File Storage.

MediaFire is a service on the internet that allows you to store files which you produce in a more publicly accessible manner, rather than, storing your files on “your school intranet or Learning Management System” (Central Queensland University, 2009).
I had never used MediaFire prior to this course, therefore, I followed the steps provided in the topic Delivery Technologies on the Moodle site (Central Queensland University, 2009), and added a test file onto the MediaFire site. The file which I added is a diagnostic worksheet which I created as part of my assessment item for the course Fundamental Structures of School Mathematics ∏, based upon the strand of measurement from the key learning area of Mathematics, for year nine students. If you would like to access the diagnostic worksheet, you can do so by following the link below:

Year Nine Diagnostic Worksheet- Measurement.
http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=bdd4851035de116ad1014a7a667fa2b47aa4fd27b538dbfab8eada0a1ae8665a

I think that this technology of using MediaFire could be incorporated within the classroom environment, as students could use it as a back-up place for storing their files onto, as this would be useful for them in the future as they could access their files whenever and wherever they want provided they have access to the internet. MediaFire could also be used throughout learning experiences in a collaborative context as students could work with peers to create files and share them with their fellow peers by providing them with the URL to their files. This technology could also be used by teachers around the world as they could upload their resources for other teachers to use, and this would lead to students’ learning improving as richer resources would be available and implemented throughout learning environments.

The main advantage which I like about this program is the fact that it is user friendly and is efficient when uploading files. Personally, I also think that this program could be very advantageous to everybody who sends emails with attachments, as users can just send an email to their friends/colleagues with a link to their file, rather than, having to upload their attachment to the emailing service and face the problem of their file being to big for their emails attachments limit.

Reference List:
Central Queensland University (CQU). (2009). FAHE11001- Managing E-Learning: Moodle site. Rockhampton, QLD, Australia: Scot Aldred.