Week 9 Thing 23

Wow, I can't believe it's over. I kind of cheated on this answer as I wasn't too certain what was meant by "Find an example or attribution that shows this program has been modified from it's original." either. I looked at someone else's blog and saw that we were thinking along the same lines so I'm going with that (thanks Greg).
I loved the little disclaimer on the fair(y) tales....Disney does get VERY ridiculous when it comes to protecting their stuff. I have also noticed, through out the various assignments, that if an image is introduced it is made certain that the sites used to create the images are credited.
Then onto food for thoughts.............
I think my favorite part of all this was playing with the various image generators. I've always been a little jealous of people who have been able to do funky things to pictures and now I've got quite a few places to go to to create them myself.
I like to try to stay as current as possible with all the new "stuff" going on out there in the world of modern technology. Sometimes it's just by reading a few articles here and there or talking to people in the know. I may not know everything but having a basic idea about a lot of different things gives me a better foundation for when people are looking for "new" or "exciting" or just revamping. This 2.0 tour has done a great deal to give me a lot of little bits of things I probably would never have looked at on my own.
As far as surprising things...
I was a little surprised by the fact that I am rather reticent about trying new things. There were several things I explored that I had to return to at a later time before I was ready to deal with them. I guess we all have our comfort zones and we get a little on edge when we are forced out of them. There are still a few things that I don't quite "get" but I am planning on revisiting periodically and maybe they will make more sense then or I will figure out applications that are practical to me. At this point I think it is just a good thing that I am aware of them even if I don't see a use for them.
The only thing that I could think of that would improve this adventure would be more interaction between the participants. I know we had to..for example make a comment to someones blog but there is no guarantee that that person will respond or that anyone will read and/or comment on yours. I think it would be better if we were required to have discourse amongst one another...someone post a comment..someone respond..start threads..something.
If I was given the chance to participate in something else like this I would definitely give it strong consideration. I really enjoyed this and find it a great way to both learning and increasing my awareness.
My word for this experience would have to be either "AMAZING" or "FANTASTIC"...hard put to decide which is better....or maybe even "Eye opening" or better yet...."Mind opening"
It was fun.

Week 9 Thing 22

The World eBook Fair and Project Gutenberg sites were very interesting. While just randomly going through I managed to get sucked into several books I had never heard of before ( and to be honest probably wouldn't have necessarily read if I had come across them on a shelf). We don't have any eBooks but having access to free downloads means that teachers can recommend readings to students who could then down load themselves at home or in school, if the site isn't blocked.
I was surprised by the number of authors and titles that I recognized. I also liked the top 100 books and authors lists. If you aren't sure what you're looking for it is often helpful to peruse what others are going with. It could give you ideas that you never even thought of. I can see this being a very useful site especially for historical fiction.