It's 8.30 Sunday night - tomorrow is the deadline for completing tasks. And I've finished!!
This whole course has been amazing, and completely worthwhile. I have felt more and more clever with each task, and do not feel like such a complete doofus head in the area of Web 2.0.
Mind you, when you say this has been a "small sampling of some of the Web 2.0 technologies", it has been such a massive learning curve for me that I doubt if I could have handled too much more information at once.
I have learnt things that I now use all the time, such as my iGoogle homepage set up with all the gadgets I use, including my RSS Google Reader.
And I'm guessing that I will be using at least half of these technologies on my new venture in a school in Hong Kong.
Thank you so much to Fiona, Natasha and Felicity for all your help and for running this course in the first place. It has been invaluable.
Ok, time for me to do this on my own. First step, setting up a brand new blog ready to keep in touch with everyone when I leave Australia in July.
Thanks heaps!
Sunday, May 23, 2010
#22 eBooks & #23 Audiobooks
Hmm I'm a bit of a fence-sitter on this subject.
I was really interested to read about Project Gutenberg. What a resource, at the hands of all those volunteers!
And I quite liked the LibriVox site. Volunteering to read is something that interests me, but not right now.
I have only downloaded one book - ever - onto my iPod. I took one of the Twilight books to listen to when on an overseas trip last year. I did listen to some when on the flights, but found myself reading REAL books more. I enjoyed listening to Twilight when I got home - when I was sewing or ironing or walking on the treadmill.
Personally, I love reading real books too much to bother downloading audiobooks.
At school it is becoming more and more of a hot topic. Our teacher librarians are talking more about the issue of having ebooks and audiobooks available for borrowing. I haven't yet entered the debate - partly because I feel so behind in technology that I have no idea how to get started.
This is step one!
I was really interested to read about Project Gutenberg. What a resource, at the hands of all those volunteers!
And I quite liked the LibriVox site. Volunteering to read is something that interests me, but not right now.
I have only downloaded one book - ever - onto my iPod. I took one of the Twilight books to listen to when on an overseas trip last year. I did listen to some when on the flights, but found myself reading REAL books more. I enjoyed listening to Twilight when I got home - when I was sewing or ironing or walking on the treadmill.
Personally, I love reading real books too much to bother downloading audiobooks.
At school it is becoming more and more of a hot topic. Our teacher librarians are talking more about the issue of having ebooks and audiobooks available for borrowing. I haven't yet entered the debate - partly because I feel so behind in technology that I have no idea how to get started.
This is step one!
#21 Teachertube
Ok, I've had a better look around now. I have had a little bit of experience with YouTube and TeacherTube, but not much. Especially since YouTube is blocked at school.
I found it easier to search and browse than the Podcasting, and I found heaps of cool videos to watch. I was going to post a Harry Potter American Idol clip - very funny!
Instead I thought I'd check out Dewey clips to find one way I could use this at school. I think I'll be trying the above clip out on my primary students, I think they'll like it!
I did find lots more - some things I'd love to show the kids just for fun, some things I would use in my lessons. I'm sure someone at school can tell me the easiest way to save and play YouTube at school.
By the way, I loved the dominoes!!
#21 Youtube
An educational video clip for my blog - well, it's set in a school, isn't it?? One of my favourite Glee clips.
More to add later when I've had a proper look around Youtube and Teachertube.
Saturday, May 22, 2010
#20 Podcasts
This is one activity I found quite frustrating. I checked out Podcastalley and Mypodcast. Although they do have general categories, it was hard to scroll through the hundreds of titles trying to find something of interest. I did listen to quite a few, but found nothing I'd be interested in subscribing to.
I almost subscribed to a Learning French podcast - I thought that might be interesting! However the ones I found weren't quite what I wanted - too hard, too American, one had a strong Irish accent hard to understand!
Then I tried to find the Hamish and Andy podcast. The one I found wouldn't work. So I ended up googling it, and ended up in a whole tangle of pages. I finally found the RSS link, but so far it hasn't appeared on my Google Reader. I give up!
The other category I looked at was a K-12 category in Education. Useless. I got bored of listening to them when the description wasn't quite enough.
So I guess I won't just be browsing through podcast directories just for something to do. But if I hear of something that would particularly interest me, then I THINK I could figure out how to subscribe to it. Maybe!
I almost subscribed to a Learning French podcast - I thought that might be interesting! However the ones I found weren't quite what I wanted - too hard, too American, one had a strong Irish accent hard to understand!
