Module 4

Upon our journeys along the web we are constantly flooded with graphics and images that help us to interpret moments and messages in an instant.

We are also presented with the fact that it is easier than ever to upload and share your own images online for the 'world' to see. Flickr is one such program that provides photo management online, and promotes the application of sharing with the world. It provides the user with mass storage to upload images and video ready for viewing in an instant.

It seems to me that Flickr borders on the trend of Facebook, Myspace, Twitter, Blogger, etc. Allowing tags for photos, comments, viewing for family and friends and notes on your media seems a very repetitive process if you already have a social networking web page.

In relation for use in the classroom, I don't believe in the relevance of Flickr. Again it is another sign on into yet another program giant, 'Yahoo'. If you already have NineMSN for your hotmail, and a Google account for the Blog your writing and the must have social network, Facebook. You are overloaded with sign in's and passwords, not to mention your personal information spread out over the web.

As far as the obvious goes for photo sharing and storing, any one of the major social networks is capable of providing a similar hosting.


Module 4 Reflection Post/Comment

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Karl Beemster said...
I understand the potential use of a photo storing/viewing site and its application towards promoting technology in the classroom. My take on using a similiar program called 'Photobucket' did not offer the technological and societal advancements that other multi-media sites have to offer. This is my personal reflection on an existing program that only provides a basic hosting of media. One that i foresee as an outdated program that has been superseeded by many after it.
Potential - Yes
Essential - No
May 24, 2010 9:58 PM

Module 3

The case of mass storage for any type of media is an underlying element when sharing information online. Many servers will have a ‘max’ limit for your uploading and viewing pleasures at any one time. The mass storage market can be a daunting and competitive environment, with many traps and unrelenting downfalls. It seems Google Docs defies the trend and provides ‘bulk uploading’ for any type of file you wish to store or provide for others to view.

My take on Google Docs isn’t one of word processing and editing work in real time, I see it as a storing and viewing platform for others. My previous experiences with web based storage have been less than approving, with accessibility dilemmas, incorrect file formats and countless niggling hassles.

The positive spin for me as a school based application is for its Bulk Uploads, Shared Folders and Storing of any File (whatever the format; Jpeg, XML, Gif, Dif, Bif, whoever, whatever…). All this mass storage allows for the one thing we all strive for, access to information. The inclusion of Google Docs into the new Ipad, (a free application), will only heighten its popularity and connectivity to view information on the move. Whether you’re the teacher, student or parent, the media will be there to view at any time, anywhere and with limited hassle or surprise.