Weekly Blog 2

 Available at: http://wzyboy.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/google-reader-logo-with-text-grey-bg.png This is the Google Reader logo.

Some of the new vocabulary words we learned this week are phrase, appositive phrase, comma splice, and run-on.  Phrases are a part of speech made of some words.. not a complete idea because it is a group of words which contains no subject/predicate set and which only acts as a single part of speech. Appositive phrases are definitions that are inserted into a sentence. Comma splices is the error of joining two independent clauses with a comma. Finally, run-on is the error of joining two independent clauses with only a coordinating conjunction or with nothing. I got those words out of our grammar notes we’ve been filling in for the past few weeks.

The web 2.0 tools we used and learned about this week are Google Reader and RSS. Google Reader is a great way to keep updated with people. All you do is subscribe to the person you want to keep updated to, and then, KABLAM! You’re updated to them. Now, RSS is a wonderful way of publishing frequently updated works. 

 Some pros of the Google Reader and RSS are that it’s a great way to keep up to date with people just as simple as checking your email, and seeing what everybody has been up to. Some cons of Google Reader and RSS are that it’s a bit confusing because you got to click there, then there, and then over there just to get to where you want to go. You also have to copy and paste a lot of URL’s which can get annoying at times.

 The digital literacy component we learned about this week is email etiquette. One thing I learned about it is that don’t reply to a group email.

It helps me in my life because then I can type emails to make my teacher/professor understand it more so they won’t get confused.

Overall, my week has been amazing. It has been a fun week. Hopefully the rest of the weeks at school are this fun. 

 I just wish that there wasn’t as much online homework.