“A lot of communication online is now via the mode of emoji/emoticon images. Traditionally these have been displayed as a yellow standard, but recent releases of more diverse emoji choices have raised a number of conversations. Read the two articles on reactions to the Apple and Facebook release of diverse emoji/emoticons in 2015 and 2016. Now consider […]
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23 Things: Bonus Thing A – About Me page
Consider creating a definitive ‘About Me page’. This is a space where you can tell the world who you are, what you do, where your interests lie, and link your online presences all together in the one place. This one’s easy. I’ve got an about me page right here lornamcampbell.org/about-2/ I first posted this page in […]
23 Things: Thing 4 Digital Security
So Thing 4 is all about checking your digital security and privacy settings. This isn’t actually something I’ve done before but I’m glad I didn’t have any nasty surprises. I actually don’t use many apps, I tend not to link them together, I don’t turn on location services unless it’s absolutely necessary and I keep bluetooth […]
23 Things: Thing 3 or why I am conflicted about digital footprints…
Thing 3 is all about your Digital Footprint …. I don’t often google myself but when I do, I do so with some trepidation. Thankfully if you google lorna m campbell you get a fairly innocuous footprint. The top six hits are: My blog. Rather annoyingly it’s my old blog on wordpress.com, rather than my new blog […]
23 Things: Thing 1 and Thing 2
“If you never did you should. These things are fun and fun is good.” The Cat in the Hat, Dr Seuss I’m belatedly jumping on board with the University of Edinburgh’s 23 Things course, which is being facilitated by my colleague Charlie Farley in the Open Education Team. 23 Things for Digital Knowledge is a self-directed […]