The Importance of Meeting Deadlines in Business and Education

When it comes to meeting deadlines it becomes very important especially in business and education. This is because of three main reasons; the information you are given is probably important and needed at that time, it shows how responsible you are or aren't, and it will put you forward in what ever you are doing. When you are doing something for school or your business/job you will have to get things done at a certain time because that information is needed at that time for a reason.  When you do something such as a presentation you will need to have the power point done at a certain time so you can present it.  If not then the day you have to present the information you will have nothing to show.  The second reason is meeting a deadline shows how responsible you are because if you cant meet a deadline then you give the impression that you can't do it.  Although you may have the information almost done or you could have gotten it done the business world especially doesn't care. All they will see is that you didn't finish your work and may look at other employers who did and may see you as incapable.  Lastly when you meet a deadline this will push you forward.  When you finish something in school this will push you forward and allow you to do the new work given to you.  In business it will allow you to take on more projects and get paid more money.  So as you see meeting deadlines becomes very important in life.

-Kirsten

Giving and Recieving Criticism On Your Wiki Posts

With having a wiki, people can comment on your posts.  When you post something people might think something is incorrect about your post.  Because of this they will leave a constructive criticism pointing out the problem.  As the person who posted the wiki, don't take offense to their comment.  Most are honestly trying to make your post better, and are not trying to make you look bad or wrong. So the best way to respond to this is to first see if what they corrected is really wrong.  If so then you correct the wrong piece and leave a comment responding to the person.  In the response you should thank them for their help and note exactly what you corrected.  If they are wrong and the information is correct respond by telling them why it is correct and/or why you worded it the way you did.  Responding to the criticisms is good for you as a blogger because it shows that you do care about your readers and you readers opinions.  Also with blogging you can give criticisms.  When giving criticism make sure the information you are giving is 100% correct.  Make sure that you are being constructive and giving advise not just being rude and calling them out. The best way to be a good blog reader is to have an open mind to their opinion and especially to post things pertaining to the subject in the most.

-Kirsten

Using Wiki To Communicate

Communicating digitally is a huge part of out world today, and that includes the sight wiki spaces. Wiki is a great way to spread and post information.  When you feel something is important then it is a good idea to post it.  What makes wiki good is you can join groups and post certain information to those wiki's that that specific group might feel important.  For example since I am apart of 21st Century Communication-PPHS, so I would post information that would pertain to communicating in this day in age.  Also it would need to be relevant and interesting to the people in the group.  This is one way you can communicate through wiki, just by sharing the information.  Another way you can communicate through wiki is by commenting on peoples wikis.  Whether is be to compliment their writing, give constructive criticism, or just comment on the topic we are all communicating.  These comments can go back and forth for long periods of time or maybe just one response to the comment but either way there was a two way communication.  You can also of course post on other peoples wiki's and give your own input. You can also send messages to people through wiki to talk about your personal things or you can talk about your wiki information.  So all in all you can communicate through many outlets throughout wiki.




-Kirsten

Using Digital Communication Tools To Present A Communication Tool

When using digital communication it has to have started from somewhere.  Whatever type of communication you are presenting whether it be something like facebook, second  life, or aim you can use other types of digital communication to get the word out.  It's almost like advertising digital communication.  For example if you are teaching someone about how to use twitter, you might use a youtube video to present how to use it. This is a way to present your digital communication through another type.  Using this, kind of brings you full circle when it come to communicating digitally because your learning how to use one while using another.  A second example could be as simple as making a blog on how to use facebook and then linking a tutorial on another sight.  The possibilities using digital communication is endless and that makes how to present it endless too.  The only bad thing about it is that if you don't know how to use any digital communication then it would be hard to learn off another type.  This is when people come in with things such as power points and other presentations to it so the person learning doesn't have to actually know exactly how to use any digital communication yet. So even though there is a slight flaw in the system most can use other kinds of communication to learn about another type.

-Kirsten

Diggo Blog

Diggo is is a type of social bookmarking,  With Diggo you can mark bookmark something but and retrieve it on any computer without having to stay on the same computer you found it on.  This is a good thing for students because as high school or college students we use many different computers.  Alot of people use the ones at school, they use their lap tops, and if they have a separate one at home they might use that.  Businesses may use these bookmarks/tags for other co-workers to look at when both working on a similar subject. This will help the all see the same information easily.  This same thing can go for students when working on a project together.  Another feature for Diggo is the ability to highlight things which is very helpful because when you save an entire sight you might only need a paragraph or a few sentences of the sight, and the high lights help you to reach and see those more easily.  With Diggo you can send sights to different groups that also hold Diggo that they might find helpful or interesting. This helps you stay connected through sites you might have in common with other people. These tools are also helpful to the people using it because it keeps your information attainable and easy to navigate through/find.  So with Diggo, people of any education setting or business setting can use Diggo to stay in communication through common interests in sights and keep themselves organized.


-Kirsten

Digital Communication

The use of digital communication, in my opinion, is being used more today than ever.  I know that for me and my friends text messaging and Facebook are our biggest outlet on communication with one another.  Some even Skype or just video chat with one another to keep in touch at a more personal level. Although my friends and I use these to contact each other, many business's use video chats to be able to contact other business's to have meetings. This has cut spending and costs of travel because we don't have to go all  across the country or the world to see someone face to face anymore. Working and socializing through digital communication has helped and harmed the world we live in today.  It's helped with costs (as i mentioned before), ability to communicate with people you would have never been able to communicate without it, and keeps people in contact with one another more easily than ever before.  Its also made some people very socially awkward when it comes to talking to people in person.  This is because its much easier to talk behind the words you type or behind a screen/ camera than it is to keep a conversation with a person face to face. Making some people so used to talking through technology that they almost forget how to talk to someone in person. All in all there are some amazing things that digital communication offers but at the same time we have to make sure we don't replace this type of communication with real in person communication.

-Kirsten