Monday, January 24, 2011

week14 final assignment

1,Describe Wordpress.

Answer:
   WordPress is a blog platform of open source. It is developed considering semantic Web, the beautiful and Web standards of the code and the design, and usabilities, etc. , and it is possible to use it by downloading it free of charge.


2,Why is Wordpress useful?

Answer:
  WordPress is interesting for the developer. It is because the function can be easily added as a plug-in. A lot of free plug-ins produced by a lot of programmers are open to the public.
Even the person who cannot write the programming by using these can easily add the function.



3,How would you use Wordpress and why?
Answer:
  I use this site about twice a week. Because I am studying the programming at the university. And, I use and am updating the blog daily.


4,How might Wordpress help you to learn English? (List 2 or 3 possibilities.)
 Answer:
・This site promotes power to read English.
・This site promotes power to write English.

5,Is there any disadvantage to using Wordpress?
 Answer:
  Yes,there is.There is only wiki site, and is no formal support for the word press.
It is a place where whether the source code was examined based on information that the specialist disclosed information of by the hobby or was read, cut for oneself or the reference book census register was bought was mentioned.

6, Administration is quite easy in Wordpress? Describe the Wordpress administration system, and and two or three things the administrator can do.




Answer:
   Movable Type corresponds to the management of two or more blogs by the standard. WordPress MU of the derivation version corresponding to two or more management is developed though there is no management function of two or more blogs in WordPress.

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

week13 podcasting services

  • What is the most famous podcasting service?
         Answer:
        The podcasting can open the voice file that I made to the public on the Web site.
  • Describe that podcasting service. (50 words)
Answer:
 Coinage podcasting  that combines two words of portable music player iPod of Apple Computer (iPod) and broadcasting (Broadcasting: Meaning of broadcasting) and is made. It is indicated that it downloads to my hand of audio contents in shape "Subscription", and the mechanism that it is possible to listen to it (It is possible to use it ..a free principle it..) and I open it to the public on the Web site such as made the voice files in wherever you like in the favor .
  • Why are podcasting services useful for language learning? Describe three reasons. (50 words)
  Answer:
  First,In the podcasting, portable that can comfortably carry about the program is the maximum advantage. Second,It is not bound unlike radio programs at the be on the air time, and it is possible to listen at any time. Thrid,It is possible to listen outside by transmitting the program to a digital audio player such as iPod unlike the net radio not to be able to do the file preservation.
  • Find some podcasting programs that you might listen to. (List 2 or 3 possibilities.)
  There is a possibility of misunderstanding an old material when it is the new one. Only a favorite program is little the number of deliveries. Broadcasting the unreproduction collects with surprising swiftness when there are a lot of registration programs.
  • Is there any disadvantage to using a podcasting service? (50 words)
  Yes,there is. I think that there are some disadvantage to using a podcasting service. For example,It is difficult to meet the interesting program. And,a major tune cannot be heard by the program. There is a possibility of misunderstanding an old material when it is the new one. So These program is disadvantage to using a podcasting service.

  • Explain how to use a podcasting service. (50 words)
It is a method of using the application software made to download the podcast file. This is generally called aggregator (Aggregator). The aggregator enables to acquire latest information on registered RSS by registering and maintaining the address linked with RSS for the podcast, to lump together or to select the podcast file related to RSS, and to download it.

Wednesday, January 12, 2011

week12 flickr paragraphs

1   Describe flickr

Answer:
The photograph of the digital image of which it takes a picture for myself is up-loaded to the server of Flickr, and the user can preserve and manage with Flickr.

2 why is flickr useful ?
Answer:
 Flicker can mutually write the comment by sharing with the stranger besides the photograph privately taken can be arranged, be classified, and be exhibited on the web. It made it hugely by popularity not only went out to the user as a community like such an image bulletin board and the social network service

3 How often should flickr be used and why?

Answer;
I use this site about twice a week.


4 How can flickr help you to learn English? (List 2 or 3 possibilities.)
 Answer:
This site can mutually write the comment by sharing with the stranger besides the photograph privately taken can be arranged, be classified, and be exhibited on the web. Therefore, communications can be taken in English with other people.

5 Is there any disadvantage of using flickr?
Answer;
There is one big disadvantage of using flicker. It is that the management of security is sweet.

6 Explain how to use flickr.
Answer
It registers first free of charge on the site of flickr. And, the photograph etc. are up-loaded.












  

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

About twitter

1 Describe the web service.(Describe how it works.)
It is possible to talk about this site when it likes my feelings. And, it is possible to comment to my friend. 


2  Why is it useful?
Because this site can be easily used. And, it is possible to register very easily.


3 How often should it be used and why?
I think that I should use it when it is favorite every day.

4 How can it help you to learn English? (List 2 or 3 possibilities.)
・ I can acquire power to write English on this site.
・ I can acquire power to read English on this site.
 

5 Is there any disadvantage of using this web service?
 No, threre is not. This site is very good

6 Are there any problems with how you use this web service? What are they? No, there are not. This site is very good

Wednesday, November 17, 2010

communicating research on the internet

Summarize the content of the video.
  Malawian inventor William Kamkwamba built his family an electricity-generating windmill from spare parts, working from rough plans he found in a library book
.
 Why is the technology in the video useful?
 Because the pinwheel of this video is not digging into one's purse at all.

How can the technology be used?
What problem does it solve?
 This technology was made raking up various garbage. And, it completed it by the result of his trial and error.


Define three new words you read in the transcript.
1 windmill
2 inventor
3 spare parts

Are there any problems with this technology? What are they?
The problem of this pinwheel is not to function if a strong wind doesn't blow.

How can the problems be solved?
It is necessary to increase the number of spare parts to giving the function of this pinwheel more.

Wednesday, November 10, 2010

working with text

Describe your choice.
Answer ; My choice site is '' listen and write ''

Why is it useful?
 Answer; Because this site can practice an English listening.


How often should your site be used and why?
 Answer; We should use this site once on the first.


How can the site you chose help you to learn English?
1 I can improve the ability of the listening on this site.
2  I can gain power to write English on this site.


Is there any disadvantage of using this type of software?

     This site is a very convenient, interesting site. However, the sound is occasionally might hard to hear according to the environment of the personal computer. It might be more difficult for a moment for the beginner.

Wednesday, November 3, 2010

Book Glutton Homework

Describe The Book Glutton.

    BookGlutton is a "social reading" website launched in January 2008. Visitors to the website can create virtual book groups, read books online, chat inside chapters and attach notes on paragraphs.


Why is The Book Glutton useful?

   Because you need not go to the bookstore. And, we can buy the book, and inspect it. It is good to be able to buy a lot of books only by using the personal computer from the house.


How often should The Book Glutton be used and why?

  I think that I should use this site if necessary. Because the book is not bought every day, and there is inspected what.

How can The Book Glutton help you to learn English? (List 2 or 3 possibilities.)

 1  This site helps power to read English.
 2  This site can study a lot of English words and the grammars.


Is there any disadvantage of using The Book Glutton?


The book wanting it might not be necessarily found on this site.