Whoooaaaa! Whaaaat....

Mashups...who knew...I visited , Spot Crime, Windowshop, Health and Housing Maps....you click on an address and up pops a listing with pictures! Sooo coooool! I imagine you could make yourself completely paranoid with detailed information regarding your health and welfare.

Flickr or not to Flickr

Online photos sharing is a wonderful idea. My photo memories are in boxes and albums. They are only organized by year. I currently use my cell phone for photo opportunities. I print if I need to. Fickr is a great option for security and organization. I do not believe that I would use the public option. I am freaked out about the privacy we don't have with the internet! I am assuming that my children are taking advantage of this site ....

Stop Start Page

Stop! Enough! I do not want my own page. Both sites were easy to navigate but I am not interested.

Following Frenzy

So many choices........endless sites..feeds...overwhelming! This "thing" was easy to apply but not so easy to limit. I guess I will be constantly updating and changing my choices to make the best use of my time. I selected a few of my colleagues blogs to follow, mostly random selections. I am a news hound so that is also reflected in my choices.

No Ning!

The site ning.com took me to several shopping sites. I selected sports, and knitting as my interests. You then are given choices and more choices to define your topic. I did find vintage knitting patterns! I ultimately ended up on a Martha Stewart page which was about nutrition. I believe someone like Martha Stewart must have an IT department that links her to every possible site to sell her "stuff". I did not join ning.com.

Loosely LinkedIn

I joined LinkedIn ...I was aware of this site but never checked it out. It begs the question ...how many social networking sites should you join? Obviously, as many as will enhance your job performance...but really ....maybe it is enough to just have it on your resume? Whatever...this is when I feel overwhelmed...or perhaps ....undermotivated....TMI !

Kall Me Krazy

I was very surprised at how polite everyone was when speaking of the proper way to comment! I did not expect such good manners! I thought the anonymity of the internet would provide an avenue for "in your face" comments. It does happen ...I know... but good for those who try to set a standard.

No. 3 Blog Blah Blah

I read many blogs and conclude that there are many styles of writing and expressing ideas. We are certainly in a digital revolution. Anyone can blog, young and old. I hadn't really considered the impact of blogs versus a book. Do I spend less time reading books? I do spend a lot of time online reading newspapers and magazines.
The idea that information does not travel in a straight line is thought provoking. We will need to teach ethics and strong values to our students and responsiblity.
I particularly enjoyed the blog about teachers as entertainers. Jim Cramer who has a cable show about the stock market was a great example. A pretty boring topic but he makes it interesting with outlandish props for explanation.

No.2 and not a pencil

I think that I reversed the order of one and two....but Web2.0 is very compelling and I am eager to learn all that I can to enhance my job performance....or just my personal communications. I want to get going with the other numbers because I am late to the game....stay tuned..