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Webs and Stumpers

My three favorite websites were Jake's, Holly's and Kate's. I liked Jake's page because it dealt with sports and Trinity football. I liked Holly's because it is well organized and I liked the collages. I liked Kate's masthead and the colors she used on her pages.

My three favorite stumpers were made by Alex, Jaime, Wayne. I liked Alex's because it was a waterfall that I had never seen before. I liked Jaime's because it is on a sports field. I liked Wayne's because I could not figure out where it was taken.

Links to web comments
1. Jake
2. Wayne
3. Holly


Links to stumper comments
1. Nicole
2. Paul
3. Jaime

Stumper

I tried to make this simple for yall. Guess where this is.

My Website

Please look at my website. I hope you like it!!

Bad PowerPoint

My bad PowerPoint

http://www.cs.trinity.edu/~dgrebe/bad/bad1_files/frame.htm

I liked Mary West's PowerPoint because of her very detailed explanations and the fact that the slides were out of order. I also liked Jaime Acosta's because of his overuse of animations. I liked Juan Perez's PowerPoint because of the colored fonts and how difficult it was to read them.

DO's of a PowerPoint

1. Only include images that are relevant.
2. Make sure font can be easily read by audience. (size and color)
3. Check spelling and grammar.
4. Include bibliography.
5. Make a title page including your name.

DONT's of a PowerPoint

1. Use excessive images or animations.
2. Read off your PowerPoint, use cue cards.
3. Dont use language you would use on AIM or in text messaging.

Dennis Grebe

Copyright Issue

Copyright laws date back to 1790 and are protected under Article one of the Bill of Rights. Copyright laws have changed significantly over the years. Original works can be under copyright protections for up to ninety years after the death of an author. If a student violates a copyright they can be sent a take-down notice and they may be ultimately have a court case brought against them. If posting an image for a website a student may use images they created or on sites such as blackboard or any government website. If using a image from another website it is most likely under the copy right law. Therefore, a student must obtain permission from the author. If the author is dead, but the work is still under copyright the student must obtain permission from the holder of the copyright. If permission is obtained the student still must cite the source in a bibliography.


Dennis Grebe

Web 2.0

After reading Time magazine's selection for person of the year, I agree with the article and its view on Web 2.0. Time points out that people are using the Internet frequently which in turn is helping to shape the world we live in. YouTube, Facebook, and Myspace are growing exponentially and allowing people all over the globe to communicate and spread information. However, as Time points out, this may not be a great thing since information obtained on Wikipedia and other online sources could be false since these are not documented sources. Time's view that the world lacks the necessity for great men is odd and does not ring true in my mind.

The article I read deals with the effects of Web 2.0 on long-standing news websites such as ABC News and USA Today. Both websites have lost viewers, which can be attributed to the broad ways of getting information that have become available due to Web 2.0. These news sites have tried to stay up-to-date with other media sources by allowing users to blog on different topics and by including those on the web sites. However, the more traditional web sites have seen a steady decline in the number of viewers daily.

I believe that Web 2.0 will continue to grow as more people get onto social networks and Wikipedia. In addition, I feel that the need for more conventional news sources will diminish but never fully go away. Sometimes the public will need a reliable source that they can be use and be positive it is accurate and without bias.

Dennis Grebe