Accepting Criticism

I think that criticism is a huge learning tool and it can be a good thing or a bad thing if you take it the wrong way. The problem with criticism is that a lot of people don't take it in a good way and they just think that the person talking to them is making fun of them or trying to tear them down and point out the obvious mistake or problem. But if people take criticism the right way then it is a very good tool because almost everybody thinks in different ways. The more ways you do something, the more and more people that will appreciate it. I think that accepting criticism is a big thing in the real world and especially work because your peers always want you to do the best that you can, and I think that nowadays a lot of bosses or managers use criticism as a teaching tool. Even though accepting criticism can be hard at times you just need to take as much as you can out of what the person who is criticising you and use it to your advantage because like I said, people want you to do the best that you can.

Importance of Meeting Deadlines

Deadlines are very important in education and business. They are very important because they can help with organization and time management. If people don't meet deadlines then that can put them behind and they won't be able to move on with the business or class. They are important with time management because the person that makes the deadlines could have a calendar of when to move on and so you need to make sure you are done with what you need to be done with so you can move on. They also help with organization because there can be more than one deadline and you can make sure you have done what you need to have done. If you don't meet deadlines then that can put the whole class or business behind and then in the long run there might not be enough time to do what needed to be done. Meeting deadlines are also big in education because they can make or break your grades and without decent grades you won't be able to go to college and might not even be able to get a job. Deadlines are very important to meet because they create responsibility which is needed in life.

How Google Docs Can be Used in Businesses and Education

Google Docs can be very helpful in the business as well as the education world. People in businesses can use it in daily work by just writing down notes in a meeting or having a collaborative document where people can summarize what is happening and then when the meeting is over, they can all print off a copy of what happened at the meeting. That can also help students with education because if students have a project and you have to take notes but you don't have time in class you can make a collaborative document and share it with your group so they can view and edit it at home. Another interesting thing is that all of the people you share the document with can view and edit it at the same time. Also with Google docs you can make power point presentations, spreadsheet, form, drawing, or just a folder. Businesses can use all of this stuff to present, keep statistics, save things in an organized folder. Teachers can use the spreadsheet or the power point presentations to present to their students and teach with them. By using Google Docs, there are a lot of ways that people in businesses and education can take notes be organized, or make a presentation.

How diigo can be used by students

Diigo can be used in many ways for many people. It is a tool where people can save internet sites and upload videos and pictures. On Diigo you can collect and organize things, highlight things, bookmark things online, and the best part is you can access it anywhere. It is basically the newest form of note taking where you don't have to actually write things down on a piece of paper. You can look things up and then just save it to a bookmark and you don't have to remember the URL. Using Diigo as many people as you want can access it and you don't have to be in a conference  or at the same place. It is good for everyone at all ages and it is a good place for finding information and communicating.

Communicating Digitally

I think that communicating digitally has become part of everyone's every day life. Everything that you read off of the internet has been posted or taken from someone and it being read, therefore they are communicating with eachother. Things like Blogs, Facebook, Skype, and Twitter are all things that most people use and communicate digitally with. Although a lot of people do communicate digitally most of them do not realize that there are a couple rules and guidlines they need to follow called netiquette. Netiquette is just ettiquete on the internet. Some of the rules are don't plagiarize, know your audience, be respectful, be considerate of younger people, and never spam people. I think that as more and more people start getting used to a computer at a younger age, then these rules and guidlines will have a lot more affect on how people use the internet.

Digital Communication

I think that Digital Communication is a good thing because it it quick, it is easy to use and there are a lot of social networking skills and websites where everyone can see what is going on. They are a good thing because once someone posts something people can see it almost instantly and it is pretty easy to use and get used to. Things like Facebook, Myspace, and Twitter are good examples of social networking and all three of those are places where people communicate digitally. Another way that a lot of people communicate digitally is games like World of Warcraft, or any other game where you are with real life people and you are talking to them. It is also a good skill to have because as time goes on, more and more people will be communicating digitally. Digital Communication is going to continue to get better each and every day.