Map link

This is the LINK to my map, detailing my search for a hamburger.

Creative gallery

For my creative gallery I want to explain the history of encyclopedias and how humans have moved knowledge and preserved it. From there I want to demonstrate the cycle of knowledge and information, how each new innovation in technology allows us to communicate more effectively, which further helps us create new innovations. I want to propose the idea that future internet resources will make sharing of information easier, thus allowing interested individuals worldwide to research any topic. I also want to talk about how facebook has consolidated a variety of applications into one use-friendly tool, and how future resources coud utilize the same concept.

After viewing other creative galleries my ideas have stayed essentially the same. I'm going to make a simple movie with windows movie maker, that will probably last about five minutes. I am going to include music, sound effects, and possibly narration.

Knowledge Junky - Essay rough draft

Here is the link to my rough draft in google docs.

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0AaFA_6omlUEVZGdoanNjOXNfMWZyenIzemQ1&hl=en

Essay diagram!

Here it is! The link to my diagram on google docs! LINK

Essay brainstorming

For my essay I will probably focus on the question of how multimedia writing enables new forms of creativity, in relation to free internet resources. Multimedia writing can aid instruction of subjects, and make information easier to absorb. For instance, multimedia videos about cooking or car repair make it easier to give hands-on instruction. How-to websites have become big recently, most of them offering video tutorials on a wide variety of subjects. With users worldwide making videos and submitting them for the approval of the online community, hands-on knowledge could be transferred over the internet.

In conjunction with articles, written and reviewed by members of the online community, information about a vast variety of subjects could be represented on this online resource.

To summarize, my project will deal with the evolution of internet resources, and possible future applications of said resources. The idea is that information would be made available for free, and that anyone could add additional information after it has been reviewed by the community. This would allow information to evolve over time.

It is difficult to make a thesis statement at this point, considering the fact that my topic isn't controversial. I'm not trying to make a claim about internet resources, except that they are extremely useful. However, I could make a statement about the evolution of society in general, as a result of internet resources.

The internet has shaped the evolution of our society for the last two decades. It will continue to do so at an accelerated rate, facilitating the spread of knowledge and information. Specifically, resources such as wikipedia.com or About.com allow us to freely obtain information without receiving instruction of taking a university course. Thus, internet resources have the potential to change the ways in which we learn and obtain vital information.