I've got this blog linked to my personal e-mail, so anytime a classmate makes a comment, I'm following that and am notified. That's a handy feature!
I was checking my e-mail just a few minutes ago when a notice came in that Jacob had left a comment on my blog. Cool! Double Cool, actually, because there are so many e-mails from SLED that my personal mail sometimes hides amid the scores of SLED notes. In any case, I smiled and went to see what Jason had written...
He'd liked my Wikimedia post, as had Cheryl and Iris. I noticed Cheryl had commented on both the forum comment page and my blog, and I've made a mental note to do that for others. I appreciated the compliments.
I'm finally in a place where I can see how much I've actually learned. My friend Scotty has listened to me talk about Web 2.0 since we began the course. Earlier in the evening she recounted the tale of when I wrote the haiku about Web 2.0, a part of my preparing for our Grandma explanation. Tonight she was comparing what she was viewing on my web page and what I could now say/explain to where I was only four weeks ago. It was a treat to get such feedback, because she's right. I have learned a LOT...certainly more than I expected to learn in a course. It's been a sacrifice of time and energy on my part, but one that's paying off nicely. I have a few more assignments to complete, but I'm confident that once I get the audio stuff uploaded and can embed some audio, the rest will be cake. That one skill is keeping me from calling the embedding assignment and the audio/video/photo assignment complete. If I can't get a handle on it by noon, I'll give someone in the tech department at our central office a call. First off, though, I read what my classmates here have to say, and I'll try every trick they've shared, because (as the kids would say), they've been "the bomb."
While I've felt overwhelmed at times, I've never felt belittled or anything other than respected and welcomed. Even when I obviously was so far behind everyone else, no one treated me that way. So when I see your name on a post or get an e-mail or a "tweet" from you, I know I'm hearing from a friend. In SL today, the significance of names in SL came up...that a name is critical for recognition because the avatar's appearance can change markedly. That's true in RL as well... I might not recognize anyone from our class on a not-so-crowded street, but I imagine I'd recognize the names.
If you're ever in Winston or near my 7 Acre Wood in Virginia, drop me a line and I'll keep a lookout for you. You'd always be welcome!
Rest well.
Anne
PS The bottom line was - it sure is nice to have accounts linked. Now if I can only find better ways to link all the accounts for my capstone project!
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
SLED meeting
Those of you who have seen me in SL know I have the walk of a newbie and that I'm just as likely to need you to teleport me to your location as anything else.
Soooo, with that framework in mind, I visited the site of the SL Educator's Roundtable meeting a couple of times before the meeting - even sat in a chair around the table to make sure I could properly sit.
I was in the Montclaire State University promptly at 5 EST, only to learn from Margeret Michaelski that the meeting started at 5:30. Soooo, we chatted a bit - all by type - and I elected to remain there until the hour-long meeting began. Perhaps twenty-five or so were at the meeting, although there weren't that many when I took the photo I'll post. The educators were from around the world - Australia, the UK, and most from the US: Wisconsin, NY, UNLV, Tulsa, NC, NJ. The moderator was Pathfinder Linden; I believe he's the one who was blue in color.
I thought it would be easy to follow the conversation AND to take notes as I listened/read, but the conversations flowed so quickly that multi-tasking was NOT an option.
The environment was welcoming; I was not the only one who entered and asked about protocol. I was there so early that it was easy to do so. It was obvious that several avatars meet there regularly; the conversation was familiar and joking at times. Very pleasant. I felt welcomed... one of the ladies in the forum said she recognized me from the SLED list. I'd only posted two comments, so I was pretty impressed that she remembered me!
The first meeting of each month uses voice; all others are typed.
The hour of the meeting went by pretty quickly. Discussion centered around how much we are like our avatar(s). Turns out that newbies, like me, are easily recognized by our default walk and clothing. I didn't know avatars could change forms...so there was lots of incidental learning going on for me.
I was pleased to learn about two links for SL support... when I searched "slooghud" (at least that's what I have in my notes), I got a whole page of SL support topics. I also searched "sloodle" and have included those hot links in the posting on the main page. The Second Life tutorials may be something I use in the future.
I just included one url, but you get more on the page when you conduct a search for those terms, so you're actually better off doing that.
I used my PC with a nice large screen for my SL experience tonight. Since I had only to walk a short bit and sit primarily, the video card in my PC that isn't up to snuff for SL was ample for tonight's visit. I was pleased to learn that. For future meetings when I can sit, I'll always opt for the PC instead of the laptop. For movement, the laptop is closer to giving me what I need, although I froze frequently last visit to SL and was on the laptop.
There was discussion about how to notify educators of the meetings...at the beginning, someone was sending out reminders to the regulars... It was actually more engaging than a videoconference might have been. I was quite surprised. If I attend more, there's a whole 'nother language I need to learn. I saw a blog at the top of the page when I searched for slooghud to which I might return... a gentleman commenting on what he had learned after his sixth visit to SL.
Why do I feel like I should end with "nanu nanu"?!
Enjoy,
Anne
Soooo, with that framework in mind, I visited the site of the SL Educator's Roundtable meeting a couple of times before the meeting - even sat in a chair around the table to make sure I could properly sit.
I was in the Montclaire State University promptly at 5 EST, only to learn from Margeret Michaelski that the meeting started at 5:30. Soooo, we chatted a bit - all by type - and I elected to remain there until the hour-long meeting began. Perhaps twenty-five or so were at the meeting, although there weren't that many when I took the photo I'll post. The educators were from around the world - Australia, the UK, and most from the US: Wisconsin, NY, UNLV, Tulsa, NC, NJ. The moderator was Pathfinder Linden; I believe he's the one who was blue in color.
I thought it would be easy to follow the conversation AND to take notes as I listened/read, but the conversations flowed so quickly that multi-tasking was NOT an option.
The environment was welcoming; I was not the only one who entered and asked about protocol. I was there so early that it was easy to do so. It was obvious that several avatars meet there regularly; the conversation was familiar and joking at times. Very pleasant. I felt welcomed... one of the ladies in the forum said she recognized me from the SLED list. I'd only posted two comments, so I was pretty impressed that she remembered me!
The first meeting of each month uses voice; all others are typed.
The hour of the meeting went by pretty quickly. Discussion centered around how much we are like our avatar(s). Turns out that newbies, like me, are easily recognized by our default walk and clothing. I didn't know avatars could change forms...so there was lots of incidental learning going on for me.
I was pleased to learn about two links for SL support... when I searched "slooghud" (at least that's what I have in my notes), I got a whole page of SL support topics. I also searched "sloodle" and have included those hot links in the posting on the main page. The Second Life tutorials may be something I use in the future.
I just included one url, but you get more on the page when you conduct a search for those terms, so you're actually better off doing that.
I used my PC with a nice large screen for my SL experience tonight. Since I had only to walk a short bit and sit primarily, the video card in my PC that isn't up to snuff for SL was ample for tonight's visit. I was pleased to learn that. For future meetings when I can sit, I'll always opt for the PC instead of the laptop. For movement, the laptop is closer to giving me what I need, although I froze frequently last visit to SL and was on the laptop.
There was discussion about how to notify educators of the meetings...at the beginning, someone was sending out reminders to the regulars... It was actually more engaging than a videoconference might have been. I was quite surprised. If I attend more, there's a whole 'nother language I need to learn. I saw a blog at the top of the page when I searched for slooghud to which I might return... a gentleman commenting on what he had learned after his sixth visit to SL.
Why do I feel like I should end with "nanu nanu"?!
Enjoy,
Anne
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