#23 It is definitely a beginning

I finally went through the Monash 23 things and really find it is definitely not an ending but a beginning of a new journey with I equiped by all the cool tools and applications of web 2.0. Reflecting my learning experience of the 23 things, I felt a little guilty. The Monash 23 things is such a wonderful program but not everyone participates in or finish the journey even with the beautiful Ipod. I did not finish it until the last minute. I should have put more time into this learning process as I would have benefit from it more. I would come back to explore again when time permits in the future. I would like to say many thanks to Peter, who keeps this program running. I suggest this blog to be kept and open to our students in the future.

#21 Podcast

I used Itunes a lot but only for the ipod music. I downloaded Juice 2.0 to explore the podcast posts. It is easy to find podcast list from the podcast directory. It would be a useful information source if we carefully select the podcast subscription. I will explore more later on. I recommend Juice 2.0. It is easy to use.

# Experiencing Youtube

# 19 Discovering web 2.0 tools

I chose www.threadless.com, an online retailing website of T-shirts from the 2008 list of Web 2.0 Awards nominees. This retailing website is very interesting as customers can design T-shirts by themselves. They can send their designs and photos and make money out of them. This website is not only an online retailer but also an online entertainer that makes the shopping a funner experience. The idea of this website makes me think that we may need to use a similar tool to get students more involved with the teaching process we experience as lectures. Students maybe more active if they can suggest cases for study for example.

#18 Online Productivity Tools

I tried Google Docs and really liked the idea. But I do not think MS office will die because of it. Google Docs at present do not offer functions as complex. People need to connected to the Internet to use Google Docs, which is still an unconvenience for some people.

#something about wikipedia

I used wikipedia very often to get some quick ideas of topics I was interested in. But I have never really rely on the website for serious research as I have some concerns about the accuracy of the knowlege. I have never been braved enought to edit any topics. I will feel more comfortable is the website has some reviewers for all the posts.

#learn about wikis

I found the wikis are an very interesting phenomanon. The good thing about it is anyone can get involved and it is a collection of knowledge and ideas. But the negative side about this excitement of getting involved is quality control of the posts. As a reader of wikipedia for example, I sometimes hesitate to use the information from that website because of the uncertainty of the accuracy of the information.

As for the applications of wikis, there would be a lot, such as specialty websites for coin collectors and all kinds of club members.