Thursday, November 17, 2011
Skype
Well my elearning journey has done me proud. Today I was able to assist someone to go on Skype for a job interview.
I am so happy that I can sit on so many ellumiate/blackboard collaborate online sessions. These sessions have taught me so much and I have been able to head off and investigate the tools. These eleaders are always available through our community of practice for any assistance that we may need. Social media, Facebook groups, Ace Network Ning and Gippsland Spruz are all there for any help that is needed. I now have the confidence to help people in my small community. Being very much isolated, no buses, no taxi's, no trains, sattelite broadband and a drive of 2 hours plus to our nearest regional centre are all testing for us. Now with these web 2.0 tools we are able to communicate with the outside world.
I am so happy that I can sit on so many ellumiate/blackboard collaborate online sessions. These sessions have taught me so much and I have been able to head off and investigate the tools. These eleaders are always available through our community of practice for any assistance that we may need. Social media, Facebook groups, Ace Network Ning and Gippsland Spruz are all there for any help that is needed. I now have the confidence to help people in my small community. Being very much isolated, no buses, no taxi's, no trains, sattelite broadband and a drive of 2 hours plus to our nearest regional centre are all testing for us. Now with these web 2.0 tools we are able to communicate with the outside world.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
Why Computers Sometimes Crash! by Dr. Seuss.
And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss, so your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse; then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang, 'cuz sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang.
Thank you, Bill Gates, for bringing all this into our lives
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| Why Computers Sometimes Crash! by Dr. Seuss. (Read this to yourself aloud - it's great!) |
If a packet hits a pocket on a socket on a port, and the bus is interrupted at a very last resort, and the access of the memory makes your floppy disk abort, then the socket packet pocket has an error to report. 
If your cursor finds a menu item followed by a dash, and the double-clicking icon puts your window in the trash, and your data is corrupted cause the index doesn't hash, then your situation's hopeless and your system's gonna crash! 
If the label on the cable on the table at your house, says the network is connected to the button on your mouse, but your packets want to tunnel to another protocol, that's repeatedly rejected by the printer down the hall.
And your screen is all distorted by the side effects of gauss, so your icons in the window are as wavy as a souse; then you may as well reboot and go out with a bang, 'cuz sure as I'm a poet, the sucker's gonna hang. When the copy on your floppy's getting sloppy in the disk, and the macro code instructions is causing unnecessary risk, then you'll have to flash the memory and you'll want to RAM your ROM, and then quickly turn off the computer and be sure to tell your Mom! 
Well, that certainly clears things up for me. How about you? 
Thank you, Bill Gates, for bringing all this into our lives
Thursday, November 10, 2011
This is why I live where I live
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| Looking towards home on the Tablelands of Benambra I used to sing: Our house in the middle of our paddock Our house in the middle of our paddock Aren't I just lucky living here It seems a better place when I am not so near And when I am homeward bound I put my foot our of my car and touch my much loved ground This is a link to Omeo Region Business and Tourism http://www.omeoregion.com.au/ |
Learning web 2.0 for the older generation
Adult Community Education:
Quote from me: This is the best advice that I was given back in 2007.
When learning new web 2.0 tools on your computer....play...play...play and I will say this many times to anyone from my generation who feels they are unable. We are all able, some slower like myself and others that can just pick it up. Enjoy, learn, a new communication tool for those many miles away, sharing your dreams, your photos and your ideas in this now moving forward era.
We do not stop playing because we grow old;
We grow old because we stop playing ..
NEVER Be The First To Get Old
Benambra Neighbourhood House Inc. 34 Gibbo Street, Benambra, Vic.
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| This is our Neighbourhood House in the main street of Benambra, opposite the General Store |
It is a wonderful town to live in and visit.
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| The log of Neighbourhood Houses and Centres. Designed by ANHLC. |
Situated in the middle of town is the Benambra Neighbourhood House that is accessable by the whole community and visitors alike. We run Adult Community and Further Eduction classes. The House is funded by the Department of Human Services and ACFE. Since 2007 we are now on an elearning journey that is taking to the wonders of more web 2.0 tools. I have been helping people join facebook, skype, twitter and I generally can help with most new tools. As I have always professed, play with these apps and enjoy. If it does not suit we can always find another tool to suit your needs. It is amazing how many of our older community members are coming in to ask for help within the web 2.0 era that we are now in. I guess we are all consious of being left behind. This centre is a great backup for those who may get lost or confused, they call in and we can help them on their way again.
