After playing around with the Google site some more, I can
appreciate it a bit more. I still think the user interface is confusing, but I
do like that I can add all sorts of media and pages, and that it is free (!). This class really stretched my comfort zone- I
am comfortable with the technology that I use currently, but learning new
technology is not something that comes naturally to me. There were many times I
cursed at my computer, and needed to go get a cooler head to help me through
steps. I think being able to use
technology in the classroom to share resources is a really neat idea, but I
think for my sanity, I would get help in the beginning next time.
I do like the Google site better than the wiki pages, so I
suppose there is that. The wiki pages seem harder to use as resources from a
audience perspective, where as the Google site, while maybe a little bare
bones, functions just like any web page I am used to using.
I wish Picasa was easier to use, since pictures are very
important for natural history.
Uploading videos using you tube was easier than I expected
(which means it was still very difficult for me, but I didn’t pull out the big
guns, curseword-wise .
Jenna, I have also been stretched this term. I thought that I knew the basics of technology, but I so discovered that technology has quickly advanced beyond Microsoft office. I have felt so lost at times and I have been behind from the beginning. I am also finally getting the hang of using the Google sites, but I still can’t figure out Wiki. I made a Wiki account, but I don’t know what to do with it. I still need to try to link the Wiki to my web site. How do you feel about BlogSpot? I also created a BlogSpot account and I found this forum the easiest to use.
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