Linkedin is a very popular social network site used specifically as a professional database. People can post their work experience online and make connections with: peers from their current company people dealt with on a regular basis from other companies (ie. suppliers and customers) as well as friends. It is used to build a professionalContinue reading “Professional Social Networks – Thing 20”
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Augmented/Virtual Reality – Thing 18
I have chosen to explore the Quiver Vision app. This is a great app to do with the kids. With this app you will need to print out the Quiver Vision pictures. Then you colour or get the kids to colour them in. Once you have finished colouring in the pictures, you need to getContinue reading “Augmented/Virtual Reality – Thing 18”
Thing 21- Online Games and Learning
For this activity I was tasked with playing educational games (tough, but someone has to do it!), and blogging about how games might be useful for learners and educators. I chose to visit the Kahoot and Hour of Code websites. Both platforms were easy to access, with uncomplicated sign up processes. Both had free content …
Geolocation – Thing 17
I have decided to write about using GPS maps. For example, I use Google Maps on my Android phone. This is an app I use regularly. This is great when you need to go to a location you are not familiar with, just type it in the GPS and put location on and it willContinue reading “Geolocation – Thing 17”
OneNote – Thing 16
I checked out Microsoft OneNote app and discovered it is a great digital notebook that you can store all your notes, audio, etc, in the one app. With this app you can even record audio from your laptop, and it automatically saves and syncs your notes/ideas as you work. You can store all your greatContinue reading “OneNote – Thing 16”
Digital Curation – Thing 15
I have never used Tumblr before. Was interesting to see how it was set out. It’s very similar to Blogging and Twitter combined. I explored a few topics on Tumblr and it came back with quite a bit of content. However, I don’t believe I would use this form of digital curation in future asContinue reading “Digital Curation – Thing 15”
Thing 10 – Wikimedia
I didn’t realise how much there is to Wikipedia – the following image shows the Wikimedia family: I also had no idea I could create an account and assist with editing and creating – clearly someone has to do this though (see facepalm below). I am aware of a project that QUT is involved inContinue reading “Thing 10 – Wikimedia”
Thing 20- Professional Social Networks
This week I am examining the relative merits of LinkedIn a professional social networking platform. LinkedIn claims to have more than 675 million members, and markets itself as a way to manage and build your professional identity and network. Like most similar platforms, LinkedIn requires a user to sign up for an account both to …
Audio – Podcasts – Thing 14
I am aware of Podcasts as I know friends who listen to shows on cooking, outdoors, and the latest technologies, however I have not personally used it. I have recently listened to a few different Podcasts whilst doing Thing 14, and can see how popular it can be for people to listen to whilst relaxingContinue reading “Audio – Podcasts – Thing 14”
Video – YouTube – Thing 13
I have chosen YouTube as I am exposed to it on a daily basis. My youngest son uses it to watch Power Rangers episodes, my eldest son craves 4WD and dirt bike videos, my daughter loves watching “how to crochet” tutorials, and I enjoy cooking videos on YouTube. YouTube has come a long way andContinue reading “Video – YouTube – Thing 13”
Open Educational Resources (OER) – Thing 12
OER is a global resource which can be used to provide information and further resources in relation to different fields. For example, the OER below for libraries provides “how to” video tutorials.
Copyright – Thing 11
Reading up on Copyright was interesting as there are so may different categories of usage and licensing available. A lot of images on the internet for example can be used personally, however can’t be published to the public without some form of agreement. Below are some examples of images I have downloaded. The caption underContinue reading “Copyright – Thing 11”