Then I tried to find the Hamish and Andy podcast. The one I found wouldn't work. So I ended up googling it, and ended up in a whole tangle of pages. I finally found the RSS link, but so far it hasn't appeared on my Google Reader. I give up!
The other category I looked at was a K-12 category in Education. Useless. I got bored of listening to them when the description wasn't quite enough.
So I guess I won't just be browsing through podcast directories just for something to do. But if I hear of something that would particularly interest me, then I THINK I could figure out how to subscribe to it. Maybe!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
#19 Rollyo
I found Rollyo to be fairly self-explanatory, and quite fun. My first thought was that it would be a bit unnecessary for me as I really don't have all that many favourite pages or places to search. But then it hit me that I often do random searches through quilting websites so decided to turn that into my "roll".
I might also do one on Hong Kong just for fun, as I've definitely done a few searches on that lately.
Educationally I would like to have one specifically for Smartboard activities, as there are many, many sites around. I'm not sure yet though if I would use Rollyo or Delicious tagging more often. I think both applications would definitely be very useful in this case, but am not sure if one is more beneficial than the other. Perhaps it's just a case of which one I like better.
Anyway the only slightly tricky bit of Rollyo was experimenting with putting it on my blog. I guess I'll see what happens when I publish this post - I might feel very clever once again! How exciting!
Saturday, May 15, 2010
#18 Wikis
It was interesting to see how schools and libraries have been using Wikis. I already have 3 ideas if I decide to create my own wikis.
1. I could use my friends as guinea pigs while I test my wiki abilities. We are organising a group holiday overseas, and this could be a great way to add information and keep each other informed of where we are up to in the planning. It would also be a great way to experiment, and see how interesting I can make the wiki.
2. Teachers could have an Inquiry Unit wiki. In our curriculum we need to cover certain topics (or SOSE units, inquiry units, whatever you like to call it). We could set up a wiki for teachers to add information, ideas, hints, tips, feedback etc. This could be useful in the short term when a number of teachers on the same year level are all teaching the same unit. And it would be handy in the long term when the same unit is taught the following year. We could build up a database of ideas.
3. Our 5/6 classes are about to start a "book club" as a way of sharing information. A wiki would be a wonderful way to incorporate Web 2.0 into the program.
1. I could use my friends as guinea pigs while I test my wiki abilities. We are organising a group holiday overseas, and this could be a great way to add information and keep each other informed of where we are up to in the planning. It would also be a great way to experiment, and see how interesting I can make the wiki.
2. Teachers could have an Inquiry Unit wiki. In our curriculum we need to cover certain topics (or SOSE units, inquiry units, whatever you like to call it). We could set up a wiki for teachers to add information, ideas, hints, tips, feedback etc. This could be useful in the short term when a number of teachers on the same year level are all teaching the same unit. And it would be handy in the long term when the same unit is taught the following year. We could build up a database of ideas.
3. Our 5/6 classes are about to start a "book club" as a way of sharing information. A wiki would be a wonderful way to incorporate Web 2.0 into the program.
#17 Delicious
How cool. I love Delicious. It is all about keeping my inner librarian happy. I love how easy it is to tag and manage my favourite websites! I also love how my favourites will no longer be attached to just one computer. I have just updated to a new laptop, and all my favourite websites are still sitting on my old computer waiting for me to transfer them over. I can now put them all on Delicious, and I will do the same for my Favourites on my school computer!
By the way, the first website added to my Delicious account was the teachertube video that was suggested to us. I'm going to show it at a staff meeting and try and get others hooked on Delicious, so we can all share the fabulous sites that are relevant to what we are teaching.
By the way, the first website added to my Delicious account was the teachertube video that was suggested to us. I'm going to show it at a staff meeting and try and get others hooked on Delicious, so we can all share the fabulous sites that are relevant to what we are teaching.
Sunday, May 9, 2010
#15 RSS
RSS is great! It will be one of the things I check daily. Some of the exercises in this course have been great to learn about and very interesting but I won't use them often. I think this one I will.
For starters I have added Reader to my iGoogle home page. I don't have much at the moment - just a couple of blogs I follow, plus a Top Headlines news feed. This one will be especially interesting come July when I move from Australia. I will still know what is happening back home!
I also agree with other bloggers that this could be very valuable when doing units of work with kids. Imagine them getting updates so quickly and easily, without wasting valuable lesson time!