We run other classes and hold many activities. One activity that has taken off is the camera club, know as The Benambra Click Clack Club. I have helped club members join Facebook and become a member of the BCCClub Facebook Group.We also have a general store which the community purchased in April 2006 and a pub of course(every small town has a pub) Benambra is a small community of approx 320 people within town and outlying areas . Beef, sheep, wool and timber farming are the main industries in this area. Benambra has some wonderful bush walking tracks and is famous for it's trout fishing.
Our nearest town is Omeo (20mins) and our nearest regional centre is Bairnsdale (2 hours)It is a wonderful town to live in and visit.
It does not matter which part of Benambra you are in the views are spectacular. span>
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| How's this for town views. Our BNHouse walking/exercise group heading out |
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| Me being the tutor in a Social Media Class |
I have put in a link for the google map of Benambra. Hope this works.
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| One of BNHouse's Community Christmas Parties |
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| The Brothers covered in a morning fog on my way in to work |
Sunday, November 6, 2011
My Facebook Life
I started using facebook back in 2009. I was only using it to find friends and put the odd photo up. I have since discovered many uses in facebook. I have found it a great resource as I live in a very remote part of Victoria and with fuel prices etc it has made making contact and keeping up with what is happening so much easier for me.
1. When neighbours are away and want their farm looked after I can take photos, put them into an album that I create for them and they will get a notification if I place a photo into it. I can also tag these photos so they get immediate notice. These of course can be kept just between myself and person/s intended. I have a couple of these private ones.
2. I manage some groups too:
a:/ the Benambra Neighbourhood House's group page, an open one to public. In this I can put links of interest up, advertise classes and outings and it is there for general comment from the public.
b:/ the Wild Dog forum group page. This is for general comment from the whole of the public. People can place photo's, links etc for discussion.
c:/ the Benambra Click Clack Club group page. This one is a closed secret group that only invited members can come into. This is where the Benambra Neighbourhood House's camera club discuss and put up photos. I am constantly putting up links of interest and advertising up and coming events. I also let our members know when and where we are having an outing and photo shoot. They are able to place their photos here for comment by the members only thus creating that nice private, safe and cozy place that we all need. As so many of us within the group all work at different times it makes it an easy way for contact as we just open it up when we have free time.
d:/ I also have a another high school secret group page too. This is great for us to keep in contact and what is happening all over the world.
e:/ I help manage a couple of others too.
Being a member of 16 groups keeps me up with what is happening:-
E-learning - this has opened up my life again and this blog. Here we join together in online sessions learning many new web 2.0 tools. These sessions are all managed via facebook. Links are posted for us to join into these classes.
So many great ideas for facebook and you can chose your own way of using it.
Please always be carefull and mindfull of the privacy and the privacy of others when in any social media program.
This is a screen grab of one of my facebook pages so some of the groups I am in and manage.
Please feel free to comment on this post.
1. When neighbours are away and want their farm looked after I can take photos, put them into an album that I create for them and they will get a notification if I place a photo into it. I can also tag these photos so they get immediate notice. These of course can be kept just between myself and person/s intended. I have a couple of these private ones.
2. I manage some groups too:
a:/ the Benambra Neighbourhood House's group page, an open one to public. In this I can put links of interest up, advertise classes and outings and it is there for general comment from the public.
b:/ the Wild Dog forum group page. This is for general comment from the whole of the public. People can place photo's, links etc for discussion.
c:/ the Benambra Click Clack Club group page. This one is a closed secret group that only invited members can come into. This is where the Benambra Neighbourhood House's camera club discuss and put up photos. I am constantly putting up links of interest and advertising up and coming events. I also let our members know when and where we are having an outing and photo shoot. They are able to place their photos here for comment by the members only thus creating that nice private, safe and cozy place that we all need. As so many of us within the group all work at different times it makes it an easy way for contact as we just open it up when we have free time.
d:/ I also have a another high school secret group page too. This is great for us to keep in contact and what is happening all over the world.
e:/ I help manage a couple of others too.
Being a member of 16 groups keeps me up with what is happening:-
E-learning - this has opened up my life again and this blog. Here we join together in online sessions learning many new web 2.0 tools. These sessions are all managed via facebook. Links are posted for us to join into these classes.
So many great ideas for facebook and you can chose your own way of using it.
Please always be carefull and mindfull of the privacy and the privacy of others when in any social media program.
Please feel free to comment on this post.
Friday, November 4, 2011
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