Conference Week 4

Reflections of Session 4

In last week's conference, I was in familiar teritory. I currently post databases on the web and have to deal with programs that make certain fields viewable. I also have to deal with securing the data. I took time to read most of the conference input. There are some very IT capable people in this class. It is good that we can share this knowledge because there is still yet a lot to learn. I find it helpful to have to come up with current events. This makes me read all these publications that come across my desk. At least find out what is in them. I don't always take time to discover what technology is out there unless I'm forced to. Just keeping up with things I am responsible for can be challenging. Some time ago my friend told me about microchipping her pets; but, I did not investigate what that means until this session. Also, my supervisor brought to my attention some features of Remote Desktop that I had not thought much about because I have learned to do workaround solutions. However, that is not a good practice because there are easier ways. You just have to look them up. Also, last week an IT person who works in my building shared with me information about Service Oriented Architecture (SOA). I had to look that up and get familiar with that. Our organization is investigating the potential for our agency. As I said, there is so much to get introduced or reminded about in the world of Information Technology.

Another thing that happened is at least four members of our Study Group is very serious about getting started on our Group project. I am reseaching how to approach the first question. I have also began gathering data for my final research project on Assistive Technology and Section 508.