Bookmarking

Okay, so this bookmarking thing with Connotea, Zotero, and Delicious have become more of a hinderance for me than a help. I am not sure if I am doing these things right and I definitely still don't understand the whole export/import thing at all. I am not sure if I am suppose to be exporting/importing on Zotero, Connotea or Delicious or none of them. I have tried using the sslvpn.pitt.edu to search databases, but I have no idea how to get my finds into Connotea, Zotero or Delicious. Do I need to export somehow? I don't feel that I should have been on the computer all day trying to figure this out. When I met with John the other day, he made this all look really easy and now that I am trying to do this, it's not. What shall I do??

Wow, so I just got back from Pittsburgh. What a great trip. I kept my niece and nephew for 5 days and then yesterday and today I was able to actually get to campus. I met with Sue and as always, she is wonderful! I then went to the Towers to get my ID so it is now official! Today I was able to attend class and it was actually really nice being there! How cool! Then I met with John one of our TA's and this was definitely a great big help with the bookmarking assignments. I am now not so scared but more anxious to use these tools! Technology is so incredible, it's amazing! :)

Until next time,
Angela

Yippy Skippy it's Friday!

Okay so yes, I am excited that it is finally Friday and I am in Pittsburgh. I am staying with my niece/nephew for the next few days. So okay my niece has just shown me what techno idiot I am. It is completely amazing how much kids already know about computers and the internet. First of all she is on her laptop and types faster than I do. She doesn't even have her fingers on the correct keys!! She is in the enrichment program at her school and is as smart as a whip. She has also shown me her "wiki" she uses through her school. By the way did I mention she is only 8! So yes, now I feel behind the times in this ever changing techno world. God help me! Have a great three day weekend all!
Angela

Keeping up

I just thought I'd try to keep up by posting. I am getting through the Kuhn book, however, the technical issues still plague me. I was on live chat last night and felt like I was reading and responding to Arabic or some foreign language. My biggest beef is this: Just because you are a techno wizard, doesn't mean everyone else is. I really wish tech people would stop trying to act like they are god with this technology and realize that not everyone out there is that advanced. Would it kill you that much to use regular Leyman's terms so the rest of us can understand too? I just have to get that off my back. It really overwhelmed/stressed me out last night and I'm not sure I want to get into Live chat again. While I have heard of some of these software programs, I have not heard of them all nor do I know how to begin to apply them. So starting at the beginning would be nice with some explicit instructions (in Leyman's terms). And why are people so gun ho on getting far ahead down the road?? Knock it off and take it one week at a time!!! Okay I think I've gotten it out of my system!

Stressed

Okay, so I am little stressed. I don't know which is stressing me out more, the technical difficulty I am having with my computer or all the readings. There is so much reading, I am not sure how to go about completing it all. Hmm? Well, maybe someone can give me some ideas. If anyone is in the Fasttrack program and some good ideas on how to complete all the readings, please let me know. Well, I'm off for the day.

Angela

Welcome!

Hello and Welcome to my new blog!

I've just created this today and happen to be new to the "blogosphere!" Please feel free to stop in and let me know what you think or just say hello!

Have a wonderful day!

Angela