Chapter 2

In Chapter 2, there is a section called Internet Telephony on page 93. It talks about being able to call someone using the Internet. You talk into a microphone or a telephone hooked up to the computer. This was interesting to me because I had never heard of that before. I knew that you could hook up a microphone and use it to type in Microsoft Word and to talk on a Webcam, but I did not know you could use it as a telephone.
Since the last posting, I learned how to use all the features of the search engine Google. I used to just think that you could only search on the Web and for pictures. I found out about Google Video which is in partnership with YouTube to search videos on the Internet. I learned about Google Maps which was really cool. When you type in an address or city, you get an actual image of what you are looking for. I searched for my house, and I found an actual aerial image of my house and my neighbor's houses on my street. I also learned about Google Scholar, which lets you search articles from books and magazines online.
So far, this class has taught me a lot more than I thought I would learn. I came into this class thinking I knew many things about teachnology and computers. When in reality, I did not know how big the digital world was, and I really did not know that much about technology. There are so many things on the Internet that I did not know was there.

Post #3 Chapter 4

In Chapter 4, there is an input devices section. In this section, there is a section called Pen Input. I was reading this, and one sentence in the section caught my attention. It says nearly all mobile devices have touch screens. I found that really hard to believe because the most commonly used mobile devices do not have touch screens. Unless you are made of money, the screens on your mobile devices are not touch-screen, they are a regular LCD screen. Since the IPHONE and the IPOD Touch came out, now there is a cell phone and an MP3 Player that are touch screen, but they are so expensive that most of the American public cannot afford them. Also included in phones, are blackberrys but they are more than just a phone, and most of them are touch screen but also expensive.
Since my last post, I learned how to use a completely new software. I learned how to use Inspiration. It is a software that sets up concept maps which can help students learn things easier and help teachers teach easier. I learned how to change the shapes and colors of nodes. I also learned how to add pictures to make it more interesting.
In my last post I wrote about how the wireless is not working on my computer. I have tried everything I could possibly think of, and it still will not work. I did find out though that it is only FSUWin that will not work on my computer. I have used wireless at a friend's house and it works fine, so I do not know what to do. If you know a way to help me, please reply to my blog. I would really appreciate it.

Post #2

In Chapter 3, there is a paragraph about presentation graphics software. This paragraph really interested me because it reminds me a lot of Microsoft Powerpoint. It tells of all of the different things you can do in a presentation. You are able to put pictures, clip art, videos, audio files, etc. Unfortunately, it does not go into great detail about how to do all of these things, but I'm sure it is something we will learn in class. I did not know there was a "slide sorter" until reading this article. Another interesting fact is that presentation graphics software incorporates the same features that word processing software does, which to me means that mostly everything that Microsoft Word does Microsoft Powerpoint can do.

Since my last post, I learned how to use Microsoft Office 2007. I downloaded the trial version and played around with it until I got used to where all of the new stuff was. It is a lot easier to use than the old Microsoft Word. Everything is laid out for you in horizontal rows and sorted into groups. It was all very interesting to learn. I'm sure they will come out with another Microsoft Word, which I will have to learn, either before I graduate or before I begin my career.

I've been having problems with my computer lately. I am unable to access wireless internet inside classroom buildings around campus, but I can get wireless internet inside of my dorm room. I cannot figure out the problem. If anybody is really good with computers and would like to help me, either respond to this post or e-mail me at mcb06e@fsu.edu