Web 101 Week 2 (week 1 activity )

(I'm just backtracking here as I'm pretty sure I was meant to blog this last week. I'm blogging it this week (we are now in week 2 of a 13 week course.)


Web Communications 101: Communication and Collaboration Online.
What's in a name?

We were asked in the introduction module (module 1) to think about usernames.

"Activity - Thinking about Usernames
Throughout this unit (and subsequent Internet Communications units that deal with web presence) you will be utilising a variety of online services and applications. Before we begin therefore, it is a good time to think about consolidating your use of these services by establishing a username that you can share amongst them. Fortunately, there are a number of services available to assist you in this process. In this activity we are going to use one of these, namechk.com, to search for a suitable username." (Curtin: Web 101 introduction unit information)

http://namechk.com/loulounilly

To find a suitable username that could be utilised over the duration of the course to use with different web 2.0 applications. (Internet streaming music sites, facebook, twitter etc, basically social  networking.)
 
I found that I am on 12+ sites, you could probably find me on more that aren't listed on namechk.
 
My username "loulounilly ", is one that I have been using for a while now. It's a combination of my family nick name, loulou, and that of my son's Nilly. I've been using that particular pseudonym for over 2 years and I haven't come across any others that are in any way shape or form, similar. (just as well!).

You can also find me on the following sites
Twitter : loulounilly
Windows live messenger : Laura L (loulouherbert@hotmail.com)
Skype: laura.louise.herbert1
Facebook : Laura L Herbert (there are over 45 Laura Herbert's on there so don't forget the L in the middle).

Ive been on the Internet for a long time, so you are bound to come across me somewhere.

THOUGHTS:
I'm slightly overwhelmed with returning to study, especially 2 units by distance education, but as long as I do the readings (re-read the readings) and try to keep one step ahead, I think I will be OK. Stress has been a huge part of my life for the last 3 years so I'm going to try and keep that to a minimum.
I love and hate the fact that all the courses are on line, the information is interactive which I am finding very intriguing.  Doing something like namechk was a bit of an interesting eye opener.

net 102 - it's feeling a bit daunting

The Internet and Everyday Life: NET102/502


This unit explores the Internet as a social technology; it examines the social, cultural, economic and political aspects of the Internet and its application. Together, we look at what the Internet is and what people do with it. In this unit, our interest is not in the 'nuts and bolts' technology of the Internet except in terms of the part it plays in social terms, and how the activities of people using the technology changes its path of development. We ask, what does the Internet mean in our lives?

Your study has been split into two modules:

Module 1: The Internet in Our Lives
This module introduces you to the Internet as a social technology through reading and activities. In this unit, our interest is not in the 'nuts and bolts' technology of the Internet except in terms of the part it plays in social terms. What does the Internet mean in our lives? This module is covered in weeks 1 to 6 by exploring two topics in each of weeks 2 to 4, before reflecting on the whole module in week 6.

WEEK 1: CORE STUDY MATERIALS

◦Please familiarise yourself with the following: (which I have been and it's a little overwhelming, Im sure that as long as I do all the readings and go about it step by step I will be ok.............)
■Unit Outline (also linked from first page of the study area)
■Getting Started
■How to Study This Unit
■Your Map: Timeline and Activities Chart (it's in a prime, but scary location.....)
■Assessment (hmm)

◦Start studying with some of the central questions and ideas of the unit:
■Introduction: Studying the Internet
■Study Guide to Module 1 (read it cover to cover, and will probably read it again!)

WEEKS 2 TO 4
(these are the 6 topics that I need to work through with their associated assignments over the next couple of weeks. I don't need luck! I just need a quiet house and bad weather.(I study better when it's wet and horrible outside.)
◦Topic 1.1: Music: I Want My MP3 (Laughey is quite a difficult read, it's interesting in that he talks about the history and development of subcultures within the commencement of personal portable music. I'm working on that one as I type.) (as for the rest, I will update my blog as I go, and if you are wondering what the weather is like outside right now, I've attached a photo at the bottom of the blog (yes my favorite subject, Mt Wellington.)
◦Topic 1.2: Games: At Work, No One Knows I'm a Wizard
◦Topic 1.3: Dating, Intimacy and Sexuality
◦Topic 1.4: Health: What My Doctor Didn't Tell Me
◦Topic 1.5: Faith and Spirituality Online
◦Topic 1.6: Politics: Julia Gillard is my Facebook Friend
WEEKS 5 TO 6
◦Essay Writing and Perspective

◦Mindmapping and Reflection

Module 2: Bringing It All Together!

This module pulls together your earlier learning to answer some bigger questions about the relationship between the Internet and society today.

WEEKS 7 TO 10
◦Topic 2.1: Power and Economy
◦Topic 2.2: Community and Identity
◦Topic 2.3: The Relationship between Society and Technology
◦Topic 2.4: The Shaping of Time and Space

WEEKS 11 to 13
◦Reflecting on Module 2
◦Conclusions
Assessment
Assessment Overview

Stunning isn't she!

Well, onwards.