As I discovered in Thing 5, Web 2.0 is different from 1.0 in that it is easy for us to not just read what's online, but also to blog, network, make webpages, etc. A 2.0 tool I chose to check out was:
http://www.rememberthemilk.com/
Upon first glance, this website appears archaic in it's simplicity, however upon playing with this website I immediately took a liking to what it could let me do, and how it could help me. This website is specifically great for organization. Not only is it a basic organizer, but one can organize in categories, or view all events in one area. The areas are easily bookmarked by tabs. I was immediately sold when I put in a yearly event, and was given the option of having a yearly reminder! This by itself helps with annual events (birthdays, anniversaries, holidays, etc) that otherwise people tend to forget.
Another great aspect of rememberthemilk.com is the inbox tab. On this website you can choose contacts, and you can send, or "share" events or reminders with them via their inbox, and they can do the same to you!
The best part of this website is that it's iPhone app friendly. Not only can you keep organized reminders, and not only can you be reminded annually, and not only can a contact inform you of a cookout next Friday, or not to forget an important meeting, but this is all accessible via smartphones. This app could be incredibly helpful in a classroom. A teacher could have her students join as her contacts and they could even correspond to events or due projects in this fashion. I've never even heard of this website, but it will be an app on my iPhone when I've completed my 23 things.
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