As I picked up a copy of The Breeze (JMU’s student newspaper) today, out fell an inserted “ad,” Target’s publication, Red. What I initially thought was a 33-page catalog, turned out to be filled with colorful illustrations and actually useful information. Page eight particularly caught my attention, with its big blue headline of “STUDENT SITE 2.0.” The article discussed students and how the Internet is a great tool for them–not just academically (research, etc.), but for their career. It mentioned the role of blogs and websites and at the very end had a top 10 list of online tools, as well. Some things I found noteworthy:
“Professors are smart, but they can be boring at times. But if every student contributed to a wiki all the notes for a class, all the students in that class put themselves at the same level and can doze off every once in a while.”
“Blogs are the best resumes. I have been offered several paying jobs for just writing about things like the most efficient way to drink a cup of coffee. We are living in a bizarre time.”
-Kelly Sutton, creator of HackCollege.com
“The whole website idea was encourage during school. They made it clear that for my generation, if you’re working in a creative field, you have to have a website if you want to get work.”
“You can’t rely on mailers because one picture is not enough to convince a client to hire you. Seeing a portfolio online gives them reassurance that I can do the job.”
-Brad Rankin, photographer
HackCollege’s Top 10 Online Tools
by Kelly Sutton and Rosario Doriott
1. Google Calendar
2. The PocketMod
3. Meebo
4. GrandCentral
5. BibMe
6. Google Reader
7. Yelp
8. Democracy TV
9. Rasterbator
10. Google Docs and Spreadsheets
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