Week 10- Information Management

LECTURE NOTES
This weeks lecture was about Information Management. A major problem faced by people is their way they manage their information, even though it is a potentially easy process. Using a computer is an easy way to manage your information. Computers have the ability to be flexible so making a folder for each topic is fairly easy. Using the 'properties' tool to create data about yourself can assist you also.


WORKSHOP
This work shop looks at the Internet and its functions, we specifically looked at the 'favourites' tab. Our task was to open three new favourite files and add two websites to each folder. Mine are as follows
- Gymnastics
- University Sites
- Pod Casts



Do you think Negroponte’s ideas are still relevant? Why?
Negroponte's ideas seem to still be relevant and correct even though they were published 13 years ago. He suggests that bits will over take atoms and an example of this is when he talks about text books being cheap to make but the costs of transporting them being expensive. An example of a 'con' about atom based information is that it can go out of date fast and not be fixed as easily as a bit format. However, a book is something we can keep for a life time and use as an example of progression where as bit is electronic and is constantly being changed and modified.
The Internet, atoms and bit based information is rapidly over taking the every day items such as videos (now DVDs), records (now C.D's) now progressing to the cinema and the other forms of media. Nevertheless, things such as "FedEx" services will not be completely changed or 'modified' but there usefulness will most definitely be reduced.

Types of information formatting:
Atom Based, Books, Journals, Reports
Pros – we can see it, easy to conceal, difficult to change, hard to copy
Cons – Bulky, Costly, Difficult to edit, and redistribute

Bit Based, digital reproductions, electronic content
Pros – cheap, easy to use an edit, flexible easy to mass produce
Cons – Privacy, unsolicited broadcast, authenticity easy to fake and spam

Reading 1- Grazing the Net

This website discusses how young people use the Internet so much that they are able to easily navigate their way though the complex functions and information found on the Internet. It is specifically about schools in North America. It defines students as 'free range students'. This is because students are now able to express themselves and their opinions to the world. The site also talks about students are needing to be taught more about information management and how to retain what they learn. It also says that schools should teach their students how to evaluate sources, so they are able to learn and obtain further information, not relying on just the one source. Finally, this website talks about the creation of the Internet and guides the reader about using skills to be successful when using the Internet.