Review my Wiki

I created a wiki for my final project. The wiki is for my group called the Black Tie Society. You can read more about the wiki and my organization here:
Wiki Overview

BTS Wiki

Bedtime Story Audio File (Single Podcast)

Enjoy the bedtime story I recorded for my daughter.

The Tale of Peter Rabbit

Significant differences in youth interactions

My friend recently told me a story about her neice and the ill effects of technolgoy...specifically the use of cell phones as a means of mass communication. Her neice had her phone stolen. On that phone was a few indecent pics that she had sent her boyfriend. The person who stole the phone put the pics into circuluation and thanks to technology they spread like wildfire. I can't imagine all the negative implications technology has on youth, teenagers specifically. We hear of all the great things about technology in their lives but it is important to remember the times they back fire. As a teenager you do stupid things. Technology can magnify the situation. I'm sure there are many other examples of such painful experiences.

uh-oh, Second Life could be hazardous to your marriage!

I read in the newspaper over the weekend that a couple in England is divorcing over a relationship established in Second Life. A woman caught her husband "cheating" in the online world. No mention of whether the relationship had crossed over to any other real life activities.
I am on the fence with this. Would I like my husband having a make-believe relationship? NO! Do I think it is grounds for divorce? Probably not. I'm guessing there were some other problems in this marriage that led to it's disolve.
I know many people meet online and have successful relationships. Look how pervasive online dating has become. I know two couples that met through an online dating service and are happily married. Then there is the random hooking up through chat rooms or online groups.
How serious are these Second Life relationships and do they spell trouble for established couples?

Guess who is using Skype?

Today I caught Oprah...who was using Skype to interview Melissa Ethridge! I loved it! I wondered...how many people knew what Skype was before Oprah used it. I also wondered what was being used before Skype. After all, television hosts have been interviewing people in different locations for quite some time. Do you think Skype is reaping any benefits from this?

This class has really helped me!

this week I was travling for business and spending lots of time with colleagues. I shared with them all I knew about web 2.0. It included blogs, wikis, webpages, cloud computing, podcasts and all the different types of online collaboration. I had no idea how much I knew until I just started listing everything! I even sounded like I knew what I was talking about! I think some of them plan to visit the social bookmarking site, delicious. They had never heard of such a tool or concept. I am so thankful for this class! I may not be using all of this stuff but I know about it!

My first podcast

Here is my first podcast!

First podcast

It was extremely easy and even fun. You feel like a music producer!

Delicious Bookmarking Website

There is a great bookmarking website called Delicious. It is a shared space (in the clouds) to save and tag all of your favorite websites. To see the websites I have tagged visit the following website:

Delicious

To enter my user name go to the drop down menu titled People and select Go to a New User. My user name is internetkinson.

There are fabulous Web 2.0 links that you must check out!

Blog policy at work

I recently found out that my employer has a blog policy and a list of approved blogs. I have not had time to check out the approved blogs but am eager to know what sort of topics are being blogged about and how much they are used. Very cool. I encourage others to see if their are similar policies in place for blogs or other Web 2.0 resources.

ASTD State of the Industry 08 Report

As an ASTD member you can download a free copy of the State of the Industry report. There is so much information in this easy to read report. There is plenty of mention of e-Learning and web 2.0 specifically. Here is a little blurb:
One of the most recent technological advancements
involves the learner gaining the ability to control
the content. And the learners themselves are able to make
enhancements through Web 2.0 technologies such as wikis,
blogs, and other social networking platforms. E-learning
has facilitated an unprecedented information exchange
between individuals, teams, and organizations.

ASTD upates

There is a 60th anniversary celebration for ASTD Iowa on Dec. 5. It is open to all. Please consider attending. You can get details on their website.

http://www.astdiowa.org/

2 year old's perception of technology

I work from home two days a week. My 2 year old is certainly exposed to "mommy's office". I have some toys in the office for the times she is home while I'm working or doing homework. She usually has no interest in what I'm doing. I even put an old type writer in the office just in case she wanted to type. Just today she decided to get up on the chair and start tapping on the keyboard. She even did it gently instead of pounding...as if she was typing. It was funny. When I told her she was doing great work and that it was all done, she politely asked me to wait for her to finish the office. Too funny! When should I get her a computer of her own??? There are many electronic toys out there and we have a handful but nothing that resembles a computer.