesses with technology solutions that help companies drive forward their business performance." The guy also talks about how management must use technology and change certain areas of their company they will grow as the tecnology grows and it will mazamize their businesses potential. The guy also uses the metaphor of a big cruise ship, and how the workers need an "instrument panel" to help understand whats going on, and what they must manage and instruct the other workers to do. The "instrument panel" is an example of technology and how technology can help managers understand what is going on and what needs to be done in a company. The video was very cool, and easy to understand, especially with the metaphor of the cruise ship. Check it out!
Friday, September 16, 2011
Surfing the World Wide Web
Hey everyone!
This week we are supposed to share our favorite blog or website. Since I have never blogged before this class, I'll be sharing some websites that I check out pretty regularly.
As usual, I am one of those people that check out the main social networking sites such as www.facebook.com, www.twitter.com and www.youtube.com. But I also check out some other sites such as www.TFLN.com and www.kaneshow.com.
The website TFLN is a website that most typical college students would enjoy. There's a stream of texts that people drunkenly send the night before. The texts are hilarious, and worth checking out for a good laugh.
The Kane Show website, is a site from a radio show that I listened to back in my hometown of Brunswick, MD. The show is broadcasted to the Washington DC metropolitan area and is very popular. The radio jockeys are hilarious and they discuss every topic you could think of from celebrity gossip to dealing with their own crazy life drama. They update their site with a lot of funny stories and if you wanted to listen to their show, you can listen through the website. I recommend it, they're hilarious!
This week we are supposed to share our favorite blog or website. Since I have never blogged before this class, I'll be sharing some websites that I check out pretty regularly.
As usual, I am one of those people that check out the main social networking sites such as www.facebook.com, www.twitter.com and www.youtube.com. But I also check out some other sites such as www.TFLN.com and www.kaneshow.com.
The website TFLN is a website that most typical college students would enjoy. There's a stream of texts that people drunkenly send the night before. The texts are hilarious, and worth checking out for a good laugh.
The Kane Show website, is a site from a radio show that I listened to back in my hometown of Brunswick, MD. The show is broadcasted to the Washington DC metropolitan area and is very popular. The radio jockeys are hilarious and they discuss every topic you could think of from celebrity gossip to dealing with their own crazy life drama. They update their site with a lot of funny stories and if you wanted to listen to their show, you can listen through the website. I recommend it, they're hilarious!
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Me, Myself, and I
Hi my name is Shelby Domarasky. I am 18 years old and just transferred to Salisbury University for my sophomore year of college, and I am studying the major of business management. Before moving to Salisbury for school, I lived with my mother and my little brother who is 13. I also have an older brother who is 20, however, he lives in Pittsburgh. I like hang out with friends and have a good time, but I am also very dedicated to exercising, working, and doing my school work. Out of this Info 211 class, I plan to gain knowledge in computers and how the Internet can be used to get information distributed into the world. I'm hoping this class is enjoyable, fun, and informative.
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