T 11

Okay come on team lets get to it, cause this task is fun and easy if you only try to do it!!!!
Haha...that was awful. But this task is really fun and if we wanted to we could turn this into a NEVER ENDING STORY. It is easier if you put your caption in first, find your photo and save it on your desktop verse trying to cut and paste

Thing 9 - Google Docs

There's a lot of potential here for streamlining work flow, whether it's in business, school or someone's personal life. I can't tell you how many times I've experienced the issue of multiple copies of an original document getting edited and sent back through email attachments, (which often times are sent in a format that I can't access) and by the time I viewed all of the altered versions it's nearly impossible to determine which one is the most current file. I'm sure that I'm not the only one whose wasted valuable time in this scenario, jumping through hoops. 

Having a centralized, safe place on the internet to store the document and only those that have been invited having the ability to edit the info is brilliant. I love the onscreen chat window that's available for real time comments during presentations. I think that this is a great feature for those who do presentations. Also, it keeps a record of who and when someone makes changes to the document or spreadsheet, which is always nice to know. And there are so many templates to get you started... what are we waiting for??!!!

Very cool concept indeed!  

T9

Google Docs seems like something that would be good for students who are working on a project together and need to access it from different places and at different times. It kind of makes me think of a virtual storage unit. Whomever you invite or give a key can get into the unit and make all kinds of changes and all of the invited guests can see. I personally have no use for it because my college days have been over for **yrs, but to all of you young whippersnappers check it out!

Thing 7

I've reviewed the choices in Thing #7; ie., comics, Wordle, etc. The mind boggles! I guess I'm old fashioned, but comics (some of them) are still the first thing I read in the morning. As for Wordle, that gives me a headache. It's hard enough to read my normal handwriting, so it's not right to challenge someone to read my slanted and/or upside down words. I find the humor in comics when the text is short or nonexistent, and when the message is delivered by sight or the unsaid zinger; hence Abe's honest appraisal of "Our American Cousin."


abe-lincoln-president-usa comic strip

T8

Well if I did everything correctly then this task is complete. For those of you who are curious or just suffering from a brain fart this is a good way to check out other sites. Not only can you possibly find what you are looking for but you can get ideas of how to look. Because we all have those days where the brain is just not working. So far I haven't been too excited about any of the tasks but I can see the advantage in having your bookmarks saved if you use multiple computers. Like usual I would not use this feature because I generally use the same computer whenever I need to look at something personal, which is my own laptop and I enjoy searching/surfing the internet for hours.

Thing 6-

1. Flickr Panogen
2. Flickr Studio
3. PhotoPal

I'm not sure I'll ever create something in this venue

Perhaps some I'd share, others I wouldn't. It depends on the content.


I've completed Thing #6. When do I get my sticker?

Thing 5-Flying Circus

These "flyers" are Swayne and Everett Martin of Richmond, Virginia. This flying field is located at Bealton, Virginia, not far from Fredericksburg. They were about to take a ride in the blue biplane.

Thing 8 - Diigo

Well, I've completed the tasks related to Thing 8.... I checked out a couple of the popular social bookmarking sites and created my Diigo account. Diigo is a pretty cool tool, if you have the time to use it. Personally, when I decide sit in front of my computer, I have a specific purpose in mind or topic to research and unfortunately, I don't have enough time to just "browse". I don't believe that I'll have any use for this, but I could see the organizational benefits it has to offer. For people that use multiple devices and multiple browsers to access the web, it could be very useful. Although, I don't have any interest in seeing the sites that others in the "community" are visiting, I did choose to join a travel group that I thought looked interesting. I'm willing to use my diigolet button in order to bookmark sites in the future and who knows, maybe it will grow on me even more...

Thing 5-CH 46

Here's the link to my PhotoBucket entry
http://s1117.photobucket.com/albums/k597/lmarti33/





Okay. This finishes Thing #5. This comes to you through the courtesy of Dianne who baby-talked me through the jungle. I need to revisit this whole thing and make appropriate notes so that I can try this at home. Even with notes, I'll likely have a million questions.

Fun with Wordle

I tried using Wordle and this is what I came up with... If you click on the image you'll get a larger view. I really liked experimenting with this one!

Thing 6

Checked out the app garden and had fun with moo.com, GeoPanda and MyPicsMap. You could waste a lot of time here. Liked BigHugeLabs even more
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