Week 3 No 7 Technology of interest, boobs

Technology of interest

On Thursday night I was speaking to a young one about the L2 course I was doing. I told her that when my children are her age I will be keeping an eye on their net use and be using filters to prevent them from accessing things I don't want them to see. She giggled loudly as she left the library she quoted http://www.unblock.com.au/. As my technology of interest I looked at this site, not impressed... you can unblock Internet filters, web content filters, bypass Internet filters. I think I will have to do a lot of work to keep track of what my children will do. The important thing will be to continue to learn with my children and not let the emerging technology get beyond me, and to supervise and maybe trust a little. I must also keep things in perspective, I have a son, so surely an interest in boobs wouldn't really be that bad. I will spare you links and photographs of what I will consider to be permissible.

Week 3 No 6 Mashups and 3rd party tools

I had a great deal of fun playing with Captioner and Warholizer on bighugelabs.com/flickr. Here is what I created with Captioner. This is my lad, Jonathon James.

Week 3 no 5 Flickr

Flickr - Love it
Before undertaking this L2 course I didn't know that FLICKR existed! I set up a Flickr account, and am having a great deal of fun having a play. I don't think I have mastered it yet, but I know it exists and can basically upload a photograph to Flickr, and I can save a photograph to my pictures and use them within the persons copyright. Here are the steps that I followed

Setting up a Flickr account
Step 1 Set up a Flickr account. VERY EASY Just to be original I have used ajnelouise as my login again.
Step 2 Save a photograph from my digital camera onto my pictures.
Step 3 Use the upload feature to load the pictures saved onto Flickr.
Step 4 Add a description and a tag.
Step 5 Secect a buddy icon.

Using Flickr to blog a photograph
I choose this photograph as my husband is off the Bathurst with his brothers for a boys week, today. He loves Ford cars.

Step 1 Log into Flickr using login and password.
Step 2 search for a photograph.
Step 3 Can quite understand how to link Flickr to your blog will ask Paul Burden to explain futher. However like many computer applications there is many ways to achieve the same outcome, so rightclicked on the image, saved it onto my pictures than clicked on the add image icon, followed the prompts and the result is a Flickr picture that has been blooged

Week 2 Creating a blog

Oh my....why wont this work, Why can't I get into week 2 Bloging? Am I the only one on the planet that can't do this...Head for the hills, escape, quit...or think about 7 1/2 habits of lifelong learning, point 2 accept responsibility ask for help.

HELP, HELP, HELP PAUL

Creating a BLOG
Step 1. Set up an email account with Google. Achieved
Step 2. Click on Create Blog. Achieved
Step 3. Write down account and password. Achieved
Step 4. Name your blog and blog address. Achieved
Step 5. Register your blog. Achieved

Hope this is all that is needed

Week 1 : 7 1/2 habits of lifelong learning

How will I manage to learn utilising video podcasts? How will I find the time when two children need my constant attention? I have learnt so much about being a mum, seemingly by using the 7 1/2 habits of lifelong learning, I have set goals, accepted responsibility, asked for help, I have been challenged, I have used technology to seek information and have helped others to parent. While L2 seems like a new language, I feel that if I could just get past words like blog, I may just understand this new world.



My goals are to

- give myself time to learn.

- Ask for help when I don't understand.

- try to understand the new language.



Resources for help

- I will seek help from Paul Burden when needed.