Digital Camera Scavenger Hunt.

September 29, 2008, for my class ED 105 we had a different class activity. This activity is one of the best I've had so far. For the Digital Camera Scavenger Hunt, our instructor gave us a digital camera and a paper. The paper contained a list of objects that we are supposed to scavenge out here at NMC and take a picture of it. A White Toyota Echo, a handicap parking lot, an instructor that wears eyeglasses, and a funny picture were some of the items that was mentioned on the list. Being used to uploading pictures online, this activity was no hassle at all; however, the only hassle was the fact that there were some items that we struggled finding. Although in the end, we managed to get all the objects taken. In conclusion, the main purpose of this assignment was to get us students used to uploading pictures from the digital camera to a computer.

Online Word Processors

During our last ED 105 class, we discussed several types of web based softwares and its features. Today, on September 22, 2008, we did something similar; however, this time it was online word processors. Our ED 105 instructor Mr. Jenkins, introduced us four types of online word processors; Zoho, iNetword, Think Free, and Google Docs. These online word processors are all similar to each other; however they have different features. During class, we were divided into four groups and within the group, we were given one processor. For each group with one word processor, we were assigned to explore the program itself and see what available features it had to offer us users. I was in group two and our group handled iNetword. For iNetword, it was just like Microsoft Word; however, this program was not just a word processor. iNetword was a combination of Microsoft Word, Microsoft Powerpoint, Photobucket, and 50webs; 50webs is an online software that allowed a person to create his or her webpage. My group and I found iNetword somewhat a user friendly program; you had to explore the program itself for awhile. What fascinated us was the fact that this program allowed a user to save his or her file into the internet or even save it into their computer. The other thing was that it had a built in calendar. This software was so organized that you could create tabs that will be inserted at the side of the window that your using. My group members and I rated this software a 9 out 10. It had templates in the program; however, we expected it to be like Gliffy where you can search images online and retrieve it when found. This software was somewhat user friendly, but we had to play around with it first. In conclusion, if you are looking for more than one online word processor, the internet has alot in store for you.

Reflection and evaluation of web based softwares that we tried for ED 105

School has started and it has been three weeks already. All the web based soft-wares that Mr.Jenkins showed in class are great; however, some have weaknesses. There were 3 web base d soft-wares, gliffy, mindmeister, and mnemograph. Gliffy was the software that allowed us to create maps; make a map showing where we lived. Mindmeister on the other hand, was the software that had everyone bugged; it was a software that allowed us to create a web. Lastly, mnemograph, this was the other software that helped us create timelines. They were somewhat ok, however the only web base software that I liked was gliffy. Out of 10, I would give gliffy a 10. A 10 because it was user friendly, aside from that, you were able to retrieve pictures online and use them in the graph. Besides gliffy, we were also introduced to the mind mapping program called mindmeister. This software totally pissed me and my group off. Instead of it being user friendly, it was more of anger friendly. Out of 10, it deserved a 2.5. You had to play around with the software in order for you to get a hang of it. The last software that we were introduced to was the mnemograph. Mnemograph was a software that was created for people to use when creating a timeline. It was user friendly but at the same time somewhat hard to get a hang off. It was like mindmeister; however, its instructions were so clear, vivid, and straight to the point. I would give this software a rating of 7.5 out of 10. Mnemograph was so plain, the only thing that you could change was it's background, size of font, and color. Other than that, it was plain. Among all this 3 web base softwares, I prefer Gliffy. It outrated the other 2 softwares.