Last week I signed up for the 23 things project at Edinburgh Uni. It looked like something fun I could do while still expanding what I know about the world. I will admit that I’m not fond of collaborating online with strangers ( although its part of my job to encourage others to do so), … Continue reading Writing a little something for 23ThingsEdUni →
Category: 23 Things Syndicated
Wikimazing
Thank you 23 Things! Without this task I would never have bothered to investigate further into Wikipedia. I have only been a consumer of information and not a creator; I have always noticed the extra sections and headings in Wikipedia but only cursory glances at what they may involve means I have never investigated the … Continue reading Wikimazing →
Occasional Hangout
With so many options of having online collaboration in my role, and with my company having Skype as preference – Google hangouts is one that I use least when communicating with others in my field. As far as drawbacks are concerned, I have found that when I use it I have issues with the sound … Continue reading Occasional Hangout →
23 Things : Getting started
Three months later than I imagined, but here I am!I am a Maths teacher at Newbattle Community High School in Midlothian. We are currently looking forward to moving into a a brand new school building and becoming a ‘Digital School of Excellence’. In tha…
Thoughts on a legacy
Working at Breast Cancer Now was a privilege. In March last year, on my 52nd birthday, I met up with two amazing women to take part in a radio discussion about access to medicines. Both had a diagnosis of metastatic breast cancer. Being alongside women pleading for the hope of more time is gut-wrenchingly emotional. … Continue reading Thoughts on a legacy →
Social Media Hermit
Facebook is one of the social media items that I have found hardest to get to grips with,; I started with it when it first came out in about 2006/7. I joined so that I could keep in touch with all my students in an engaging way with easily sharable multimedia content. However, I found … Continue reading Social Media Hermit →
23 Things – Thing 7 – Twitter
For thing 7, Twitter, I choose the intermediate level. I have a personal Twitter account and one I use at work as a departmental account. I used my personal Twitter account for the tasks given in ‘Thing 7’. Lists – I had previously created lists on my personal twitter account for things such as ‘travel’, … Continue reading 23 Things – Thing 7 – Twitter →
23 Things 2018-01-05 06:03:00
I joined the 23 Things program today! Why did I join?I hope I can try out some new digital tools and enhance my digital literacy skills via this program (http://www.23things-archive.is.ed.ac.uk/).The program was developed by the University of Edinburgh, which p…
23 Things 2018-01-05 03:46:00
I just created a new blog!
Thing 10 Wikimedia
To complete this ‘Thing’ I completed the Wikipedia adventure and explored Wikimedia. I have a much better understanding of what Wikipedia is and how it works. Before completing this task I was highly scepti…
Thing 11 Copyright
Despite having to prepare presentations and create materials for students I have to confess it is only fairly recently that I have taken a real interest in the area of copyright. Despite this in the past I have spent too much time trawling the int…
Thing Six – Accessibility
I found undergoing this section of the programme to be a very eye-opening experience because apart from being slightly long-sighted, I am physically a very able-bodied person. Upon reading the case studies on w3, I was actually surprised about how many improvements have been made to promoting accessibility on different digital platforms; I was particularly surprised … Continue reading Thing Six – Accessibility →