Week 5 0535

I have yet to use twitter in a very productive manner though I did share an interesting web source with follower this week MIT Course info. I am beginning to see how microblogging can be used professionally as a information and network tool. I would not have thought miroblogging to be or any interest or benefit to me professionally. I still keep forgetting to use twitter (checking now that I thought of it). I had thought of it entirely as a social networking tool for those wanting to stay in touch with friends. I can see how it can be used as a tool for networking with individuals on a professional level and a group interest level.

Social bookmarking has been the most helpful tool I have begun to use. I use it on my computers and a click of a button on my tool bar brings me to my Course management system, my school email etc. I can have my office anywhere I can hook up to the internet.

Last week I started a Wiki designed to be a warehouse of ideas and information for the start of a online student resource for my online science classes. I really like the ease of use and the idea of our science department collaborating to build these courses using this tool. My fellow teachers have really not added much to the wiki as of yet but I hope that once they explore the application a bit it will encourage them to contribute.

Ok, I must apologize for th3e lateness of this blog. I have been busy over the last 4-days caring for my elderly Mother. Serious stuff but she is doing fine at the moment. With that uplifting introduction let me say that I was able to do many things related to what we are discussing in the section or our class.
As my mother spent the day on Thursday getting a stress test I sat in the waiting room working. I logged on using a guest password form the secretary and was able to access my iQ Academy course management system and was able to grade for hours and hours (still not caught up). I was also able to access my iQ Academy online email application so I could answer parents and assist students. I easily managed all these application using the delicious online bookmarking application I am using.
I actually did forget that I had the convenience of Twitter as well. This would have come in handy as my wolfmail account would not function due to password ageism regulations. Though in defense I did try to change before the deadline but every time I logged into the change password application it kicked me to the wrong page and so I sent email to pc support which went unanswered even though they probably would have sent the message to the email I could not access.
But Props go out to Louis who once again saved the day to day with his helpful Twitter reply. (tl3johnson) I also want to add that the young man who answered the help desk number and walked through the fix was very helpful.
So hurried and busy as usual, the tools we are using do help me in a real way.

3rd blog for 0535

This week I set up a flickr account, I had received photos from my brother on his account before and searched for pictures for projects in the past. I will be adding some picture of the basement project now that I have electrical set up and dry wall on the inside looks like a room.

I also set up a Google reader account and added a couple of feeds to it. I added classmate’s blogs as well. It looks like it will be a useful tool once I have used it for a while.

That reminds me I also set up a twitter account and never remember to tweet or follow any one but Louis.

So I will be going there next and seeing what he has been up to as well as looking to add folks to follow and RSS feeds to feed upon.