Task #10 - Summary

Wow, I’m really done. And I’ve learned so much. In my first blog post way back when, I rated myself as a 5 on my knowledge of Web 2.0. I would say that I’m now a 9. With a little more practice using some of the tools, I might even get to a 10.

The Betty Blogger summer school met my expectations of learning what is Web 2.0 and what are the applications and tools associated with it. And it managed to do that by providing tasks that were informative but didn’t take up a great deal of time, which was perfect during a busy summer.

In her emails, the Library Lady was funny, informative, and seemed ready to help in any way. The only thing that would clarify the emails would be to remind people that the course is self-directed and that the task does not necessarily need to be completed during the week indicated in the email. It gives people the impression that the task must be completed during that week, even though the Library Lady had indicated previously that the course was self-directed.

The most challenging part of the course for me was trying to figure out why I couldn’t create a document in Google Docs. Eventually I realized it could have something to do with my browser. I had mistakenly opened up Internet Explorer instead of Firefox. I edited the Google Doc in Firefox and Google Chrome, and it worked perfectly with those browsers. Very interesting.

I loved that the summer school was self-directed. With vacations and activities and commitments during the summer, it was great that I could work on tasks according to my own schedule rather than to weekly timelines.

I would recommend this course to anyone with an interest in technology and a curiosity about Web tools and applications.