My final Web 2.0 post

Well - while this is VERY overdue, I felt I should conclude my discovery of Web 2.0 with some final thoughts.

In our final discovery challenge, using Mozella Firefox I added a bunch of different browser applications. Some I found useful - such as having your gmail on the browser to notify you if you have mail and others I found nice to have but not necessary (such as the application that displayed the local weather forecast). There are endless possibilities when it comes to these browser options - it seems to be a matter of personalizing which options work best for you and taking the time to download them and adapting them into your regular web routine.

Throughout this whole process, I am proud to say that I have learned many new web technologies. Even though, as I have stated before, I think of myself as being quite "tech saavy" I did not realize ALL of the different websites, downloads and programs available. Now the difficulty is deciding which web 2.0 elements are here to stay, worth learning more about and applying into our Career Development departments. In some cases, I think this technology can be both efficient and entertaining, but others aspects seem to be more work than they are worth.

I guess time and the trends of the students will be the real score keeper. I worry that if at my age now (I'd say I'm a spring chicken!) I am already behind on what is out there, I'll be way out of my league 20 years from now. Maybe by that time, it will be the students hosting workshops for us instead.

Thank you so much to Amanda for facilitating this fascinating program!