Week Ten Summary

Lecture Summary: The lecture we had in week ten was about information management. We were shown the problems with managing personal and public information on the Internet.

There are two information formats; atom-based which is information that has matter in space, for example: paper, books. atom based information is good because it is hard to change and copy and it is easy to protect. this format can however be inconvenient, bulky and difficult to distribute among others.; bit-based format is when information exists electronically. Bit based information is good because it is not bulky, it is cheap, easy to distribute and easy to edit. Bit based information cons are: it is easy to copy, change and steal, and you receive SPAM.

I was then shown how to manage and organise bit based information by using files, editing the properties of information so it is easier to find and saving documents and information in different formats e.g. .doc, .ppt, .pdf.

Tutorial Summary: I found the first task useless because i already know how to add favourites. This sort of site may be useful for someone who has never used the Internet before but not for me.

Screen Shot of my favourites list.

I think that Negroponte's ideas are still relevant. Even though times and technology has changed since the article was written we, the public, still experience the same problem with the computer, the Internet and the was our social environment changes around the Internet. A balance still needs to be created and even though the Internet is a fantastic thing, changes do need to be made and people need to be able to not rely on the computer as much as they do.

Reading Summary One: The first reading was an essay by Jamie McKenzie. This essay was about whether having the Internet in schools is a good thing and how schools and and teachers can take advantage of students using the Internet.

The essay firstly explains to the reader how an average student works academically and how teachers can effectively help them learn. Secondly McKenzie provides disadvantages to having the Internet available for school students.

I found this essay interesting because of the strategies McKenzie suggests for efficient learning. for example. "We need to identify and teach literacy skills."