1. Set up your own blog and add your first post. The handout will help you step through this.
2. Register your blog address by email with Talking Visuals Admin mailto:TalkingVisuals@gmail.com and begin your Talking Visuals 2.0 journey.
Regarding blog registration – Blog registration is not automatic on our end. After everybody registers, we still need to manually add blogs to the blogroll. We plan to do this daily and will regularly check to see if we catch any new ones as we move forward in this program. There is no need for you to email us unless you see that your blog doesn’t get posted within two days.
People frequently confuse the *title* of their blog with the *address* of the blog.
The ADDRESS is found in the address bar of your browser - Internet Explorer. It should look like http://bcpltestblog.blogspot.com/ where bcpltestblog is whatever name you gave your blog when you registered it at Blogger.com. This is the address we need from you so we can post your blog on the participants blogroll .
The TITLE is the name that displays on your blog’s main page. In the example I gave, the blog has a title of “Ellen’s Test Blog.” You can see that it can be different than the ADDRESS.
If you have other questions, post them in the comments section of this post. Part of the program is working on this and learning with your colleagues.
Some helpful links:
Blogger Basics: http://help.blogger.com/bin/topic.py?topic=8912
Blogger Basics: How do I post a picture: http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=41641&topic=10271
Blogger Basics: I can’t log in: http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?ansswer=41971&topic=10269
Blogger Basics: Posting and Editing: http://help.blogger.com/bin/topic.py?topic=8915
How do I post to my blog? http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=41378&topic=8915
How do I add a photo to my profile: http://help.blogger.com/bin/answer.py?answer=42093&topic=8928
Please share this with anyone who might not otherwise receive it. Good luck and let us know how it’s going.
The Talking Visuals Online Team
TalkingVisuals@gmail.com
Monday, April 21, 2008
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Discovery starts here
This Program is based on the PLCMC Learning 2.0 program developed by Helene Blowers of the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County. Our thanks to Helene Blowers for allowing us to use elements of her program. Learning 2.0 is licensed under Creative Commons .
#1 Discovery has never been so much fun ...Talking Visuals 2.0 is an online learning program about emerging technologies and tools on the web that are changing the way people and society access information and communicate with each other.
1. Listen to this podcast to learn more about thie program http://talkingvisuals.podbean.com/
2. Register your participation in this program. Send your Name, Organisation details and a contact email address to the Talking Visuals administrators mailto:TalkingVisuals@gmail.com
3. Before we continue on this online learning journey we should take a few minutes to review a few habits that can assist in creating lifelong learners. These habits, which we’ve called the Seven and 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners, will provide you with a refresher on what it means to be a lifelong learner.
Habit 1 – Begin with the end in mind
Habit 2 – Accept responsibility for your own learning
Habit 3 – View problems as challenges
Habit 4 – Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner
Habit 5 – Create your own learning toolbox
Habit 6 – Use technology to your advantage
Habit 7 – Teach and mentor others
Habit 7 ½ – PLAY! Have fun! It's never too late to become a lifelong learner.
Discovery Exercise:
Make sure you have headphones or speakers attached to your computer.
Open up the 7 & 1/2 Habits online tutorial and view the online tutorial.
As you watch and listen, write down which habit among the 7 & 1/2 that is easiest for you and which is hardest. You will use your personal blog (which you will set up next) to post your thoughts about lifelong learning.
#1 Discovery has never been so much fun ...Talking Visuals 2.0 is an online learning program about emerging technologies and tools on the web that are changing the way people and society access information and communicate with each other.
1. Listen to this podcast to learn more about thie program http://talkingvisuals.podbean.com/
2. Register your participation in this program. Send your Name, Organisation details and a contact email address to the Talking Visuals administrators mailto:TalkingVisuals@gmail.com
3. Before we continue on this online learning journey we should take a few minutes to review a few habits that can assist in creating lifelong learners. These habits, which we’ve called the Seven and 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners, will provide you with a refresher on what it means to be a lifelong learner.
Habit 1 – Begin with the end in mind
Habit 2 – Accept responsibility for your own learning
Habit 3 – View problems as challenges
Habit 4 – Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner
Habit 5 – Create your own learning toolbox
Habit 6 – Use technology to your advantage
Habit 7 – Teach and mentor others
Habit 7 ½ – PLAY! Have fun! It's never too late to become a lifelong learner.
Discovery Exercise:
Make sure you have headphones or speakers attached to your computer.
Open up the 7 & 1/2 Habits online tutorial and view the online tutorial.
As you watch and listen, write down which habit among the 7 & 1/2 that is easiest for you and which is hardest. You will use your personal blog (which you will set up next) to post your thoughts about lifelong learning.
Introduction
The program commences on Tuesday 22nd April 2008 at a face-to-face training day for our Talking Visuals facilitators.
Toni will begin with a session on Communication and how people communicate.
Next we will look at the web 2.0 tools we'll be using during the project. We will begin with several small exercises that you can do on the web to explore and expand your knowledge. Additional exercises or activities will be added every few days, along with tips and tricks. Our aim is to help you feel comfortable with this technology and we encourage you to PLAY and have some FUN with it.
Don't forget to let us know your email address so we can alert you to the new material being added.
There will be two blogs operating for the project each will have a direct link to the other.
The first one, hosted on edublogs will be the home site for information, resources and forums.
It's address is http://talkingvisuals.edublogs.org/
The second is hosted on Blogger. It forms part of our Virtual Classroom and can be found at http://tvclassroom.blogspot.com/
The focus of this site is to provide an opportunity for self-paced learning and exploration of the tools. You use the tools to learn the tools.
When activating podcasts, slideshare or videos on these sites, please be patient as they may take some time to begin.
The third part of the session will be an introduction to Live Classroom, an online interactive tool where we can communicate with print, images and voice in real time. There will be some follow up sessions with this software before we go live with the public.
While we are all still learning to use this new technology, experimenting and feeling our way , we are excited by the prospect of jumping in and creating a support network for our community that we hope will overcome some of the difficulties of distance and limited access to professional assistance.
We thank you for taking up the challenge and for your support of this project.
Good Luck!
The Talking Visuals Team
mailto:TalkingVisuals@gmail.com
Toni will begin with a session on Communication and how people communicate.
Next we will look at the web 2.0 tools we'll be using during the project. We will begin with several small exercises that you can do on the web to explore and expand your knowledge. Additional exercises or activities will be added every few days, along with tips and tricks. Our aim is to help you feel comfortable with this technology and we encourage you to PLAY and have some FUN with it.
Don't forget to let us know your email address so we can alert you to the new material being added.
There will be two blogs operating for the project each will have a direct link to the other.
The first one, hosted on edublogs will be the home site for information, resources and forums.
It's address is http://talkingvisuals.edublogs.org/
The second is hosted on Blogger. It forms part of our Virtual Classroom and can be found at http://tvclassroom.blogspot.com/
The focus of this site is to provide an opportunity for self-paced learning and exploration of the tools. You use the tools to learn the tools.
When activating podcasts, slideshare or videos on these sites, please be patient as they may take some time to begin.
The third part of the session will be an introduction to Live Classroom, an online interactive tool where we can communicate with print, images and voice in real time. There will be some follow up sessions with this software before we go live with the public.
While we are all still learning to use this new technology, experimenting and feeling our way , we are excited by the prospect of jumping in and creating a support network for our community that we hope will overcome some of the difficulties of distance and limited access to professional assistance.
We thank you for taking up the challenge and for your support of this project.
Good Luck!
The Talking Visuals Team
mailto:TalkingVisuals@gmail.com
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