Addicting Games

On the website you are able to add
comments letting other people know what
you thought of the game

Addicting Games is one of the best game websites on the internet with new games added to the site every day. Addicting Games has ten different categories including "Arcade" "Puzzle" and "Adventure". The site also includes many different tags making it easier to find the games you want. If there is a certain game you want to play there is also a search box where you are able to search for the game you want. Each week there are featured games and plays of the week which shows gamers a whole load of games that they may not have looked at before. It is also easy to keep up to date with the websites news as you can follow it using many different services including Blogger, Twitter, Myspace, Facebook and Youtube. You are also able to add favourite games making it even easier to play the games you want. The website also keeps track of the games you've played and if you want to go back and play it agin you can simply go to the "Just Played" tab where all your recently played games will be. You can sort through all the games easily by using the features on the website. You are able to see the top games of all week, all month and all time. This feature can work by choosing a certain category or can go through all the games. The main page shows all the main categories and has a selection of the top games for each category. If you do not like any of these games you can then press "more games" to see the full list of games available. Players can rate the games saying how good they felt the game was and can leave comments saying what they think. There also is a "What's Hot" tab on the website which shows the games which have been "Top Rated" "Most Popular" "Most Reviewed" or "Most Favourited" making it easy for you to find the best game on the web. 

The rate it feature shows how
many people liked the game your playin

This website contains a huge amount of games providing endless entertainment for the gamers. 

Entertainment

Online entertainment is a world wide phenomenon with millions of people everyday using the internet to play games watch videos, TV,  listen to radio etc. There are billions of services on the internet which offer entertainmnet services the ones im going to cover are BBC iplayer, Youtube and Addicting Games.

Iplayer Home Page

My Catergories

BBC iplayer was released roughly 3 years ago and since the website has been in function has had an astounding amount of views. Iplayer is a website that allows you to catch up on the TV you may have missed. It includes programs from BBC 1, BBC 2, BBC 3, BBC 4, CBBC. CBeebies, BBC News, BBC parliament, BBC HD and BBC Alba. The site contains many ways to find the program you want; there is a list of categories where you are able to look through all the different categories to find what you want to watch categories include "lifestyle and leisure" "comedy" "films" "children's" "factual" and many more. On the homepage it also shows you the featured programs and the most popular programs making it easier to find the program you want. You are also able to search for the program you want using the embedded search engine. BBC iplayer enables you to watch a program up to seven days after it was shown on TV, there are some exceptions though where they are shown on the website for longer.  The main page also has a small  TV schedule on it telling you what programs were on up to three days ago and what time they were on you are then able to click the program and watch it online. It also gives you a schedule as to what programs are on TV today. A new feature to BBC iplayer is the tips video this shows you how to use all the handy features that are on the website and shows you how to navigate round. One good new feature is the favourites button this allows you to select a program you like and when new episodes are released they will be added straight to your favourites folder. which can be accessed from anywhere on the site. You can also add the categories you like to watch straight to your "my categories" folder bringing you a selection of programs from the category each day that you might be interested in. BBC iplayer also has a new "For You" feature which recommends to you programs that you might like. You are also able to download many of the programs so you can watch them on your ipod. 

Iplayer Favourites

As well as BBC TV programs you are also able to listen to radio from all the BBC radio programs. Like with the TV programs, in radio all the same features are available including the favourites button and the "For You" section.

Iplayer is now also available on many smart phones, so you can watch programs wherever you are.

Other programs like iplayer include
4oD, offering catch up on channel 4 programs

Iplayer is a very useful program. You can catch up on all the TV you've missed, organise all your favourite  programs and download things you want so you can watch them on the go. a disadvantage of IPlayer is that it obviously only contains BBC programs. But now there are more online services like iplayer that do exactly the same thing but for different programs ( SeeSaw, 4oD and ITV player).

Online Education

There are many differnt ways that you can be educated over the internet. There are programs such as fronter which allow you to share and hand in work online, bbc bitesize which allows you to find out information on an array of subjects and also has a variety of eductaional games and quizzes to make learning fun. The programs im going to talk about are, Fronter, Mymaths and BBC bitesize

Fronter

Fronter is one of the Education programs i am studying. Fronter is like a little online organizer which helps you with your day to day learning. once logged in there are many different things you can do as long as your teachers have set it up for you. You can upload your work to the site making it easier incase you forget your usb pen. Also your teachers can open a set of "rooms". At my school there is a wide set of rooms, one for each subject. In some of the rooms teachers have uploaded a wide set of documents this is helpful as with all these resources on this website everything is all in one place and easy to find. Resources such as practice papers are often included aswell giving easy access to all the things you may need. You can also put lesson plans etc on to fronter making it easy for people to catch up on work if they have missed it. There also is a hand-in option on fronter which when enabled allows you to had in pieces of work electronically to the teacher and the teacher can then view this on their computer. This service is very useful as means you can easily hand in homework and you are not using up paper and ink by printing all your homework off. With this feature teachers are also able to mark the work they receive and give their comments as to what they think. Fronter is simple and easy and all of the features included make learning hassle free.

Mymaths



Mymaths Main Page



Mymaths is a really good service for online education. Mymaths as seen in the name is a website that focuses on maths. Once you are logged it it opens you to a world of maths resources. There are many different topics to choose from all KS3 work to Alevel. There are four main topics for KS3 work "Number" "algebra" "shape" and "data". And for A level work there are 6 main topics "Core 1" Core 2" "Decision 1" "decision 2"  "stats 1" and "mechanics 1". Each topic is then broken down easily into different bits to find exactly what you want. All of the small topics are like small lessons on an interactive powerpoint making you work out problems and helping you through. Each topic also has an online homework where you can sign in and do it and teachers can track your progress. There are also a wide selection of different games for each subject making learning fun for everyone, there are games for nearly every topic making learning all your maths skills fun. Another handy feature on mymaths is the My Portal zone. Here teachers can set you homework and leave details on what to do. They can also set you a date for when they want the homework done for. When you click on the results button all of the online homework's you have completed are shown. Also next to each homework you have done you are shown your percentage you achieved and a smiley face. You can receive a green face, an orange face or a red face telling you how well you did with a green face being the best and red being the worst. Mymaths can be used for everyday learning and for revision. These features make learning much more interactive, organised and fun.



