Professor Wesch said Web 2.0, the machine is us/using us.... in this second generation of web users, I believe he was correct by using this title. Our dependence on this technology has almost made us "one with the web." Our computers began as information sources. They still are, but now they are such an intricate part of our lives. There are sites for anything I could ever wonder about. Computer technology has enabled us to "re-link" with friends we haven't seen in years...or Google about taxes on our house...or interact with people on the other side of the globe...or...well, you get the idea.
This is not to mention vast other sources; ones I either don't know about or don't have a need for yet. The most interesting part of this relationship with the sharing of information. We communicate with others everyday...sharing knowledge, ideas, etc., and at this point there seems to be no end to the process. Relationships are established, reconnected or ended online!
I don't know where this technology is going..& of course, as I've said in every post, I have so much to learn! But, I am enjoying the exposure to new and different sites and systems...happy to learn and eager to share with my students when I become a school librarian!!!
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