Week 3, Thing #7

The assignment is to write about any technology-related issue that interests me. Right now, I'm most interested in improving my library's website. I've been webmaster for several years, but the website has remained essentially the same, with updates on certain school- and library-related events. I just ordered a new laptop and Dreamweaver software, and I'll be working with a parent volunteer to redesign the website and include more features for students and parents. What I'd really like to do at some point is create a website for the school for the "outside world", and an intranet for for staff and students when they're on-site. But at the moment we don't have the infrastructure to support that idea.

Week 3, Thing #6

Here's the postcard I made, then put into my Flickr account, and then transferred here. I had to read over the instructions and tips a few times, and then look over the different sites that have features that can be "mashed" with Flickr. But once I got on the postcard site, it only took me about five minutes to create the postcard, upload it to flickr and then post it here. I did it on a break between kindergarten story times. I need to get more photos available on my computer because all I have right now are ones of my Peruvian trip. But as you can see, you can't take a bad picture in Peru.

Week 3, Thing #5

bigsurcoast
Originally uploaded by docjones1980

This is a photo I grabbed from Flickr. It shows the Big Sur coast, just south of Monterey. This particular beach is well-known because it has a waterfall that plunges from the bluff directly onto the beach, and into the water during high tide. I am so fortunate to live near such beauty. People often think of California as the state of traffic and smog, but it really is the most breathtakingly scenic state of all!
Posting to your blog directly from Flickr is a breeze! I already had a Flickr account and didn't even know it! A friend of mine had been sending me photos of his family for years, so I have a lot of viewing to catch up on.

Week 2, Thing #3

My blog was set up a few months ago, and I created a blog for my June trip to Peru. I like being able to let people know that if they're so inclined, they can read all about my trip and look at some of the photos. If they're not interested, you don't have to bore them with travel tales or photo albums. Blogs are easy!
I just posted my avatar this evening. Are there other places to go to create avatars? Are there sites that allow you to be a bit more creative - such as being able to draw and paint your own avatar? The yahoo site was easy to use and the instructions on the CSLA blog were clear, but there's not much room for really expressing yourself with all the pre-set choices and accessories.

Week 1, Thing #2

I'm starting this process on September 19, a bit behind. But I set up my blog in June and created a blog for my Peru trip this summer.
As for the 7.5 habits of lifelong learners, I would say that viewing problems as learning opportunities would be the habit that is most difficult for me. I know that it's true that we learn by working through problems, and I've had that experience innumerable times. But it isn't fun or exciting for me. Problems, especially ones that bog me down for a time, are frustrating. But it does feel good when I've successfully worked through the problem.