Are you confused?

Then you're not alone. One of our team has asked for some clarification of how creating a blog fits in with the Talking Visuals Project.

Thanks for your question. In hindsight I don't think we did explain that too well. I hope this helps...
During the course of the project, Toni and I will be using different technology to present information to remote facilitators and the public. We thought that everyone would be more comfortable with this if they understood some of the online tools we will use. This is where the Talking Visuals virtual classroom comes in.
The tools you learnt last week, blogging and live classroom, are the ones we will mostly use.
We will keep a photo journal of the project using Flickr - I've just added resources and excercises to the Virtual classroom for this; [See posts below] and when we get right into it, we will also introduce podcasts, video and a wiki.
Doing the exercises is optional, we are offering these tutorials to take the mystery out of web 2.0 tools and give participants who haven't seen or used them before an opportunity to play with them and learn how they work.
Why the blog?
As a bit of background - At the library, we discovered that using the tools to learn the tools in self paced discovery sessions worked well. That is why we ask people to create their own blog and use it as a journal, recording their progress through the exercises. We add the exercises at intervals; to maintain contact with the group, not to overload them with information, and to give them time to explore and experiment.
Please let me know if you are still confused.
Denece