43 Things: Lunge 19

I have several goals posted on 43 things: Eat less sugar, visit the gym more regularly and do a creative writing course. I have written a little about each goal and set reminders to myself through 43 Things website.

Things I like about this site: Good for motivating people toward their goals in life

Things I don't like: Sponsored advertising, the goals being on a public website

http://www.43things.com/person/darcher32

Google chat: Lunge 18

I have signed onto Google chat and I sometimes chat with my sister and my dad on-line. Instant message is a fun novelty but the inconvenience is that you have to arrange to be all on-line at the same time. I did a subject at RMIT last year within the class we had to form groups and do activities for class each week. Most of the group wanted the form of communication to be instant messaging. I found that those who chose to take part in instant messaging took a lot longer to complete tasks than other groups who chose to meet face to face and discuss activities Instant messaging is useful for brief chats with up to three people but not the most productive use of time for allocating tasks conducting discussion for a work group. It concerns me that students will lose verbal communication abilities if they rely on e-mail, texting and chatting for means of communication only.