Keeping Up With The Technology

I think it is important to keep up with the latest computer technology. Librarians are feeling the pressure to do the same. Libraries are finding it difficult to keep up with this computer age because the lack of funding for the adequate resources and the public does not have the same necessity for libraries like they did in the past. Take for instance the audio book website I looked at. This site had books that I could download and listen to. All I have to do is download them on my little device and I can listen away.
I was trying to keep up with technology and was looking at the podcast website trying to download a podcast to my blog page and I couldn't figure it out. I was listening to different podcasts about Kinesiology. There were many different shows from all over the United States I could choose from.
The Technorati page I found to be interesting. This page has every blog topic imaginable. I blog searched Kinesiology and found 432 results. The tag words associated with Kinesiology were muscle testing, sports, education and herbalist. The photos I saw about Kinesiology were of human skulls. The videos I looked at were titled Anatomy & Kinesiology for Dancers and Muscle Testing.
I like YouTube. I chose a video that is silly and fun to watch because I thought it would be entertaining. There are so many to choose from I can see how a person can get hooked on YouTube, especially if they loved to watch and post their own videos.
The Movement Analysis Software looks really useful and interesting. I have been having trouble with it, because I can't open the video in the software so I can analyze and do the measurements.
So much of my life revolves around my computer. I use it for school, shopping and talking with friends through various sites. I couldn't imagine life without it. This is why I think it is important for me to keep up with computer technology.

Del.icio.us

The Delicious web site is an excellent tool to use to organize my websites that I frequently visit and to discover new ones. Because there are so many websites on the Internet I may never click on ones that could be really helpful for me. The idea of a website to categorize all other websites for easy accessibility is really smart. The way Del.icio.us works is first create an account and login. The home page is easy to understand and start by bookmaking my sites and using tags, which are words to describe my bookmarks. The tags can be words such as, guitar, games, design, food or education. The tags will sort my favorite bookmarks so I can find them quick and easy. Next to the bookmarks in a small blue box is a number. This number indicates how many other people have bookmarked this site. The highest number I saw in the blue box was 1679. This type of networking can do wonders for a website, especially if it is a business. Delicious is also a social website. I have the ability to share my bookmarks with other users and they can share their bookmarks with me. Sharing bookmarks with one another can be beneficial because when people work together more can get accomplished.

web 2.0

I was looking at the web 2.0 link provided through moodle and I found it to be a big information, networking search engine. It is a good tool to use if you know what you are looking for and a way to explore knew sites. Also, it does enhance the lines of communication among people who can respond about a product that others are searching for.

News feeds and google docs

My experiences so far with the two new technologies introduced to me this week are promising. I don't think I have used them to their fullest potential and resources, but I think through exploring I can really be able to use them successfully. The news feeds I thought are fun to read especially because I was able to choose what I think is interesting to be sent to me. How I think my blog line account will be useful to me in my career is I can have access to news, stories and antidotes which I can discuss with students. I also can introduce this site to students and create school assignments for them. Which we can discuss what they read during class or through blogs.
As for google docs I can just do the basics and create a document for now. What I think is cool about this technology is document sharing. Being able to contribute to other users documents or having someone contribute to my own will make proofreading a document easier. Feedback or constructive criticism is nice to receive from a professor or fellow student. How I think google docs will be helpful to me in my career is if I was able to incorporate this to my curriculum in the future. The spreadsheet I think will be useful if I was able to keep the stats of the players I coach for recruiting purposes. Also the spreadsheet can be used for budgeting the athletic program and to record the spending of funds allocated for physical education.

My comments on 3 technology articles

I do not own a iPod. I have never even downloaded anything on one either. Needless to say the iPod is great and now instead of it just being something to listen to for musical pleasure or watching movies. It can also be used for educational purposes. In the article "History To Go Why iTeach with iPods" explains how convenient it is for grad students to use their iPod to record references with iTalk mikes in the library and also with the audio voice note function. This may sound difficult, but the students explain more people use this function, is the most useful and the easiest to use. The second article is concerned with the Australian Public Libraries. In order to keep up with modern communication levels the Queensland Opal Training Project explored inexpensive and practical methods. These technologies will improve online services and be more inviting for the younger generations. The last article I read is "Using Podcasts as Audio Learning Objects. Posting digital sound to the web and other mobile devices. One aspect I found interesting was the how podcasts can be used for the visually impaired. What better way for modern technology to promote education. Then to be more accessible. The podcasts can be recorded and listened at anytime and anywhere. Connivance is always a great selling point.
What I think all these articles and technologies have in common is they all promote positive educational tools for the student and teachers. If a person is a little computer literate they will be able to use all the gadgets mentioned. I don't think these new inventions will take over class time with the professor or become a nuisance, but I think these modern tools will make learning more fun and interesting.