For starters I have added Reader to my iGoogle home page. I don't have much at the moment - just a couple of blogs I follow, plus a Top Headlines news feed. This one will be especially interesting come July when I move from Australia. I will still know what is happening back home!
I also agree with other bloggers that this could be very valuable when doing units of work with kids. Imagine them getting updates so quickly and easily, without wasting valuable lesson time!
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
#14 Facebook
Here I was looking forward to #14 - as a Facebook user already, I thought I could tick this one off the list, do a 1 minute blog, and move on to the next activity.
Wrong. Thanks to the Ning and Twitter links, I've just spent ages playing and exploring.
My Facebook account has no links to any professional organisations. I use it purely for social purposes. I will not be joining the Department of Education's facebook page, or any other page like it... I can't see the point. I am not curious as to what they are there for, I will just ignore them. Keep out of my social life!
Ning, on the other hand, looks excellent for joining groups that might be professionally beneficial. I've just been playing around and found a couple of groups for teacher librarians that look quite interesting. And I can see Ning can be used for fun too - some good quilting groups caught my eye.
And Twitter is something that I've been meaning to check out for ages. I'm not a twitterer (or is it tweeter??) but hearing so much about it has made me curious. So I've just been looking up some things, and finding out how twitter works. I don't think I'll join up yet, but I'm sure it won't be too far in the future when I join the twitter bandwagon.
Wrong. Thanks to the Ning and Twitter links, I've just spent ages playing and exploring.
My Facebook account has no links to any professional organisations. I use it purely for social purposes. I will not be joining the Department of Education's facebook page, or any other page like it... I can't see the point. I am not curious as to what they are there for, I will just ignore them. Keep out of my social life!
Ning, on the other hand, looks excellent for joining groups that might be professionally beneficial. I've just been playing around and found a couple of groups for teacher librarians that look quite interesting. And I can see Ning can be used for fun too - some good quilting groups caught my eye.
And Twitter is something that I've been meaning to check out for ages. I'm not a twitterer (or is it tweeter??) but hearing so much about it has made me curious. So I've just been looking up some things, and finding out how twitter works. I don't think I'll join up yet, but I'm sure it won't be too far in the future when I join the twitter bandwagon.
#13 MySpace
How did I start off looking at Public Library pages, finding out how to use MySpace professionally, and end up at Tom Hank's page? Easy - just like everything else so far in this Web 2.0 course, it is very easy to get distracted and go from link to link for hours.
This is the first time I've checked out MySpace. I had kind of guessed what it was like, and I wasn't far off the mark. Really interesting to check out people's pages, and interesting to see what the public libraries have created.
Personally I don't think I would create a MySpace page. I see my friends, email people, and have Facebook (and hopefully soon have a public Flickr "diary") . That, for the moment, is enough of communicating and sharing. I would rather allocate my spare time to other things, rather than spend more time on the computer.
Professionally, I am really impressed at what some of the public libraries have done. For a public library I think it is a fantastic tool to reach out to young people, and teach them about today's libraries.
For a primary school, I think I would give it a miss. Many primary schools these days have their own student network or learning platform that students can access, and many school libraries have their own space within these platforms. I believe that having too many access points for basically the same thing can lessen the impact. I would rather have one quality access point that my kids can really get familiar with, and get my messages through that way.
Our learning platform is currently being recreated, but I am really keen to get the library page set up, and I imagine there will be many similar features to MySpace.
This is the first time I've checked out MySpace. I had kind of guessed what it was like, and I wasn't far off the mark. Really interesting to check out people's pages, and interesting to see what the public libraries have created.
Personally I don't think I would create a MySpace page. I see my friends, email people, and have Facebook (and hopefully soon have a public Flickr "diary") . That, for the moment, is enough of communicating and sharing. I would rather allocate my spare time to other things, rather than spend more time on the computer.
Professionally, I am really impressed at what some of the public libraries have done. For a public library I think it is a fantastic tool to reach out to young people, and teach them about today's libraries.
For a primary school, I think I would give it a miss. Many primary schools these days have their own student network or learning platform that students can access, and many school libraries have their own space within these platforms. I believe that having too many access points for basically the same thing can lessen the impact. I would rather have one quality access point that my kids can really get familiar with, and get my messages through that way.
Our learning platform is currently being recreated, but I am really keen to get the library page set up, and I imagine there will be many similar features to MySpace.
