I'm gonna do my little video clip on shooting a free throw. I'll start out with a picture of a big ol' nasty piece of beef. Then I'll bring in each of the acronym for B.E.E.F. and what each letter means. I'll have some music going on in the background. Then I'll transition into my homemade video of me shooting a free throw and explaining how each letter in the acronym is important to creating the proper form needed to make a free throw.
I guess you can say I've seen the light. Last week Bro. Randall opened my eyes to the dangers that are found on the internet. It's not like I didn't know about the dangers I guess I just didn't realize how easily that information can be found and taken without me ever knowing. I realized how important it is to guard my personal information. I didn't realize how much information people put out there about themselves. But once a few things were mentioned I started thinking of several areas that people can go to get information about another. I don't have facebook but even like in the blog my wife keeps up of our family it has made me think of things we shouldn't put on it. I talked with my wife about the things I learned and there are a few changes we'll make. I think that you can't be to careful when it comes to protecting your identity and also the identities of the rest of your family. I talked to two of my younger sisters about the things I learned both in class and on my own. It's funny to see hear the reactions of both of them. One of my sisters, Marcy, is 20 and seemed to listen to the things that I was telling her. I told her to be careful about the type of information she posts on facebook and to only give certain people access to it. She seemed to understand the importance of doing this stuff and saw how that will keep her safe. However, my other sister Avery, didn't seem to think that it was very important. She would listen to what I told her but she didn't seem like she would change anything or apply the things I was telling her. She is 18 and I think just doesn't believe that this stuff is important to her. I am glad we had that lesson and I have taken some steps to make sure that I more careful about the information I put out about myself and my family.
Alright so I didn't think it would be a big deal to edit a picture and then post it to our website. Well I could edit them just fine but I couldn't re save them and post them as an edited picture. So I went on picnik.com and pulled up an image I wanted to edit. After I edited the picture I chose the option that sent it to my picasa online web album. Then I could upload it to my site. I'm sure there are other ways to do it but that is one way that worked for me and hopefully might save everyone else some time.
I really enjoyed learning about all the different websites that are out there to help make our lives easier. The one I would probably get the most use out of is Diigo.com. I really like how I can create sticky notes and highlight different articles and that those are saved to my own account. I also like the fact that I can share those with other people and form groups. This would be really helpful as I have friends in other parts of the country that are using the same materials. We can do our own research and easily share our results with each other. Especially when it comes to coaching, with all the good information that is available having several people find it and easily share it with the group can be extremely beneficial.
