Week #4 - RSS

I have just completed the Week 4 activity and now understand what RSS feeds and Bloglines are. Isn't technology WONDERFUL. I think I have even managed to make my blogroll public - here's the link
http://www.bloglines.com/public/TechnoToria

I even managed to put the links into two folders, one that is general and a libraries folder that has all the blogs of my fellow staff at Campaspe Regional Library. I even feel I understood what I was doing!!

How good is that!!

Week #3 part 2 - Favourite photo

Over the past few days I have been shamelessly stealing images to include in a powerpoint presentation I have been putting together for an upcoming Genealogy expo I will be attending.

Above is an image of the Port of Echuca I found which I particularly like.

As this is my first powerpoint presentation and I have uploaded the images I am using to Flickr (and even managed to put them into sets, etc.) so I don't lost them or clog up the Shire hard drive, I feel I have been learning a bit this week.

Cheers

Week #3 - Finding photos on Flickr

OK, that was fun. I could spend days browsing through some of the fantastic photographs on Flickr. Here is one I particularly liked (hope this uploads correctly).

Cheers

Football despair

Oh dear. Don't speak to me today. Collingwood lost last night - am sunk in the depths of despair. By 5 POINTS!!! My sister (feral that she is) rang last night after the game in tears - come on R-M, there is always next year.
Hope to upload some photos soon - actually managed to set up my Flickr account quite easily - now just have to take some photos.
Cheers

Week #2 - 7.5 Habits of Lifelong Learners

As requested in Week 1 of Learning 2.0, some thoughts on the 7.5 habits of lifelong learning

Habit 1 - Begin with the end in mind
The end you began with may not quite be the end you end with, but clear goals are important.

Habit 2 - Accept responsibility for your own learning
After all, no one else can learn for you.

Habit 3 - View problems as challenges
Some challenges are just a bit more..... well, challenging!

Habit 4 - Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner
Somehow, I don't really see confidence as a learner has ever been a problem for me. Stubbornness, yes. Ability to go wandering off-topic, yes. Ability to provide FAR more information than was ever required, yes. Confidence...hmmmm

Habit 5 - Create your own learning toolbox
I like this idea! Skills, technology, time, all part of my toolbox.

Habit 6 - Use technology to your advantage
Technology is a WOOOOOONDERFUL thing WHEN IT IS WORKING PROPERLY.......

Habit 7 - Teach and mentor others
YES, a great way of getting something clear in your own mind is to explain it to someone else. During my High School years, this was generally Mum, usually when she was in the middle of cooking dinner...."Hey mum, listen to this....." My poor mother.

Habit 7.5 - PLAY
Like habit 4, I don't think this has ever been a problem for me...

Cheers
More thoughts soon

Whoo-hoo!!!!! It worked!! I LOVE technology. New toys for me!! (thoroughly overexcited here, out of all proportion with achievement really....) So this is my first blog, thanks to Learning 2.0 - this should be great fun!
Cheers all