Jeff Anderson OLP 4407

So this week we had a free week to learn one of the technology tools provided in our Class EBook. The class EBook can be found at this link by clicking  HERE . This is an amazing resource for anybody wanting to learn new technologies. I took the opportunity this week to learn a new technology called Poll Everywhere. This is a technology that can be used to poll on certain topics. In the EBook, it is talked about for polling students and answering questions about an assignment being used. Where I am finishing school this semester I am thinking that this could be a technology used in the workplace. I think a manager could use this to see where training is needed, what employes think they need in order to improve, and it could be used in order to assess culture or the attitude of the employees. I think this could be even more beneficial if the answer could be kept secret or confidential. Employees are likely to answer more truthful if they think the answer will be hidden and not get t...

I have had the opportunity to learn a lot of new technology and work with technology that I was already familiar. I have learned and worked with Twitter Audio Editing, infographics but by far my favorite so far is Screencasting. I absolutely love making a screencasting. It was brand new to me and I didn't even know it was possible when it was introduced to me in a class. Ever since I have been completely hooked on the technology. I have made several videos for class. I have had the opportunity to make a few videos even for work. I love being able to work on the computer record what I am doing and send it to other work employees so they can see first hand how I am doing things. I am not sure that they are 100% sold on my new found love but has made work a little more enjoyable at times. I am not sure that everyone is aware of screencasting so I have made a small video showing some of the capabilities of screencasting. The video isn't anything special. It's so easy to do that...

As I was looking through the videos I was struggling trying to find the exact topic to blog on. I am currently in management so there are a lot of topics that can be a benefit to anybody in the management field. The first video I want to show you is a RSA Style video. It is a video on how to manage people and be a better leader. I have a few classes that I have taken on leadership and no matter what part of the career someone is in they are always trying to become a better leader. Just the other day our class had a guest speaker that was the CEO of Polaroid and during his presentation, he was talking about things he works on. It was surprising how much he worked on not only fits in this video but is also really basic. The importance to him and part of this video is building a good team and having teamwork. The part he mentioned that isn’t in this video is the culture of an organization and how a manager can building a culture no matter what level they are on.  Here is a link to th...