LJ6

I learned about a bunch of Web 2.0 applications and website design and planning. Websites are pretty complicated and many are written in a language called Hyper Text Markup Language or HTML. HTML is very specific so it takes a good programmer to know how to make a well-designed site. Although, some use author software which writes the HTML for them. As time progresses, HTML is slowly getting replaced by XHTML, which is just a neater and stricter version of HTML. XHTML uses ONLY lowercase letters and ALL tags are closed.
I also learned how to make a podcast. It's really simple! I just used Garage Band to record myself. I also made a cool video using Animoto. I uploaded my pictures and music and it generated my video. Super easy! I embedded both my podcast and Animoto video to my blog. I love how easy it is to share my creations with the world! Lastly I created a website using Google Sites on the topic of Web Accessibility. I found this quite informative on why we should make sure people with disabilities have equal access to the web.

I feel my participation has been good this module. The only thing I missed was the HTML extra credit opportunity, but I don't think that will have a negative effect on me.

Words I Didn't Know:
WYSIWYG authors
Web Accessibility
XHTML
Content Planning

Xtranormal was a fun way to make a Learning Journal.

Animoto Video

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LJ5

There was a lot of information in this section. I learned more about FTP and P2P file sharing. Its really astonishing how many people think it's okay to steal music from P2P file sharing sites like Limewire. This is especially surprising because of all the harmful viruses that are so easily spread this way.
I also learned about images and their significance in the world and media today. It is important to optimize images for the internet when posting them on a website. These images can be either bit-mapped (raster) images or vector images. Raster images are made up of small dots so they lose quality when resized to a larger size. Vector images don't lose quality because they are made up of mathmatical calculations rather than dots. There are so many different types of images, and most can be optimized in Photoshop.
Through Web 2.0, it is so easy in this day and age to collaborate and communicate. Its all about making connections. There's taggin, micro-blogging, social networking, file sharing, and all of it is used to make our lives faster and easier. We're even mashing up these ideas so we can do multiple at once! The future looks like it can only get pieced together for us faster. With Web 3.0, searches will be a cinch.
My participation has been right on par for the course. I'm interested in these new ideas and creation and love learning about them. Jing has to be my favorite Web 2.0 tool.

Words I didn't know:
1. Raster
2. Vector
3. Folksonomy
4. Mashups

Jing is such a useful tool and something I like to use often. I think everyone should know how to use it and use it actively.

LJ4

In this section I have learned a lot about the various methods for online collaboration and communication. There are so many different Web 2.0 applications that allow for easier networking. Through virtual worlds like Second Life, people, coworkers, and business affiliates from around the world can meet and discuss topics, representing themselves as avatars. If you want a real life visual of who you are talking to, you can use an online meeting site like Yugma to hold a video meeting. Social networking sites such as Facebook and Myspace allow for people to stay in touch and promote bands. People can collaborate through Wikis and update their followers through microblogging sites like Twitter. I also learned about asynchronous communication verses synchronous communication. Synchronous is when both communicating parties are online at the same time conversing, such as chat. Asynchronous is when both parties are not online at the same time. Emails are asynchronous communication.
My participation has been good. As for the group presentation, my partner took initiative and completed the majority of the project in the first few days. I elaborated, but the work was basically done. I would have done more if there was more to do.

Words I didn't know:

Digest
Microblogging
Asynchronous communication
Meta Tags

I didn't know about LinkedIn prior to this section. I think it can be a very useful tool for social networking in your career.

LJ3

This section has been very useful in helping me become more internet and search savvy. I have learned of the multiple ways to search the in internet using a variety of search engines. For example, there are meta search engines and directories. These can be much more efficient and productive in a search than just googling something. From the discussion Forums, it looks like DMOZ.org is a popular directory to search. I also learned about what actually happens when a search is made, including spider bots and indexes. Boolean searches are also helpful in narrowing down searches using AND, OR, or NOT. Digital Citizenship is important, including proper netiquette. People should know how to behave when online.
Before this section, I had been unfamiliar with Information Fluency. Now I much more aware of what it takes to be productive in school and the working world in the 21st century. These are some of the basic skills needed to be information fluent:

-Adapt to Change
-Manage Goals and Time
-Interact Effectively with Others
-Manage Projects
-Guide and Lead Others
-Access and Evaluate Information
-Analyze Media
-Apply Technology Effectively

The deep web is also a very valuable tool in finding credible information on topics. It holds information I can't find in a simple Google search, including scholarly journals. Information Privacy is something to keep in mind whenever you search the web. You should always read a website's privacy policy before you give them any of your personal information.

My participation has been up to par for this module. I am still putting in the necessary effort. I may want to add in more study time so I can raise my grade on the next test.

New Words:
1. Information Fluency
2. Boolean Operator
3. Spider
4. Drilling Down

The most useful site I used this module was 21st Century Skills. There was a lot of practical information on what I should work on improving in order to get a good job in the 21st Century.

LJ2

Because so many people are connected to the internet these days, it is becoming more and more important to make sure we're using it safely. There are many dangers out there on the web, including hackers, viruses, and spam. It can be very easy to become a victim of identity theft if you don't practice good internet security. One way to keep the malicious software at bay is to have an up-to-date web browser and anti-malware software, such as McAfee. Hackers and virus authors will take advantage of computers that haven't patched up their security.
I found the Hi-Tech Heist video very interesting as well. I didn't realize using credit cards in stores can be more dangerous than shopping online. My mother has always been leery of putting her credit card information online, so this should enlighten her. I learned from McAfee Do's and Dont's of Online Shopping page that by law you're only liable for $50 if your credit card is stolen and misused. I'm much more inclined to shop online now.
Lastly, I learned that I should be skeptical of any suspicious ads I receive in email, and I should never give out personal information through an email. This is a likely way to be a victim of spam and identity theft.
I believe my participation has been satisfactory for the course. Everything has been done by the due date and I feel pretty on par.

1. InPrivate Filtering
2. Web Bug
3. SSL
4. web portal

The McAfee Do's and Dont's of Online Shopping was helpful and informative this chapter.

Learning Journal #1

After completing the first cyber lesson and reading chapter 1, I have gained some knowledge on the history of the internet along with some of its basic networking aspects. For the most part though, most of the information is just a refresher of what I learned in the internet chapter from my Intro to Computer Systems class last semester. Some information was new though, like the difference between the World Wide Web and the internet. I found the Internet History Timeline incredibly hard to get through. I think this may be because of the wealth of information as well as all the people and acronyms...I couldn't keep on top of them all. I just found it very confusing...it's something to work on though. Hopefully I got what I needed from it.
It is amazing how much the internet has grown and how influential it has become over the past 40 years. It seems as though you can do almost anything on the internet. I agree with the the statement in the cyber lesson, "The Internet can be viewed as an amazing example of cooperation and collaboration." Even though there is no one who is singly responsible for the entire internet, Everyone who owns a piece works together to keep it the remarkably efficient communication tool it has become.
I think my participation in this class so far has been adequate. I try my best in all of my classes, and I don't plan to slack in this one. I put in the time necessary for this assignment.

Words I didn't know prior to this module:
1. Gopher
2. Microblogging
3. Telnet
4. Packet Switching

Also, I thought out of the four websites used in the exercise 5 on page 33 of the text, NetSmartz Workshop was the most organized. The amount of information they had was adequately organized so it was easy to access and navigate though. I've posted the link-

http://www.netsmartz.org/safety/definitions.htm