My Portal on Mymaths shows the work that your teachers
have sent you




 

Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Education

Advantages

There are many advantages about using online education sites. Using sites like fronter makes handing in work and getting comments back much easier and simpler. All the information you need can be seen in one place making it hassle free. Also the interactive aspects of sites such as Mymaths makes it easier to learn with step by step guides and problems. Another advantage is that using these services also can be much more fun, you can play games while learning at the same time. There is also no problem that you forgot your homework or forgot that you had any as it can be all displayed in one place. Many websites can also be quite in depth meaning you can get a successful learning. Another advantage is that website such as Fronter contain many other handy aspects that can help organise your daily life (calendars, contacts documents etc.)



List of Topics for A level work on Mymaths



Disadvantages
Many people may think that online learning is very impersonal and would prefer sitting in a classroom. There are also problems such as if you do not understand you do not have anyone to talk you through it or explain it for you.  Many things many not be as detailed online as you wish or simply may not have the information you want. Some people also find it much harder to learn off a computer as you can easily get distracted.  

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Advantages And Disadvanatges Of Social Networking

There are many benefits and good points about social networking. Accounts are quick and easy to create  making communicating even easier. Social networking also has low costs from both personal and business point of views as we are not spending all the money on paper and ink etc. Obviously social networking sites helps build your connections you can talk to anyone in the world at anytime. Social Networks can build relationships and many people find romance over websites like facebook, you can also talk to old friends who you may have lost contact with. From this aspect social networking sites are a brilliant thing to be part of. Another advantage is the easy sharing of files and pictures, this means that there is less hassle for you. You can also use soical networking sites to advertise many different things like events and blogs. Also if you join fan pages you are regularly updated with the latest news keeping you up to date.
There are also many cons surrounding social networking. Many people put alot of information about themselves onto social networking sites these sites make it easier for people such as identity thieves and stalkers which can obviously arise a range of problems. Security is probably the biggest concern about social networking sites. There have been many incidents when people have created an account just to bully or harass other people. Also many people are not the people they make out to be on facebook there have been many cases where paedophiles or murders have used social networkin sites to stalk their victims.

News Stories Surrounding Social Networking Sites

60 year old male Clive Worth is a frightening figure in the social network society and definitely shows some of the cons of programs like Facebook. Clive has had his profile deleted four times and claims to have used the internet to bed over 1,500 women.
A ex-miner has been banned from Facebook after using it to bed more than 300 women.

Another article show some of the bad things that can come out of social networking sites. The US police think that a group of burglars are using social networking sites to find out whose houses are empty leading to brake ins. 
Burglars used social network status updates to select victims

Social Networking

Social networking is a way of communicating with people all over the world using a website to talk to them. Some of the most well known social networking sites are Facebook, Bebo and Myspace.

Facebook is a huge social networking sites with launching in 2004 it has aleready got over an asstounding 500 million users. As facebook says "Facebook helps you connect and share with the people in your life." In Facebook you can create a profile where you can add as much or as little information as you want. You can add your own pictures, add contact information and information about yourself and things you like. Facebook allows you to find friends that may already be on facebook by searching through your email account and finding the contacts that they have the email address this is a very handy tool as it lets you find all your friends easily. Facebook also contains a device which sees who your friends are friends with and determines people you might no from that. Facebook is very fast and simple to sign up for and does not take more than a  few minutes to create an account.  Facebook contains a chat application which allows you to talk to other people who are online at the same time this application means that you dont have to take time to actually load up a chat program ie Windows Live Messenger. Facebook allows you to tag all of your pictures, this means that if you have a picture with you and a lot of friends in you can tag your friends and this means that this picture will end up in there pictures too, this is a very handy thing if you like to share pictures. Facebook lets you update your status all the time which mean you can let all your friends know what you are up to. Many phones now have internet access or facebook apps which allows you to contect to facebook any time, but facebook also has a device which lets you text facebook updating your status or emailing your friends.
You can also recieve text messages with updates messages and wall posts helping you keep in touch wherever you are. Facebook also contains many other things that makes your overall experience better you can become a fan of pages, organise events, play games and much more.
Advantages And Disadvanatges Of Social Networking
There are many benefits and good points about social networking. Accounts are quick and easy to create  making communicating even easier. Social networking also has low costs from both personal and business point of views as we are not spending all the money on paper and ink etc. Obviously social networking sites helps build your connections you can talk to anyone in the world at anytime. Social Networks can build relationships and many people find romance over websites like facebook, you can also talk to old friends who you may have lost contact with. From this aspect social networking sites are a brilliant thing to be part of. Another advantage is the easy sharing of files and pictures, this means that there is less hassle for you. You can also use soical networking sites to advertise many different things like events and blogs. Also if you join fan pages you are regularly updated with the latest news keeping you up to date.
There are also many cons surrounding social networking. Many people put alot of information about themselves onto social networking sites these sites make it easier for people such as identity thieves and stalkers which can obviously arise a range of problems. Security is probably the biggest concern about social networking sites. There have been many incidents when people have created an account just to bully or harass other people. Also many people are not the people they make out to be on facebook there have been many cases where paedophiles or murders have used social networkin sites to stalk their victims.

News Stories Surrounding Social Networking Sites