Blogging my own Flickr photo
#12 Flickr
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Originally uploaded by HMStewartJr
Flickr is awesome! So many photos to look at it's almost intimidating. I have been really looking forward to finding out about Flickr, as I had an idea of using it as a bit of a diary when I start my job in Hong Kong. I had heard of a challenge where you post a Flickr photo every day of the year.
After playing with Flickr all morning, I'm not convinced I will still do that. There are such awesome photos from obviously very talented photographers, it seems to me more like an art gallery than a normal person's photo album.
I'll think about it. Meanwhile, I now have a flickr account, and I know how to blog other people's photos, and next I'm going to try uploading my own photos. Gosh I feel clever!!
Saturday, May 1, 2010
#11 LibraryThing
I've created a very short book shelf that I will be able to add to when I have more time. I got a feel for how LibraryThing can be used. Perhaps I'll create an account for my own library and put new books and recommendations on it for the kids.
pamelag13's books LibraryThing
pamelag13's books LibraryThing
#10 A 2nd go at image generators
Oh here we ago, I'm feeling a bit more clever now! It helped to read the instructions given in #10. This is my brother - I'm sure he will be thrilled when he sees this pic. 
And this isn't a particulary good attempt of prettying up our dogs, but just a quick muck-around with Image Chef (http://www.imagechef.com/).
As well as discovering image generators, this was the first time I've posted a picture on my blog, and I don't know what I was doing last week that made it seem so hard, but have found it is easy!
And this isn't a particulary good attempt of prettying up our dogs, but just a quick muck-around with Image Chef (http://www.imagechef.com/).
As well as discovering image generators, this was the first time I've posted a picture on my blog, and I don't know what I was doing last week that made it seem so hard, but have found it is easy!
Sunday, April 25, 2010
#10 Image Generator
Ok, still learning how to do this. I've found a few fun things to play around with, but am figuring out how to post them on my blog! I'll keep experimenting...
Saturday, April 24, 2010
#9 Virtually Online
Wow, there must be people with huge brains out there. This was really a bit of an eye-opener to see just how clever the internet can be.
I checked out the links to Second Life, ExitReality and the Warcraft one, and while I was blown away by the cleverness of them all, I was not tempted to join the virtual worlds or even download the plugin for the 3D effects.
I barely have time to fit everything into my normal life and have no desire to set up a second life for myself, or lose myself in online games. I can see that if I downloaded Exit Reality, I could easily spend much more time checking out 3D pages. In fact one of the video links mentioned that - it is their goal that people spend more time on websites. Could be fun, but I'm going to save myself that time and not get caught up in it.
At least I now feel more up-to-date with what is happening in the online worlds!
I checked out the links to Second Life, ExitReality and the Warcraft one, and while I was blown away by the cleverness of them all, I was not tempted to join the virtual worlds or even download the plugin for the 3D effects.
I barely have time to fit everything into my normal life and have no desire to set up a second life for myself, or lose myself in online games. I can see that if I downloaded Exit Reality, I could easily spend much more time checking out 3D pages. In fact one of the video links mentioned that - it is their goal that people spend more time on websites. Could be fun, but I'm going to save myself that time and not get caught up in it.
At least I now feel more up-to-date with what is happening in the online worlds!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
#8 iGoogle
I have a brand new iGoogle homepage and I love it. I had kind of figured out iGoogle when I first set up my google account, but making the time to really explore it tonight was fun.
I've added lots of gadgets - the most important one at this moment being the weather for Hong Kong! I'm going there next week and it is very handy to know what the weather is doing.
I used to have hotmail as my homepage. I now have iGoogle, and I have added hotmail as a gadget so I can automatically see if I have any new emails.
I also have added, among others, GoogleDocs, Facebook, currency converter, a cool game, and Flickr (I'm looking forward to learning about Flickr soon and am sure I want it on my homepage...)
As for adding something that will be useful to my job... well apart from Google Books, I can't see myself using this for work very much. Oh, unless I'm at work and need to remind myself of any birthdays coming up, in which case I will be able to use the Birthday Reminder! Handy indeed :-)
By the way in my next life I am coming back as a Google employee.
I've added lots of gadgets - the most important one at this moment being the weather for Hong Kong! I'm going there next week and it is very handy to know what the weather is doing.
I used to have hotmail as my homepage. I now have iGoogle, and I have added hotmail as a gadget so I can automatically see if I have any new emails.
