Hello! I have never used OneNote before starting this blog. It looks like a great way to take notes and have the ability to easily share them. Having used OneDrive before to share documents for group projects and the like the set up and layout was pretty familiar to me. I think that if I… Continue Reading →
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Thing 15: Tumblr / Storify / Wakelet Tumblr
Hello! This link is to the International Development Law Organization on Tumblr. I was surprised to learn that Tumblr had more than fun pictures and gifs but was also being used for information and educational purposes. It is a very easy website to interact with and the interface is easy to learn. Storify was a website… Continue Reading →
Thing 12 – Open Educational Resources
I was unaware of Open Educational Resources before writing this blog. I dived in and wanted to share one of my favourite. It is a game that is played by 3-4 people about a man called Richard who works on a ski slope. Due to changing climate he is forced to reconsider his career as… Continue Reading →
Thing 11 – Copyright
My first example is a YouTube video that popped up when I opened the website. I thought I would pick the first one that came up and see what licence it had. The video is of a car reviewer talking about a new car he has bought. In the description of the video it states… Continue Reading →
Thing 6 – Accessibility
Hello! I am very luck and have no disabilities, I have therefore not considered many of the problems that could be encountered by disabled people online. Is was eye-opening to read stories told by people like Kaseem who is deaf and blind needing an electronic braille note taker or Lee who struggles with colour blindness…. Continue Reading →
Thing 5 – Diversity
Hello! This is my bitmoji! While this is was an entertaining process to make one and style it to look like me, the process does raise a few questions. On one hand the ability for most people to be represented through these bitmojis and emojis is great. This means that people of colour that… Continue Reading →
Thing 4 – Digital Security
Hello! The Smartphone Security Information written by the Information Commissioner’s Office is a very valuable read. I wasn’t aware of these specific guidelines but they will definitely change the way I act with my phone. I have always been slightly conscious of granting apps the ability to access all things but reading this made me acutely aware…. Continue Reading →
Thing 3 – Digital Footprint
Hello! What is a digital footprint? Well after watching this video I learned that it is not just my actions on the inter net but also “What others have said about you” and “images you’re tagged in”. As someone who is fairly conscious of there digital footprint this really stood out to me, you have… Continue Reading →
First Post – Thing 1 and 2
Hello! This blog will follow me through my submissions for the Edinburgh Award in digital content creation. My submissions will be based on the outlines from the “23 Things”. I will be learning about topics ranging from writing blogs to geolocation tools. If you a reading them hopefully you will learn something too. This program has… Continue Reading →