Okay... blog is up and functioning, and the avatar worked! Hooray and thanks for the great instructions.
I actually started a blog once before, but did not keep up with the posts. (Which is proof of my previous post about wanting things to be too perfect... I kept revising my entries rather than publishing them, and as a result nothing got uploaded! This time I'm just hitting the "publish post" button and won't look back!)
This was my first time creating an avatar. I never quite "got" that trend and have always preferred to use a real photo rather than a graphical representation of myself. I must admit it was kind of fun to create this oh-so-thin-and-attractive rendition of myself! I was disappointed that the "extras" didn't have more options - I would have liked to put both of our kiddos outside of the library with me, but ah well. I'll just pretend Sam is at preschool! :)
Friday, May 30, 2008
Week 1/Thing 2
I'm just getting started and anxious to get this first post up so I can see what the blog layout/template will look like with some content! I skimmed through some of the course content and am excited to get moving, as I've been wanting to explore many of these Web 2.0 tools for personal use anyway. This class will help me justify "playing around" on the computer for the next few weeks! :)
I viewed the 7 1/2 Habits tutorial this afternoon. I would say that I am best at Habit #5, "Creating a Learning Toolbox." This is not necessarily a good thing! I am a definite planner and sometimes get so caught up in my preparations that I don't focus enough on the end goal. I enjoy the research phase of any problem, and this phase often seems to drag out too long and as a result the actual learning/accomplishment phase is often delayed. I am probably worst at Habit #1, "Begin with the End in Mind." I would say that I *do* think of the end goal, but my standards are high and I can be too much of a perfectionist. I think it would be better if I would think of mini-steps that are necessary to achieve my goals, rather than feeling like everything must be immediately flawless. Learning is a process, and I need to remember that!
It was interesting to see the final habit, play, brought up in an adult learning context. I am a strong believer in play-based learning for children, but had never thought of it as a method in which I still learn myself. Upon reflection, however, it is true! Take technology: when I'm playing around building web pages or editing digital photographs, it feels like unproductive "me time." In reality, I learn a lot while doing these activities!
I viewed the 7 1/2 Habits tutorial this afternoon. I would say that I am best at Habit #5, "Creating a Learning Toolbox." This is not necessarily a good thing! I am a definite planner and sometimes get so caught up in my preparations that I don't focus enough on the end goal. I enjoy the research phase of any problem, and this phase often seems to drag out too long and as a result the actual learning/accomplishment phase is often delayed. I am probably worst at Habit #1, "Begin with the End in Mind." I would say that I *do* think of the end goal, but my standards are high and I can be too much of a perfectionist. I think it would be better if I would think of mini-steps that are necessary to achieve my goals, rather than feeling like everything must be immediately flawless. Learning is a process, and I need to remember that!
It was interesting to see the final habit, play, brought up in an adult learning context. I am a strong believer in play-based learning for children, but had never thought of it as a method in which I still learn myself. Upon reflection, however, it is true! Take technology: when I'm playing around building web pages or editing digital photographs, it feels like unproductive "me time." In reality, I learn a lot while doing these activities!
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