There are always other alternatives

I finally gave up on "Wordle" after trying various computers and various "search engines" to crate and upload a "Wordcloud". I simply "Googled" wordcloud and came up with 'Tagxedo"....................I am really becoming a technogeek with this new vocabulary.

The power of Powerpoint

I am presenting at the Sunshinecoast Fitness Summit on 8 September on a product I have developed for the fitness industry:

I am using Powerpoint and with a combination of what was learnt in the last MeL lecture and with assistance from my guru wife I have averted the potential of doing 'Death by Powerpoint'. Using tools like SmartArt, Design, Animations I will hopefully provide an exciting and interactive presentation.

Fear of Technology

I have had cause to reflect over the last week on my ability to undertake the tasks for e-Learning? I struggled to navigate Moodle, find the Wiki sit and complete the tasks. Only this week did I put those fears aside and work my way, methodically, through various forums and then gave things a go. I successfully completed the wiki task. I also have been musing over the security aspect of this course. I work in an environment where I do not share or request personal information so i have been cautious about what information I put on an unsecured site. This includes the actual URL name. Should I be concerned? Would people REALLY use this information for harm? I have also reflected on my eagreness to create a blog, website or profile? I have previously perceived that most bloggers, twitters etc have a bit of an ego in that they wish to self promote or get attention. I stuggle with this a little on a personal level, however realise that promoting one's business, skill on social media is the new advertising. Ego OR good business advertising???

Pictures extracted from http://talentdevelop.com/articles/ETOSSAE.html

I had some issues with uploading a voki to the blog but after hving a chat withy my peers, I got some advice on how to do it. The power of collaborative learning is fantastic. Sharing ideas and learning new ways to use technology is beneficial, especially when one is on campus with other students.

uploaded from www.voki.com

I am having great fun experimenting with these new.............probably soon to be old..........animations and websites. I am still having a challenge with Wordle but I am determined to get it done. I have learnt that there are a number of ways 'to skin a cat' and will be giving Wordle ago on Tuesday at Noosa. In the meantime I have 'played' with Fodey and I can certainly use this in practice when I teach. By emphasing a topic for example 'do you always believe what you read' etc

Bubbl is great.......I would use it for my students as a brainstorming exercise for Cert III Fitness for Nutrition, Exercises and loads of others.

Create your own mindmap from https://bubbl.us/

managing eLearning introduction blog

I have had an interesting exploration into blogging with a blog typed, apparently posted and then lost in the atmosphere. Here goes my second attempt............I have played around with some of the websites and am going to try and add a video to my blog. Bubbl.us is great and I will be using that in my classroom. It is an example of a poor first attempt and videoing. I hope to get great advice from other students on how to do a more professional job