I also have added, among others, GoogleDocs, Facebook, currency converter, a cool game, and Flickr (I'm looking forward to learning about Flickr soon and am sure I want it on my homepage...)
As for adding something that will be useful to my job... well apart from Google Books, I can't see myself using this for work very much. Oh, unless I'm at work and need to remind myself of any birthdays coming up, in which case I will be able to use the Birthday Reminder! Handy indeed :-)
By the way in my next life I am coming back as a Google employee.
Monday, April 5, 2010
#7 Google Books
I've just spent an hour playing around with Google Books and creating my own library. I think you could spend a lot of time checking things out and wasting time, but I can straight away see three very practical ideas of how I can use this in my job. I'm sure over time I will be able to make even more use of it, but as a beginner I can:
1. check out reviews for new books, especially in regards to appropriate age groups, and also for the CBC shortlist;
2. share my library with my staff. I have created a Shortlist shelf (for CBC awards) on my page, I will email the link to them, run a very short PD session on how to use Google Books, and they will be able to look at the shortlist titles and decide which ones they want to read to their classes;
3. teach my staff how to use Google Books to find class novels or professional reading titles they might be interested in.
I can also see great opportunities for the kids to use Google Books as a way to share reviews. Perhaps teachers could set up "class libraries" where they could add class novels etc. They could write group and individual reviews and share their libraries with other classes. What a great way to get them talking about books!
1. check out reviews for new books, especially in regards to appropriate age groups, and also for the CBC shortlist;
2. share my library with my staff. I have created a Shortlist shelf (for CBC awards) on my page, I will email the link to them, run a very short PD session on how to use Google Books, and they will be able to look at the shortlist titles and decide which ones they want to read to their classes;
3. teach my staff how to use Google Books to find class novels or professional reading titles they might be interested in.
I can also see great opportunities for the kids to use Google Books as a way to share reviews. Perhaps teachers could set up "class libraries" where they could add class novels etc. They could write group and individual reviews and share their libraries with other classes. What a great way to get them talking about books!
Monday, March 1, 2010
#6 Google Maps
Awww my house looks nice - the satellite image is just after I had mulched my garden!
I also found my new school in Hong Kong, so I know where I'll be working in term 3. And when I know where I will be living, I can get directions from home to school! Maybe I'll even search for coffee shops between home and school... now that is a handy idea.
I played around with the Google Maps Directory. So many options, so little time! I did check out the Sydney Harbour Beaches map :-) The other options will have to wait for another day.
Very handy site to know about.
I also found my new school in Hong Kong, so I know where I'll be working in term 3. And when I know where I will be living, I can get directions from home to school! Maybe I'll even search for coffee shops between home and school... now that is a handy idea.
I played around with the Google Maps Directory. So many options, so little time! I did check out the Sydney Harbour Beaches map :-) The other options will have to wait for another day.
Very handy site to know about.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
#5 Google Docs
Holey dooley - that list of Google products and services is huge! I'm looking forward to exploring some of them, and then showing my team at school. Hopefully I won't just be learning about them, but I will actually USE some of the options available!
Anyway I've been playing with Google Docs. I've tried to share a file that was already created, and one that I just created then and there. I invited my friend Simon to share these files - but I need to see if it actually worked. When I see him next we can experiment a bit more with Google Docs. I'd like him to share something with me so I can see how that works too.
Anyway I've been playing with Google Docs. I've tried to share a file that was already created, and one that I just created then and there. I invited my friend Simon to share these files - but I need to see if it actually worked. When I see him next we can experiment a bit more with Google Docs. I'd like him to share something with me so I can see how that works too.
#4 Web 2.0
I think I understand what Web 2.0 is all about. It is simply the new website/internet technology that makes me feel old.
When I was in high school I did computing. Our class was one of the first where computing was offered, and I remember going through Uni feeling like I was quite up to date in the computing world. When I started teaching in 1994 all the teachers around me were much older and made me feel like a computer genius compared to them! They would say things like "You young people are so lucky to have grown up with computers and know how to use them. We don't understand a thing about them!"
So I would show them how to use a word processor and send emails and teach them how to borrow a book using the Alice library management system.
And now I have turned into one of them! Our "young people" have grown up using new and fantastic ways of using technology, and I somehow forgot to keep up with it all! I think Web 2.0 is a term that means "the stuff Pamela doesn't know how to do yet".
