Reflection on Web 2.0 Tools

I create this last post to write my reflection on web 2.0 tools project which I think is one of the most beneficial projects that I learn a lot from it such as knowing the different between trainings skill and presentation skill. This was the first time that I do the training session and I think this skill is great and I think this skill will support me in my future job. Moreover, I think that the training plan help me in performing well during the session since it has outline, time and resources.  I evaluate these tools regarding to my opinion. 

 

Blogs: is one of my favorite tools that allow me to share my ideas and experience with others and I can also follow others people and I can read and put comment on their posts. Blogger is very easy to use, customizing and personalizing the blog by using different gadgets and themes that reflect your taste. 

Gmail: at the beginning I just create Gmail account to able for Google tools but after I found it’s amazing features I have switch total from Hotmail to Gmail. Using filters and labels option in Gmail help me to organize my emails. Also Gmail provide me task list option which I need to fulfill and once I complete any of them I can show that by putting a tick. Without Gmail Account I cannot enjoy using others tools provided by Google.

Google Calendar:  is one of useful tools which allow me to organize my appointments and events in a professional way, manage my time and share my calendar with other.  Google calendar have a lot of beneficial features such as creating multiple calendar and browse other interesting calendar such as “Islamic Holiday”. In addition, I can add tasks list which allow me to list my organize my time and do my tasks before due data. Other important feature is Google Calendar allows you to sync my calendar with my phone and also I can receive remainders by SMS which is great. 

   

Google Chrome: before my colleges trained me in Google Chrome, I faced many problems using Internet Explorer and after I use Google chrome, I found it as an effective solution to my problem so I change my web browser from Internet Explorer to Chrome which I found it faster, easier and have creative features like theme backgrounds, panic button and games.

  

Google Docs:  is beneficial tool provided by Google, It allows you to create, edit, store and share documents online such as word documents, presentations, spreadsheets and forms. Moreover, with Google Docs, you can allow others to make changes in your documents that you shared with them. I and my group members use Google Docs to works on the project at home. The chat feature in Google Docs is very useful since it allows us as a group to discuss the different characteristics of the projects in a quicker way. Also I think Google Docs is safe place for storing my documents. Therefore, I save all my project documents in Google Docs so if I have any problem with my laptop, I don't lose my work.

Google Maps: is great tool which allows me to find the locations of the places in very easy way. In addition, it also shows me the public transportation time and ticket prices and I can get direction from and to the place that I want with timing and it gives my suggested roads with timing to reach their. The most things that I like it in Google Maps is viewing the traffic roads so I can avoids these roads to reach quickly to the place that I want to visit.

Google Reader: is tool help me in managing and sharing my feeds with others and it helps me to getting all the updates about the topic that I like such as my friends posts and other website that I interested in. I most things I like in Google Reader is that all information and updates that I interested in are collected in one place and I can read it anytime it want.

Google Searching: Google search help me in finding out the exact information that am looking for through following specific tips. I used Google search a lot if I had projects to do or if I need to searched for any information that I need it and sometime I face difficulty to find the exact information that am looking for quickly, however after I learned the techniques of Google searching in the training session it becomes easier and faster for me to search and find out exactly what I are looking.

Google Sites: I think this tool is very useful since we can create our own website easily and quickly.  By using Google Sites I can edit my pages through using images, videos, links and attachments effortlessly. And now I am expert in creating Google sites and adding pages. Moreover, I can specify and choose people who I want to share my site with.  After I graduate I will create my own business and I will use Google site to promote my products. CLICK HERE TO VISIT MY GOOGLE SITE

Google+: this tool becomes one of my favorite tools because is very easy to be used. The most things that I like it in Google+ is the way of connecting with your various contacts, allowing you to send group messages to particular social circles you designate such as “Friends” cycle.  Moreover, this tool allows me to Create and share photo albums, status updates and events, videos and links with my followers. I like Google+ and I use it in daily basis and I believe that it is a great tool to keep in touch with others.

Picas: is powerful software that allows me to edit my photos, add text to them and create movies very easily in a short time and in high quality. Moreover, I can create collages in very easy way and in different ways or styles. I found Picas much easier than Photoshop.

Social bookmarking (Delicious)

Delicious is useful tool that enables me to manage and organize my bookmarks with tags and I can save and access my bookmarks from any computer. The most things I like it in Delicious is that I can share my links with others. I think Delicious is beneficial tool which help me a lot since I can share useful links and resources online with my group members rather than sending them by email.

Dubai Police Ferrari Car in DWC

On 28th of May, I found Dubai Police Ferrari car at the gate which was look amazing and beautiful all the students tried taking pictures of the cars . I was wondering why Dubai police are in our college with their amazing Ferrari car then I noticed that there are forum about Female professional pioneers join Emirati Women Breaking Barriers Forum which was supported by Dubai Police and Dubai Duty Free. 

The forum, organized and managed by seven HCT-Dubai Corporate Communications Year-4 students, was designed to shed light on the first Emirati women in their professions, by celebrating their stories and discussing gender, family and cultural barriers.

I think that this forum was great opportunity for these pioneering women to express their feelings and experiences in breaking the boundaries of gender, family, culture and career to become the first in their careers which I think is very difficult in our UAE culture. This forum shows the importance of accepting life challenges regardless of the gender, family, culture and career of the person, and learning on how to become a successful contributor to the community.  

All Eyes on the S4

Today I will like to share this video with which is about keep your eyes on Samsung Galaxy S4 for 60 second and win one for free.

