Learning Activity 1.1
It’s interesting to sit back and think about the ‘new environments’ I interact with and I find it some disconcerting that they have become part of my life almost unconsciously. To be honest I didn’t even realise that I was in a ‘new environment’. This blog thingy is a new environment right!! I am constantly amazed at the developments in technology and pace at which they come about. Like I said before though, I remember at my first job being blown away by the fax machine… ‘we can send pictures?’ The latest is being able to get email on my iPhone. Crazy times! One could say I’m a little slow in adopting new technologies but I’m catching up pretty quickly.
The new environments I find myself in most days are:
Google – Search engine (you really can ask Google anything, its the smartest person I know) Mail (So much more stable than the other free email offerings), Maps (along with my iPhone proved to be invaluable on my recent trip to New York), Docs (brilliant for working on projects with people across the globe).
Skype – I have family and friends all over the place so this lets me catch up with them in real time and face to face. Great on the iPhone too.
Facebook – I resisted the temptation of Facebook for months until it sucked me in. It’s amazing for keeping up with friends OS. What is it with the random friend requests from people you don’t know though???
Wikipedia – The second smartest person I know. Sure like Wiki can be like trusting some guy down the pub for information but its always a good place to start.
You Tube – the only danger with You Tube is that it can be hours of wasted time watching segments of 70′s TV shows.
And lastly, like others in our course, the RMIT Blackboard. It’s great that I can study externally with such a high level of interaction but also in my own time. I just need to find that time!!!
Cheers
Paul
