I just learned about bitmojis. I didn’t know these even existed although I’m glad they allow people to represent themselves as they wish and get away from controversial emojis. I can understand how everyone wants to be part of how people are portrayed in the world. I’m glad there is something out there now thatContinue reading “Bitmojis”
Category: 23 Things Syndicated
i-Corona
Edinburgh University’s Thing 21 – a module on online learning and digital games – could not be more relevant at this time. The UK, along with many countries across the world is on lockdown as social distancing becomes the first line of defense against the rapid and unmanageable spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID19. As … Continue reading i-Corona →
Week Two – Covid 19 Lockdown
It has been a very interesting and challenging two weeks. My last day at work – onsite- was last Tuesday so we have been “social distancing” now for a week. Now, I am pretty darn good at this social distancing thing. With a very social and public job my evenings are usually spent doing justContinue reading “Week Two – Covid 19 Lockdown”
My presence online
It’s really strange to look up my name online. I’m not used to seeing a lot of Kates so that makes it strange as well:). I haven’t been in my Linked In profile for over 9 years so I updated that as well. I am still with the same employer but have been in newerContinue reading “My presence online”
What I want to learn from 23 Things
I am hoping to learn some new things about the digital world that I can then pass on to my customers.
Name me overwhelmed!
This is overwhelming as there is so much to navigate and learn! I know this will get better as I go along but right now I remember why I haven’t blogged before!
Hello, I’m Kate
I am taking the 23 Things through the University of Edinburgh as part of my professional learning while I am working at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic plan at my library in Hamilton, Ont.
I’ve always found LinkedIn a bit of a tricky fit. It’s a bit too “worky” for me to want to check at home, and a bit too “job hunty” to want to check at work. So message requests tend to pile up before I get round to reading them, and it’s usually from people I … Continue reading LinkedIn →
Isolation, fear, and community
This post is going to get personal. I came across the below tweet from an old acquaintance and it resonated quite deeply with me. so they don’t have any experience, coping skills, strategies. They don’t know that doing the *thing that suddenly feels very very necessary* in order to feel safe again — buy ALL … Continue reading Isolation, fear, and community
Thing 6: Accessibility
Were you surprised by anything you found? Kind of.. it definietly gave a different perspective. To be mindful of what is nautral to me, might be a difficulty or even impossible to access to others. Did you discover anything new that is particularly useful to you? don’t think that anything is useful to me personally,Continue reading “Thing 6: Accessibility”
Thing 10 – Wikimedia
This was a very interesting section. Wikipedia was one of the first sites I encountered when I was younger and it has grown in repute to the status it has now. Despite this, I’d never previously created an account, never feeling like it was the right ‘place’ for me. Reading the statistics on its userbaseContinue reading “Thing 10 – Wikimedia”
Thing 5: Diversity
Write a blog post on your thoughts around diverse representation online, emojis, and options such as Bitmoji. If you went ahead and created your own Bitmoji, share it with us on your blog. I think it’s totally unneccesary to have the same emojis in different colours.. don’t see the issue using the standard yellow ones,Continue reading “Thing 5: Diversity”