Website time is a special time

I have not had any problems so far with the website building because Dan did a good job describing the basics. Another reason is that I have wanted to take his advice by just figuring out things myself. I have usually been pretty good at doing that so I will just keep doin' what I'm doin'. I think that the best way to do things is to take them one step at a time. You can see what I have so far on my website right here!

Looking over the requirements for the website I remembered that we have to have something that our viewers can "subscribe" to and I remembered I was unsure how to do this. I am going to try and figure it out myself, but if anyone knows how to easily explain how to do it then hit me up! Until then wish me good luck... And I wish others good luck as well. :)

Copyright, that's so tight

I think that copyright laws are helpful because it protects people's works. It is, however, an inconvenient thing so I think that changes could be made to ensure that people can get permission easier and faster. For example, there should be a website or a place that anyone can go to fill out everything to request permission to use some kind of work. Then the person can get automatic approval somehow and then they can print off a notice of permission. This would make things easier and faster especially for teachers who sometimes do not have time to go through the permission process. I think that copyright laws are also very confusing. It is easy to do the wrong thing when you are unsure about what the right thing is. So much "gray area" exists with copyright laws that it is hard to decipher what to do and what not to do. In order for this problem to be cleared up there needs to be set standards and laws that people know about. Or if there is no way for people to know about it then there should be something that blocks people from using stuff, like images on the internet, etc. In conclusion, copyright laws are a good thing because when I think of my own work just being used without purchase or permission then it makes more sense to me.

Resources for ME

I would very much like to use many of the resources we talked about in class as well as others that I have found to help further my learning. I love GoogleDoc and I think it was an amazing idea that I could have never thought of myself. It is like a big brainstorming session that you can have with people without even being together. In fact, you could brainstorm with them from anywhere in the world that has internet. This has helped me greatly in my years of schooling with test reviews, projects, and whatever else teachers have come up with.

GoogleCalendar is another amazing idea, but I have not had as much experience with it. I feel as though I would like to get accustomed to it and I would like to be able to become comfortable using it and share it with others. It is the perfect application to use and share with others in order to ensure that everyone is organized and on the same page.

Another resource that looks interesting to me is diigo.com. I am not sure if I would use this in my life right now, but I might want to later on when I really get into researching and finding things in multiple articles online at one time. It seems like it would be perfect to be organized without even opening separate programs in order to do so.

W3schools.com will be very beneficial to me if I ever really get into all the different formats and everything that is involved with web languages. This would show me exactly what I need to see, which is step-by-step instructions, and would help me immensely in becoming more efficient in using the web and all of its resources.

I cannot imagine all the many different resources that are available in the world and I am excited to be introduced to at least a small fraction of them in this class. I feel as though this class and all of its resources will be able to help me develop into a greater teacher and coach in a world and society that is so centered around technology.

Tech Savvy

My experience with technology has been great. I am not a techie but I am pretty good, so I would say I am some where in between. It is easy for me to learn new programs especially if I am taught. I can usually figure out how to work things. Technology that I use well is a tough question. I guess I would say that I am good with computers in general, I am good at most programs on the computer, however, I obviously have not had experience with a very wide variety. I am good with cameras and filming. I am pretty good with communication technologies. I would like to learn how to edit videos so that I can become comfortable with it and be efficient at it as well.