Beautiful competition in Germany I hope we have this competition here in Dubai so I can try and win S4... 

Esay Way to Cook Cookies...

Today I would like to share with you this video about cooking cookies as you know that I do not know how to cook so I search for videos to learn how to cook and I found this nice video which explain how to cook cookies in easy way. I will try to cook this cookies today and I will surprise my friends and my family with my delicious cookies...

Today Assembly

In Today assembly I receive certificate of Excellence since my GPA is above 3.5 and I am very proud of myself because last semester was very difficult and it was challenge for me. This is not first time that I received a certificate of Excellence but this is last assembly that I attended and I am very happy sine I will graduate this year .

Moreover, I receive another certificate since I participated in Inside Dubai Photo competition and my photo reaches the finalist. Also I found my photo printed out in the library and I surprised when I saw my photo. I shoot this photo in RAK after the rain where a lot of emirate people come to sat and have fun with their family in this wonderful weather.  

    

BlackBerry Q10

Yesterday, my lovely husband bought for me newest BlackBerry Q10 as a gift for our marriage anniversary I really love the gift because BB Q10 have a lot of features such as it comes with touchscreen, 4G, battery keep for long time, Social apps, such as BlackBerry Messenger, Facebook, Skype, Foursquare, Twitter, and LinkedIn and other features. I recommend you all to buy it. 

Korean Festival in DWC

Today in our college I attended Korean Festival which was organized by Corporate Communications’ students organize Korean Festival event in cooperation with Total Resource International Company. Most of DWC students, and  DWC high school and the college Korean Club members, attended the event which aims at celebrating Korean culture with performances of traditional and modern Korean music and Taekwondo demonstrations. I attended Korean tea ceremony which is a traditional form of green tea ceremony practiced in Korea and I enjoy drinking tea while listening to a Korean female talking about Korea’s culture, language, heritage and hospitality. Moreover, I had opportunity to wear the traditional Korean dress “Hanbok”; which is often characterized by vibrant colors and simple lines without pockets. I also learn how to write my name in Korean and with traditional ink. Korean Festival was amazing and I hope every year the college organize this festival. 

Career Fair 2013

30 of April 2013, I and my friends visited Career Fair in Trend Centre. There were a lot of government and private companies such as RTA, Dubai Islamic Bank, DFSA, Dubai Government Emirates Airline, Dubal and etc. The objective of the participation is to attract national cadres and engage them in the development march towards success and the current expansion plans at Emirate in several investment areas. Moreover, HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum visited the Career Fair on 2^nd of May.  I also applied for job government companies and I also did short interviews. It was great opportunity for me to visit this event as I will graduate after few months. 

Make Parking a Cinch with This Parking Guide Infographic

A few simple guidelines for when to turn and what to use for reference points when parking may be all you need to perfect your parking abilities. This info graphic illustrates exactly how to parallel park and pull in quickly (backwards or forwards) into a parking lot spot. I try it, and it works :) 

Tripe to Masdar City

On 22 April 2013 I visited Masdar City in Abu Dhabi on an experiential learning initiative with my classmates. We have toured the Masdar Institute Headquarters in a Personal Rapid Transit (PRT) vehicle, an electric-powered car used as public transit at Masdar. The Headquarters is a modern modular, low-carbon design building and its façade acts as protection against heat with vertical and horizontal shading. Solar water heaters (Flat Plate Collector) supply 75% of the domestic hot water demand and the PV panels supply renewable electric power to the building. The landscape is designed to conserve water, promote biodiversity and create thermally comfortable outdoor spaces. In the central courtyard the Institute has a wind tower which has been designed to bring cool air down to the ground level. At the top of the tower, sensors detect when it is necessary for the wind tower to start diverting wind down the tower. It was great tripe because we explored more about this amazing city that will rely entirely on solar energy and other renewable energy sources with all their facilities.  At the end we have signature in touch screen and we receive our signature by email.

Finally I bought Mini iPad

Yesterday, I went to MCC and I bought Mini iPad, I really like because it small and it practical. Mini iPad have a lot of features such as faster than others iPads and lighter.  The iPad Mini screen measures 7.9 inches diagonally, which is about 2 inches smaller than the iPad. It is 7.2mm thick, about the width of a pencil. Moreover, the iPad Mini has a front-facing HD camera and a 5-megapixel iSight camera on the back that can shoot video in 1,080p. The tablet comes equipped with a dual-core A5 processor. The WiFi versions of the iPad Mini, which is available in 16-, 32- and 64-gigabyte models.

Spring Break

In last spring break, I diced to forget all the projects and I traveled with my family to Paris (City of Love). Paris is the largest city of French and it is situated on the river Seine, in the north of the country, at the heart of the Île-de-France region.   Paris is today one of the world's leading business and cultural centres and its influences in politics, education, entertainment, media, science, and the arts all contribute to its status as one of the world's major global cities. We spend six nights in Paris and the weather was amazing it was cold and rainy sometime.  We lived in the hotels in Elysees Avenue Street.  We visited lots of important places in Paris such as Eiffel Tower, La Conciergerie, Museum du Louvre, Arc d Triomphe, Notre Dame de Paris and Disney Land.  We also visited Gallery Lafayette and we did l lots of shopping, I bought lots of things such as clothes, handbags, perfumes, accessories and etc. we had lots of fun in Paris it amazing city and I hope to visit it again.

Now I will leave you with photos..