One of the main projects in EME 2040, is creating a professional web presence. This is an essential tool that can be used throughout your school career and in the business world. The purpose of a professional web presence is to give people a view of you professionally. They can look at your myspace and facebook, but they will only get a personal view and possibly information that you wouldn’t want them to see. The professional web presence allows you to create a website designed to properly represent you.
In the field of public relations, having a personal web presence is crucial. Every day you may be working with different clients. This allows them the opportunity to get to know you and decide whether they want to work with you or not. Having an impressive site, will more than likely get them to choose you. On the flip side, having an unorganized, scattered website may lose their interest in you and you may end up losing a job.
Tiffany N. Smith Web Presence
This link will take you to my web presence. I believe that when I offer this site to potential employers they will be impressed before they even meet me. This site represents both a personal and professional side and is a nice balance. In the future I will be able to add things with more experiences under my belt.
Monday, April 19, 2010
Blog 12: Gaming used for teaching and learning
With the expansion of technology and its use in both a personal and business world, gaming has become very important. Online games allow people to escape from reality and not have to worry about their real world. Games such as Second Life, allow users to create an alternative life where they can create their own image and name. Although most gaming is used as entertainment, there have been instances where gaming has taken over people’s lives. On an NCIS episode, they had a petty officer who killed someone and planned on blowing up the ship because they thought they were truly playing the game.
Gaming can be used in public relations in order to reach a certain audience. If something may be relevant and can advertise during online game sessions or send subliminal messages within games. Interactive games could be a great way to get kids to learn, for example, all of the different toys they sell at Leap Frog and other toy companies like them.
The above video is a trailer for Second Life. Second Life is a virtual game that allows users to create an alternative world where they can interact with other users. This is a game where if you wanted to advertise and product place, there are many opportunities.
Gaming can be used in public relations in order to reach a certain audience. If something may be relevant and can advertise during online game sessions or send subliminal messages within games. Interactive games could be a great way to get kids to learn, for example, all of the different toys they sell at Leap Frog and other toy companies like them.
The above video is a trailer for Second Life. Second Life is a virtual game that allows users to create an alternative world where they can interact with other users. This is a game where if you wanted to advertise and product place, there are many opportunities.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Blog 11: Distance Education and Virtual Learning
Distance education and virtual learning allows students and teachers to learn regardless of location. Students can access lectures and materials online, without having to attend class and sit in a classroom. This can be beneficial to many different people. Depending on time schedule, having distance and online education can allow users the flexibility of time when doing online courses. At the same time, users can also become not benefit by common mistakes. Those include procrastination because there is not a set time that lessons have to be viewed, technical difficulties such as viruses or shifty internet connections, or the risk of false accreditation.
In the public relations field, distance education can be used if someone has a job but wants to extend their education and does not have time to enroll at a university. There are also many seminars and workshops that can be offered online if someone does not have the time to attend, but would like to learn the skills taught. Another great use for distance education is the use for sailors in the Navy. Being an officer, I will have men and women in my chain of command that should pursue a degree. Distance education would give them the opportunity to take classes and not have deployments affect their learning.
UF Distance Education
This website shows courses and degrees that people can take online. Many universities, like the University of Florida, offer online courses and degrees. They have the same requirement as those that are sit down in a classroom, only they are offered online. This can help students who may not live in Florida, but want to take classes at the University of Florida, which has a good reputation.
In the public relations field, distance education can be used if someone has a job but wants to extend their education and does not have time to enroll at a university. There are also many seminars and workshops that can be offered online if someone does not have the time to attend, but would like to learn the skills taught. Another great use for distance education is the use for sailors in the Navy. Being an officer, I will have men and women in my chain of command that should pursue a degree. Distance education would give them the opportunity to take classes and not have deployments affect their learning.
UF Distance Education
This website shows courses and degrees that people can take online. Many universities, like the University of Florida, offer online courses and degrees. They have the same requirement as those that are sit down in a classroom, only they are offered online. This can help students who may not live in Florida, but want to take classes at the University of Florida, which has a good reputation.
Blog 10: Open Source Software ****NEW BLOGS
Open source software allows users to collaborate to make a better product. The programs allows access to the public, then users can work together to create software. After the end result has been met, the program is accessible per the agreement of the copyright. Most open source software are free to the public, such as Open Office, an open source program that is similar to Microsoft Office.
Open source software can be useful in the field of public relations because if there are enough people who work on a certain program, there may be a domain that creates a program for professionals to use. This program may make areas of public relations easier to access or be a more effective way of reaching a target audience.
Open Office
The example for open source software is Open Office. Open Office is a free program that is like Microsoft Office. It allows you to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and create databases for free, unlike Microsoft Office. This can be a very useful tool for someone who is on a budget and can’t afford the expensive software, like Microsoft.
Open source software can be useful in the field of public relations because if there are enough people who work on a certain program, there may be a domain that creates a program for professionals to use. This program may make areas of public relations easier to access or be a more effective way of reaching a target audience.
Open Office
The example for open source software is Open Office. Open Office is a free program that is like Microsoft Office. It allows you to create documents, spreadsheets, presentations, and create databases for free, unlike Microsoft Office. This can be a very useful tool for someone who is on a budget and can’t afford the expensive software, like Microsoft.
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