Week 1

Within this course; UPC0004, our first assessment is to record information in a blog format regarding what we have learnt in the previous week.

Lecture and Tutorial:
Week one has ended and week two has began! During week one in the tutorial of Accessing and Organising Knowledge we learnt how to use a number of useful sites on the computer such as blackboard,SIMO, student web mail, blogs and image shack.

Blackboard, SIMO and student web mail are all links located from the ECU home page.
By using Blackboard all students are able to access tutorial work sheets, lecture notes and unit assessments. This student service is an important part for all university students to gather information off.

SIMO is another student service which provides enrolment details and general information. Once logging in each student is able to access their daily and exam timetables, course information and progress, exam and assessment results and other important information that is useful for each student to acknowledge.

Student web mail is one of the main communication resources between students and teachers. Each student received the teachers email on the commencing of tutorials and lectures. Emails are used for students to ask the tutors and lecturer's questions regarding their course.

Image shack is a useful website used to upload pictures. There are four easy steps to using image shack.

1. sign up and make and account.
2. upload either an image, URL or video.
3. click on the "host it" button.
4. post the image, URL, video onto document.

Screen shot; image shack

Reading summaries
Reading one; PC lube and tune.
The web page, PC lube and tune is about an unusual service station. Many ordinary service stations provide things like gas, road maps, food and drinks and friendly advice. PC lube and tune is a convenience store and a service station. It is a business that provides many introductions, tutorials and education programs on technical subjects for computer users. The web page seems to provide unreliable and false information . Factors in which indicate this include; no author, publisher or date shown on the web page.

Reading two; How stuff Works.
How stuff works seems to be a reliable and interesting website. This website informs the readers about computers, how they work and the future of computers. It also contains a visual diagram of a computer that labels each part and describes how it works. I found the website to be interesting and descriptive as it provided me with general and in detailed information regarding computers.