One really postive aspect of Web 2.0 that I use every day is the ability to create and maintain a virtual library of resources, documents, websites, etc. I have an ever-growing libary of these resources that I will be able to share with other people. I am growing this library for personal and professional uses.
Professionally, I keep my documents, research, helpful websites, and anything else that might prove useful later. All I need to do is share with a colleague an article and she will be able to access it at will. We also use Google Docs at work to keep records, etc. so we can all modify it.
Personally, I have created all the documents, spreadsheets, etc. for our wedding online. When I have friends in the future getting married, I will be able to pass them this resource as an outline to help them plan their weddings. With just a couple clicks, I'll be able to help by reducing some leg work for their wedding.
I would love to hear about how you are keeping your virtual library. I have learned about so many programs in our trends class and I can't imagine how many I will learn about in this class. I have been struggling with a way to organize them so I can refer back to them easily. I'd appreciate any help you can provide.
ReplyDeleteHi Jen,
DeleteI have been using Google Sites and Google Docs (now Google Drive). It has worked really well for me, but I'm slowly going to transition my Google stuff over to Dropbox which I have found to be better because you can store actual documents instead of Google versions of documents. Dropbox has a size limit, but I think you'll be under it provided you don't want to store movies or high resolution pictures or books or anything. :)
Also, I just signed up for a Delicious account, which I am really excited about because it will allow me to keep all the sites organized in a place where I can access them from anywhere.
Thanks for the commment and question!
Funny you mentioned dropbox. My brother just told me about it last weekend and I just signed up for it. I am going to look into a Delicious account. That sounds like what I'm looking for. Thanks!
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