Anyway on a different note, I was also checking out the Library 2.0 links provided in #4, and there were things I agree with and don't agree with.
I agree that my job is to help people find what they need and to help make libraries more interactive places. I'm sure this course will help me do that, even if I start with something simple like getting my kids to write book reviews on my library catalogue. That would be making my catalogue more interactive I guess.
But I've also been reading about the "libraries without books" debate. I don't think we will ever have libraries without books. Books may take a back seat to technology, but there will never be libraries without books. Not in my lifetime anyway. There is just something so enjoyable about having a book in your hands that no computer will ever be able to replace.
Just like I could choose to go and buy a cake from the shops because it is far easier and quicker than baking, but there is still something very satisfying about making a cake from scratch. Or hand-sewing your own clothes or quilts. I truly believe that while traditional hobbies/methods may never be as popular (or necessary!) as in the past, there are people in the world who will choose to do them simply for the enjoyment of it! No, books will never be gone from our shelves.
One last thing I have discovered about Web 2.0 - blogging is a great way to have a good old natter to someone, or no-one, and I don't even mind if no-one ever looks at it! (Sorry Fiona, I know it is your job to read our blogs, so I apologise for the drivel!)
When I was in high school I did computing. Our class was one of the first where computing was offered, and I remember going through Uni feeling like I was quite up to date in the computing world. When I started teaching in 1994 all the teachers around me were much older and made me feel like a computer genius compared to them! They would say things like "You young people are so lucky to have grown up with computers and know how to use them. We don't understand a thing about them!"
So I would show them how to use a word processor and send emails and teach them how to borrow a book using the Alice library management system.
And now I have turned into one of them! Our "young people" have grown up using new and fantastic ways of using technology, and I somehow forgot to keep up with it all! I think Web 2.0 is a term that means "the stuff Pamela doesn't know how to do yet".
Anyway on a different note, I was also checking out the Library 2.0 links provided in #4, and there were things I agree with and don't agree with.
I agree that my job is to help people find what they need and to help make libraries more interactive places. I'm sure this course will help me do that, even if I start with something simple like getting my kids to write book reviews on my library catalogue. That would be making my catalogue more interactive I guess.
But I've also been reading about the "libraries without books" debate. I don't think we will ever have libraries without books. Books may take a back seat to technology, but there will never be libraries without books. Not in my lifetime anyway. There is just something so enjoyable about having a book in your hands that no computer will ever be able to replace.
Just like I could choose to go and buy a cake from the shops because it is far easier and quicker than baking, but there is still something very satisfying about making a cake from scratch. Or hand-sewing your own clothes or quilts. I truly believe that while traditional hobbies/methods may never be as popular (or necessary!) as in the past, there are people in the world who will choose to do them simply for the enjoyment of it! No, books will never be gone from our shelves.
One last thing I have discovered about Web 2.0 - blogging is a great way to have a good old natter to someone, or no-one, and I don't even mind if no-one ever looks at it! (Sorry Fiona, I know it is your job to read our blogs, so I apologise for the drivel!)
Saturday, February 20, 2010
First Blog
Hi there. I apologise for having such a boring title for my first blog! You'd think I could think of something a bit more exciting... but no.
Anyway just a quick introduction. My name is Pamela and I am the teacher librarian in a large school in Canberra. I'm doing this course because I am so far behind in technology, and I'm sure there is much more I could be doing for our students and teachers.
I have the help and support of our IT coordinator, Simon, which is very lucky. After receiving the first email on Monday I couldn't go any further - the blog site was blocked. Simon had to put in the request for it to be unblocked - which took the department until Friday afternoon!
I have recently found out I won a job in Hong Kong, which starts in August, so I'm sure doing this course will be very helpful for my new job. I'm really excited about going!
Looking forward to the next email
:-)
Anyway just a quick introduction. My name is Pamela and I am the teacher librarian in a large school in Canberra. I'm doing this course because I am so far behind in technology, and I'm sure there is much more I could be doing for our students and teachers.
I have the help and support of our IT coordinator, Simon, which is very lucky. After receiving the first email on Monday I couldn't go any further - the blog site was blocked. Simon had to put in the request for it to be unblocked - which took the department until Friday afternoon!
I have recently found out I won a job in Hong Kong, which starts in August, so I'm sure doing this course will be very helpful for my new job. I'm really excited about going!
Looking forward to the next email
:-)
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