Reflection of Blog Experience IST 611
This was my first experience with blogs. While I had heard of this, I had never even looked at a blog to understand what it is that people were putting on them. My first technology to report on was Wiki’s, which again I had heard of, but never looked at. I enjoyed looking and finding resources about this topic and found it to be a useful technology that I will continue to use. On the other hand, my second topic on SCORM was a more technical subject and I found it difficult to find information that made it relevant to myself. At the end, with the help of Professor Parker, I began to find articles that related to education, but I still found it to be a technology that would not be something I would continue to investigate unless required, but at least if I come across it in other readings I have an idea of what it is now.
While this was not necessarily a hard project to do, I found it time consuming finding enough material or material that was good enough to post on twice a week, and then having to read and post to my group member’s blogs as well. Having said that, I did find it an informative project and learned a lot from what my other group members posted. By having everyone post on a different subject it exposed me to technologies that I was not aware of or if I had heard of them, was not well informed about them, without having to do the research on my own. I feel fortunate that all my group members provided wonderful information on their technologies that I was able to glean information from and even book-marked several sites to use in the future if required to do so or when I get out in the field.
On the whole, I don’t see myself maintaining a blog unless it is on a subject of interest to myself, then I could probably get more into it. I don’t know how other people maintain more then one of these types of sites, such as MySpace, flicker etc. I just don’t have the time to put into doing this, plus I would much rather socialize with people one on one. I do see the advantages of connecting with other people through these modes of communication, but again, I’m not the kind of person who wants to spend that much time in front of my computer, unless I have to. I would rather be doing then sitting. I’m also hesitant to post a lot of personal information about myself, especially after reading some of the articles this semester and the consequences of sharing to much information.

Opps, one more thing! Here's a product for librarians that uses SCORM. Though it would be interesting for you to take a look if your a mind to!http://www.hunterstone.com/librarian.asp This IS the final post regarding SCORM.

Well, this is my last posting for SCORM. I find it ironic that at the end of this project I am finally beginning to find other information about this technology that puts it into perspective> Oh well, better late then never! Anyway, this article discusses some of the technology we are using for our online classes and how SCORM plays a part in elearning. Enjoy! http://falcon.tamucc.edu/~ejones/papers/ASEE02.pdf

Thanks to Katie I am able to provide a link to an article that discusses SCORM and is much more reader friendly then the ones I have posted. It explains more clearly how this is used in an educational setting. I hope this helps! http://tinyurl.com/y7eccq

Sorry to say, but I just don't have anything this week to post in regard to my topic. I have tried to search different databases, but can't seem to find anything that adds to what I've already posted. Maybe I'm just not looking in the right spot, but so many databases to look at and not enough time! I've tried to look in the ones that deal with more technical issues, but come up with a big fat ZERO with search results. I'll say again, that I don't see the relevance of this type of technology with what we are doing in and educational setting to pass on to students or use in our educational settings! VERY FRUSTRATING INDEED!!!

I'm sorry it took me so long to post something this week on this subject, but with classes getting down to the line and many different projects due and having my son home sick this week, it just threw a kink into my schedule. I'm having great empathy this week with Brad on finding information that really explains what this is and how it is applicable to what we are doing. Heather said last week that it was just to technical and I would agree with her. I would rather spend my time learning about something that has more relevance to what we are doing and can use now or in the future with our careers. This technology sounds like something that goes on behind the scences and is very advanced to work with in the design of bringing different techs together so that they can work together (?).

Here's another article that might better clarify what this technology is all about. I'm sorry, but I'm still having a hard time understanding what this really is all about and how it applies to what we are doing with our class work or how it is used in an educational setting. I'm just not that tech savy :( http://www.adlnet.gov/scorm/articles/3.cfm

Cyber Securuity Industry Alliance: This article comes at just the right time for me. My son is going to be getting his own PC for his birthday/Christmas present this year and while I'm aware of certain precautions to take, this opened my eyes up even further. I plan to take a look at some of the sites mentioned in the article to prepare myself and my son for when he has his own PC to be responsible for. I have taught my son the basics of being careful on the computer, but I think I can learn so much more from these websites that I may not be aware of. As it is, my son knows that he cannot download music, and if he is interested in something he has to run it by me first and get my permission. If I decide it's not something I want, I explain why I don't want him to download it and the problems it could cause. He is aware of the problems that can come from doing this and we have talked about the ethical issues associated with this situation. The only emails he is allowed to receive are from his brothers. If he wants to accept others he must run it by me first. I used to have his account set up where only certain addresses were allowed to come through, but then I ran into problems with that and couldn't figure out how to fix it so I opened a new account for him without the parental controls. Don't like this, but why do they have to make it so complicated to find the info you need in order to correct something? He knows I check the computer regularly for sites that have been visited, but he's very good about complying to the rules. I do limit his time on the computer and frequently come in to see what he's up to. Mostly he likes to play one game and isn't easily distracted away from it. I do think that this type of education should be included at school when they are in their computer classes. Maybe it is on some level and I'm just not aware, which makes me think I should ask how much education the students are receiving on these issues. The bottom line is that it is the parents responsibility to teach these lessons to their children and monitor what they do on the home computer.

Ok, started out a little shaky with our new topic, but did find an article that might help simplify it a bit. As the opening notes say, these are the cliff notes for SCORM. Hope this helps! I'm still trying to wrap my brain around the concept, but the chart on this page helped. I'm a visual learner and it is better when I can see something being done or how something is being used. Like I said in one of my posts to Audi about grids, it wasn't until I saw it being used in the movie "THE ITALIAN JOB" that the concept clicked! Hope this helps!http://www.rhassociates.com/scorm.htm