post 1 about im/chats

I remember when i used to use aol instant messenger religiously. i would talk to all of my friends during the day at school and then run home after school let out just to talk to them again over the computer. i always had font that you could barely read because the colors were so bright. i also used to talk in a "slang." i would shorten words, and make things up as i went along all because back then i thought i was cool, but hey everyone was doing it i guess. as we got older, aol instant messenger was able to be downloaded on your phone and you could chat with friends at any time of the day. this was especially convenient for me because i had a pre paid cell phone at the time and text messages were just not an option. its weird to think that i was so dependent on talking to all of my friends through instant messenger. i have not been on my aim in i couldnt tell you how long. the only time i go on it is if my mac accidentally loads iChat. I do not think any of my friends use their screen names either. but i do remember my first screen name was dancindevil52189 ahah how lame!

post 2 on Listservs/YahooGroups/Usenet

i did not know that yahoo had groups. I have used yahoo in the past to keep in touch with friends and family that live far away from me, but that is all. After i looked at all of the groups, there are so many! there is a group out there for anyone that would like to join! it took me a while to find them all, but that may have been because i was so distracted by everything else you can participate in on the Yahoo! website!

post 1 on Listservs/Yahoo Groups/Usenet

for class this week we had to read and discuss about Listservs/Yahoo Groups/Usenet. Before this class, I did not know what a usenet was. for anyone else that doesnt know, a usenet is a threaded discussion system that today connects millions of users from around the Internet into newsgroups such as rec.photo.equipment.35mm. The original system was built in the late 1970s and ran on one of the wide-area computer networks later subsumed into the Internet. after looking up what it was and finding more information, my mind automatically thought of the thread on a facebook message. My classmates, friends, and I always use threads on Facebook. whether it is to keep in touch, or set up an appointment to meet each other for a project, the idea of usenet is still being used today. I do wonder if usenet and listervs are very much similar. The emails from my class come into the mailbox on my iPhone in a thread fashion. They break up into topics so it is easier to read.

post 2 about email

email vs facebook .. i dont know really where to being. I use emails for all of my school and professional work and facebook for everything else. I believe thats the way it should be. Facebook is personal and should not have anything to do with my professional life. When i go to apply for a real, teaching job in a few months, i will be deleting my facebook. I do not want future employers to see pictures or wall posts and decided right from there that because of my social/personal life, i am not fit for the job. I am going to be a great kindergarten teacher and do not want my facebook to doubt my abilities.

post 1 about email

So through out the week, my online class and I have been discussing email. i still use emails and believe they are vital to any professional and school setting. I use email every day to communicate with everyone. Emails are sent to my iPhone on a regular basis and it is very easy for me to respond. Email are an easy way to keep in communication with any one needed.

2nd post

I just finished writing my first paper for my internet writing class. It is the second online class I have taken in my college career. Im not 100% sure if I am really used to not physically being in class and paying attention to a professor. Hopefully the semester goes good! This is my last semester as an undergraduate and I am very excited. I graduate and walk on my birthday, May 21st ! someone get me to may!!!

1st post

This is my first Blog post in a very long time. I have to use this blog for class so that is why i am here