mary

mary
Originally uploaded by ma_vie_en_la_biblioteca

I really need to bring in some photos to work with. All the photos I took with my camera are dark. This is my attempt using pixer; I think I can do better

pop art

pop art
Originally uploaded by ma_vie_en_la_biblioteca

I am happy with this one. I am a big fan of Warhol and I love screen printing. Although this tool takes away from the actual process of screen printing, I think this is a great tool and I look forward to tinkering with it in the future.

Flickr-ama!!!

cuca and heha
Originally uploaded by ma_vie_en_la_biblioteca

Ha! I was able actually able to configure this within less than half an hour! If only I could have a job that would allow me to play online all day...
I kind of cheated though, b/c this picture is saved on my desktop. When I have enough time, I would like to upload photos from my camera.
I went to a friend's birthday part last night and prior to the "party" starting, my friend showed me her photo albums. I really regret not ever taking pictures with friends. I totally hate taking photos, so when the chance comes around, I usually just duck; I am trying to reconsider. This picture was taken about a month ago with my good friend Jess who was visiting from England. We went to college together for one year and kept in touch via email. That is a great perk of being internet savvy: being able to keep in touch with just about anyone that you want to. She is now in Germany and I hope to visit her there soon.

Safety?

I may be a little too apathetic with the safety problem online; however, I feel that we gave up privacy a long time ago. I do fear that someone may hack into my bank account and spend all my money or use my information to open a credit card, but there are procedures to get out of that mess (although they are tedious and a pain in the butt).
I think the key point to remember about online usage, is that there is no privacy. With technological advances and innovative electronics, every aspect of life can be viewed or altered by other people (I can't help but think about the video cameras in bathroom stalls).
A college professor said to remember the term "email" as "everybody mail." With that being said, I try not to worry about what I say in emails b/c everyone has issues and regardless of what you believe, there is always someone worse off than you.

I NEED MORE!!!

This is great! I get to learn different functions online AND get paid. I also attended the Gadgets and Gizmos earlier in the week and now listen to Pandora regularly.
I learn best when I am able to navigate myself through the tutorials. This method of learning (online, self-paced) works pretty well with my schedule and I prefer working alone. If I really need to, I can still ask for help by submitting my queries and there is also another participant in my department so I am not so alone.
I am looking forward to uploading photos and personalizing my blog!

week 1

For the first exercise, view this tutorial (see the full version with animation and sound on Harriet) and write down which learning habits are easiest for you and which are hardest.

I tend to learn better when I have a visual to aid in training. If I can see examples of what I am supposed to be learning, I can envision myself doing them, thus making it easier to accomplish.
I have a hard time learning tasks that are just written down or I am verbally told to do. For example, if my supervisor just told me verbally what I am supposed to do for a task (maybe on the computer or something that would require several steps), I usually get confused and instead of paying attention, I being to worry that I will not be able to do it. I have the same problem with spoken directions; I must write down directions in order to understand them.

Make a contract with yourself about your learning habits. You will use your personal blog (which you will set up next) to post your thoughts about lifelong learning.

Contract to Self

I will understand that this course of training is self-paced and

I will not feel overwhelmed by the material.

I will remind myself that I enjoy learning about computers and the internet and these exercises are only beneficial no matter how little I learn.

I will remind myself that I can always go back over material if I do not understand it and I can ask someone for help.

Overview

I am excited about the upcoming weeks. I know a little bit about blogs and flickr; but I just learned how to subsribe to feeds, which is very rewarding. I attempted to subscribe to a feed before, but did not know where to see it. I now know how to subscribe and view the content.