I found Gutenberg.org to be a neat website for free E books. I love to read and sometimes accessing EBooks can be easier than having an actual hard copy. All the work is free because the copyright has expired on the books they chose. I think this could be utilized as a classroom tool since they have alot of classic books and it would be free for students.
Gutenberg Website
A Word about their privacy policy
Les Miserables Book
Thursday, April 25, 2013
ScribbleMaps
Geotagging Photos
I really enjoyed the photo synth Ted talk. What a smart guy! My favorite thing was how you could zoom in on photos and with all the technology it felt like you were really there getting a virtual tour.
I enjoyed getting to tag the photos on flickr and learning how to do that. Although I did feel like if you make the geotags public there is a privacy issue for me. If someone where a stalker it seems like they could follow your pictures where you go and eventually would know what you look like and could find where you live. Maybe this is me being paranoid but the whole idea of geo maps scares me if people disclose too much information about where they go on a daily basis.
Info I read about EXIF: "The Exif format has standard tags for location information. As of 2012 a few cameras and a growing number of mobile phones have a built-in GPS receiver that stores the location information in the Exif header when a picture is taken. Some other cameras have a separate GPS receiver that fits into the flash connector or hot shoe. Recorded GPS data can also be added to any digital photograph on a computer, either by correlating the time stamps of the photographs with a GPS record from a hand-held GPS receiver or manually by using a map or mapping software. The process of adding geographic information to a photograph is known as geotagging. Photo-sharing communities like Panoramio, locr or Flickr equally allow their users to upload geocoded pictures or to add geolocation information online".
I still feel that privacy is an issue for me with this type of data storage. It is very neat that that can be built into cameras and automatically use gps to locate where photos are taken. It seems that Facebook is using this type of technolgoy already with cell phones? I have a problem with facebook posting where you are located when you post a status as well.
I also always wonder about the different types of files. It seems with all the file types many old computers have a hard time uploading them and you have to have the right kind of software to be able to open files.
It also makes it difficult for new computer users to figure out how to use what files for certain types of uses.. when you would use a GIF vs. a JPEG etc.
My flickr photos
Microsoft Photosynth
I enjoyed getting to tag the photos on flickr and learning how to do that. Although I did feel like if you make the geotags public there is a privacy issue for me. If someone where a stalker it seems like they could follow your pictures where you go and eventually would know what you look like and could find where you live. Maybe this is me being paranoid but the whole idea of geo maps scares me if people disclose too much information about where they go on a daily basis.
Info I read about EXIF: "The Exif format has standard tags for location information. As of 2012 a few cameras and a growing number of mobile phones have a built-in GPS receiver that stores the location information in the Exif header when a picture is taken. Some other cameras have a separate GPS receiver that fits into the flash connector or hot shoe. Recorded GPS data can also be added to any digital photograph on a computer, either by correlating the time stamps of the photographs with a GPS record from a hand-held GPS receiver or manually by using a map or mapping software. The process of adding geographic information to a photograph is known as geotagging. Photo-sharing communities like Panoramio, locr or Flickr equally allow their users to upload geocoded pictures or to add geolocation information online".
I still feel that privacy is an issue for me with this type of data storage. It is very neat that that can be built into cameras and automatically use gps to locate where photos are taken. It seems that Facebook is using this type of technolgoy already with cell phones? I have a problem with facebook posting where you are located when you post a status as well.
I also always wonder about the different types of files. It seems with all the file types many old computers have a hard time uploading them and you have to have the right kind of software to be able to open files.
It also makes it difficult for new computer users to figure out how to use what files for certain types of uses.. when you would use a GIF vs. a JPEG etc.
My flickr photos
Microsoft Photosynth
Monday, April 22, 2013
Objectives Review
Old Objectives
- Learn what Web 2.0 is and how it is useful for business settings.
- Learn how to promote Non-Profit organizations online and learn how to navigate web & social networking sites to promote their cause.
- Become more comfortable in front of a web camera.
- Stay on top of our assignments and teach myself how to use the sites we are learning about.
New OBJECTIVES
The objectives I created for myself are all definitely still goals I have. I hope to also learn how to build a website for the non-profit I help and find ways to use the tools we have learned about to help them raise $.
The things I hope to get better at throughout this process is embedding videos and files and learning how to make websites/assignments more visually appealing.
Resume Promo
Skills
Experienced in
Blogging, Facebook, Twitter, managing comments in forums, and an expert at developing
a web presence on the entire internet. Skilled at tracking data for web
traffic, events, forums and blog activity. Successfully promoted businesses and
non-profits via the web to generate donations and business. Experienced with developing
and managing websites, building online communities, promoting community events
and efforts to fight for community needs and be a voice in an online world.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Fun Group Project
This would be really fun if we could all film a scene and combine it. We could probably find a clean version of the song.. plus I love to thrift store shop :)
I like the Harlem Shake idea too! I'm not sure how we could colloborate but we could always do like the video you posted and have jump cuts to each one of our parts.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
Liscense/Copyright
If I had a picture I wanted to copyright or protect I would use photoshop and put a water mark on it. When I'm doing Critter Magazine we usually need photos I can reproduce and copy from google. If there is ever a watermark on it I know that someone has the rights to it and I could get in trouble if I reproduced it. I think that getting copyright rights would protect it but if something is reproduced online with a water mark it is just as effective.
The picture I chose above is from Flickr Commons and it says that these pictures have no copyright restrictions when you right click them. The photo is of flight attendants in the 70s and I thought it was interesting.
Monday, April 8, 2013
Wiki Sites
The 2 sites I took a closer look at were WikiCommons and WikiSpaces.
I am really interested in learning more about photography and have been drooling over nice cameras for the past year. Eventually I will end up getting one or financing one because I just love to take pictures and my IPhone camera doesn't do justice to some of the things I love to take photos of. I thought WikiCommons was really cool and as I browsed I found some amazing photographs people had taken of different parts of the world.
I also looked at WikiSpaces. It is amazing at how many educational lessons I was able to find a great collaboration tool for teachers. I also looked into some wikispaces for non-profits and thought it was very cool how file names are listed and very easy to access others work. Instead of having to browse google for hours to find things that may work a list of resources are already gathered and easy to access on wikispaces which makes it an awesome tool to use for all kinds of things.
I am really interested in learning more about photography and have been drooling over nice cameras for the past year. Eventually I will end up getting one or financing one because I just love to take pictures and my IPhone camera doesn't do justice to some of the things I love to take photos of. I thought WikiCommons was really cool and as I browsed I found some amazing photographs people had taken of different parts of the world.
I also looked at WikiSpaces. It is amazing at how many educational lessons I was able to find a great collaboration tool for teachers. I also looked into some wikispaces for non-profits and thought it was very cool how file names are listed and very easy to access others work. Instead of having to browse google for hours to find things that may work a list of resources are already gathered and easy to access on wikispaces which makes it an awesome tool to use for all kinds of things.
Thursday, April 4, 2013
Video/Audio/Pic Sharing Sites
I found each of these sites great for sharing. I have never used flickr but it seems to be the go-to for photo sharing sites. I also have used youtube in the past for a video project and it is one of my favorite sites to get lost on and watch funny videos. I really liked soundcloud and thought it was cool how people uploaded different beats and pod casts. I considered uploading a song from my computer but thought it might violate their policy so I chose not to.
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