Chapter 3

I really enjoyed the information presented in this chapter. Some was very surprising and almost shocking. The fact that MFA's are now more desired than MBA's I thought was very interesting. I completely support this idea. Anyone can create an assembly line with the smae product being made over and over and over again. But who can take this product and sell it or differentiate it from the norm? Also, the fact that more American are working in the arts field rather than in the business field I found very surprising. But then I also considered the amount of reality shows that are currently airing and was less surprised! LOL!! I was also completely thrown off on the question regarding IQ's. I did think that a higher IQ would overall lead to higher career success but I was wrong :( With the information we have been presented with thus far I truly think for Americans to survive here in this country and in the world, we are going to have to start thinking outside of the box and using creativity to keep us competing with the rest of the world.

Thing 4

I like being able to give my opinion or hear other people's opinion about what has been written/read/ or said. I do think it could become a sensitive issue when someone disagrees with my thoughts. I will have to remember to not take comments personally. It's exciting to get comments on my page. It shows someone has thought of me! :) Commenting is communication. Therefore if the purpose of blogs is to communicate then commenting becomes essential. For students sharing their writing, commenting can help give them ideas, corrections or other points of view that they may not have previously considered. Yes, I have become a member of an online community!!

Thing 3

I added my photo as a widget. I like to see pictures and I think people like to see who they are talking to. Other widgets I saw were games, videos, calendars, EVERYTHING!! You name it and it can be found as a widget! The process was a little nerve-racking. There was a lot of copying/pasting/editing. It could get real annoying real fast. I think the process is one that after lots of practice it will become easier. From what i saw of people I was following they had widgets but not an overwhelming amount. I can see where they could get to be a little obnoxious though.

Task 2

Web 2.0 will carry our kids throughout their lives. They will use this shift everyday multiple times a day. It is the next step in history. It is the next big change and we must step on board and join this ride or forever be falling behind. Our students are prepared for this challenge and are not afraid to learn this way and this new technology. We cannot be afraid either. We must grasp this concept and move forward towards integrating this into our lives and into our classroom. We may move as slowly as we like so long as we never stop moving towards web 2.0