NZ 2.0

I have been working through the topic in CCL learn called NZ 2.0 which has involved following a lot of links to the resources of different NZ govt depts, local councils, business , education and community organistaions and also public institutions like galleries and museums. There is just so much information that can be accessed online that you can spend literally hours on task and also off task exploring different links.

I enjoyed exploring Signposts, a blog of the online resource Te Ara: the Encyclopedia of New Zealand. It has entries about Te Ara resources and also discussions on related topics and events. This website is one example of the Web 2.0 characteristics of Concentration, where data is collected and Diffusion where techniques and tools, in this particular instance a blog, allow people to connect and interact with that website

This is my fifth and penultimate CCL ...

This is my fifth and penultimate CCL learn session and I am finding this one quite challenging - perhaps it's a case of burnout rather than lack of ability or interest??? The course has certainly involved quite a lot of extra time over and above my basic core hours. In this session we are learning about Cloud Computing and exploring Google docs where I created this post and then transferred it to my blog.

Facebook

I had to miss last week's CCL learn session because of a team meeting so am working through the exercises on my own now. Have just created a Facebook account - I chose FB because I know my daughter has a FB account so I should be able to recruit one friend at least! I did have a problem though as initially my details wouldn't go through but I came back after a lunch break and I found I could continue the sign up process successfully, thank goodness!

RSS feeds

Interesting concept and it is a straightforward process to add RSS feeds to my google bookmarks - not sure that I will actually access them though!

With Cushla's guidance I have added 'followers' i.e. members of my CCL learn group, to my blog. Time will tell if I will be able to do the same task in the future unsupervised!

Greenwich Park

Greenwich Park
Originally uploaded by thebabyturner

Second CCL learn session and I have chosen the 'Photos & images' option. I have been asked to select a photo in Flickr and send it to my blog.

Have chosen a photo of Greenwich Park in the recent snow - a complete contrast to the fine sunny weather we had there last September!

Blogging

Session one of my CCL learn course and my first blog entry about the experience! So many decisions to make about what to work through from all the options available - I suspect the course will be a rather steep learning curve!