Journal Entry #2: Web 2.0, Cloud Computing and Google Drive

After watching three videos and exploring the topic for a week or more, I have learned a lot on Web 2.0 and Cloud Computing, or at least I now know more than I did before. I have found out more on code, and the difference between HTML and XML. I didn't even know there was a thing called XML. Which is not my fault! So don't hold it against me please, or do, I don't care.

Anyway, the couple months or more I have been in this course alone has taught me a lot more about technology and computers, and now I know more about the cloud and how important it is to know how to code, which I have actually started to learn. (You can learn too here). I was a little surprised about how complicated it was to upload things to the internet before the invention of XML and HTML. Code used to be so complicated! And still is for some people who can't wrap their heads around the concept.

The topic I ended up choosing for my video was just computer programming. Nothing extravagant or anything so don't get too excited. It was an interesting ten minute film that inspires people to take up computer science and learn the art of coding. To be honest, the only reason I chose the video is because I was behind and couldn't find anything else that would be short and considered mildly interesting, but I don't regret it! It was a hasty choice, but obviously not all hasty choices are bad ones.

Now about Google Drive, we have used it to write responses and create presentations so far in this class, and I personally like it a lot. I like the feature of adding comments and having other people edit your work, which in most cases I really don't like, but I didn't mind it with Drive. You can also chat with fellow students who happen to be sitting just across the room, but what else is technology for?  If we were using this for other collaborations and projects though, we could still use the same program and communicate with people elsewhere.

There wasn't a whole lot that I found confusing or challenging when I was using Google Drive. The only thing that I had a slight problem with was sharing my work with other students. In some cases I had to send it many times before they were able to see it, but that would most likely be a spelling error or something similar and not the actual programs fault. Overall though, I would definitely use Drive again and not just for in class projects.