Reflection

Since I began my study of Web 2.0 earlier this semester, my use of the Web has definitely changed. I had previously used various aspects of Web 2.0 such as Library Thing and Facebook, but I now use other tools and technologies that I hadn't tried or even heard of in the past. I now use Delicious to bookmark my websites. Using Delicious is much more effective for me because I am able to tag all of my chosen sites and even place them into various categories called stacks. Another tool that I plan on using is Blogger. Through my use of Blogger in this class, I have realized how much information and resources are out in the blogging world for teachers. I hope to create my own blog for this purpose very soon as well. Also related to blogging, I plan on experimenting more with kid-friendly blogs that i could potentially use in my future classroom. I find myself being constantly amazed at how the Web is ever-changing and always try finding ways that I can use the various aspects. The Web is definitely becoming more personalized, interconnected, and useful in my everyday life

Feed Readers

There are many advantages of using feed readers. In my opinion the main advantage is having all of the subscriptions I am interested in in one place. This saves so much time that would have been spent jumping around from one blog site to another searching for relevant content. Another advantage is being able to 'star' favorite articles and posts. It's quick and easy to find your starred content in a feed reader, whereas in the past I had to save everything I wanted to access later in bookmarks in my browser.

The only disadvantages I see in the use of feed readers is that 1) it's very easy for me to spend WAY too much time browsing through all of the new content and 2) it's still a bit tricky for me to get used to using feed readers, but I'm sure that will pass in time as I become more used to the technology.

Formatting Blog Posts

Today I am trying out some of the fancy formatting options in Blogger.



I can add hyperlinks, images, and videos to display on my blog.  I can also edit posts in my blog.