Friday, October 12, 2007
Koala Comic Strip
Koala Comic by BUBBLR by ihcplpaddington
I explored the Flickr BUBBLR tool. You an create comic strips. First you search for tags...I searched for koala. Then you choose from Flickr photos with that tag. I used a series of Koala photos and added comic strip bubbles and sayings. Gotta love the Koala!
I explored the Flickr BUBBLR tool. You an create comic strips. First you search for tags...I searched for koala. Then you choose from Flickr photos with that tag. I used a series of Koala photos and added comic strip bubbles and sayings. Gotta love the Koala!
Saturday, September 29, 2007
(#4) Online Safety and Privacy
Several years ago, when I worked in high-tech and office email was a new thing and became every day occurrences, staff were told to be careful and diplomatic when you wrote your messages. Some information could be misread, without body language, or in-person conversations and discussions. Some people--say staff overseas--wouldn't know who you were, and you may have never met these "stranger" colleagues. Today, I believe that "netiquette," which we learned in the beginnings of online communication, should still apply to new tools, such as blogs, which many of us use so often, and without a second thought, today.
In addition to that care taken in conversations in writing, we now have a larger community, beyond our corporations, agencies, schools or homes, where anyone may read what we've written, and spend time getting to know us through our profile, photos, text and anything else we share on our blogs, spaces, etc.
I'm not comfortable sharing online, except in a controlled situation, as through a workplace project, such as ihcpl2.0. Although I've created my blog, I don't feel comfortable putting it out there for everyone to read. And, as a consequence, I'm pretty reserved about what I'll share--even within this work environment.
Watching the video and reading information about privacy in this second week of ihcpl2.0, gives affirmation to what I've already felt--that our fast-paced, open, online world does provide us both opportunities, but also exposes us to people whom we may not want to be exposed too. I believe, as adults, we can make that choice and should accept any consequences related to our openness. However, children and teens should continue to be educated about safety and privacy issues online. It may be easier for young children to be protected. However, I think the challenge is with tweens and young teenagers. They are more likely to continue to interact, consciously or unconsciously online, and may be oblivious to the harm that is lurking in the bushes of cyberspace.
In addition to that care taken in conversations in writing, we now have a larger community, beyond our corporations, agencies, schools or homes, where anyone may read what we've written, and spend time getting to know us through our profile, photos, text and anything else we share on our blogs, spaces, etc.
I'm not comfortable sharing online, except in a controlled situation, as through a workplace project, such as ihcpl2.0. Although I've created my blog, I don't feel comfortable putting it out there for everyone to read. And, as a consequence, I'm pretty reserved about what I'll share--even within this work environment.
Watching the video and reading information about privacy in this second week of ihcpl2.0, gives affirmation to what I've already felt--that our fast-paced, open, online world does provide us both opportunities, but also exposes us to people whom we may not want to be exposed too. I believe, as adults, we can make that choice and should accept any consequences related to our openness. However, children and teens should continue to be educated about safety and privacy issues online. It may be easier for young children to be protected. However, I think the challenge is with tweens and young teenagers. They are more likely to continue to interact, consciously or unconsciously online, and may be oblivious to the harm that is lurking in the bushes of cyberspace.
(#1,#2,#3) Learning
I've finally found some quiet time and am registering for ihcpl so I can learn 23 things + some. I've always been curious and have always been self-motivated to learn. I like to learn a little bit about lots of things. That's probably why I became a librarian and previously studied journalism in school. I could always ask why, why, why--like a five-year-old--and learn something new from whomever I interviewed, or whatever I researched.
I'm more of a right brain thinker, so when it comes to technical things, I do need lots of quiet time and space to figure it out. I usually have to draw it out to understand it. I'm more creative than analytical, and definitely more of a visual learner than an auditory learner. I need to continuously practice my listening skills. My friends might say I often interrupt people...but I blame it on growing up in a big family with loud people!
I'm motivated to participate in ihcpl 2.0--mostly because I like bling :). Actually, I've needed to catch up with the world and get on board with blogging, RSSing, YouTubing and other techie things defined by acronyms. But, I am still old fashioned at heart and would rather write a letter on stationary, or hold a book in my hand and read it.
However, I do understand how ginormous the information world is, and how great the freedom and opportunity to access that world is. So, learning about all the tools out there gives us all more options--choices--to communicate with each other. In addition to learning how to use them technically, we should also learn how to use them effectively, and take great care that we don't overuse them.
I'm more of a right brain thinker, so when it comes to technical things, I do need lots of quiet time and space to figure it out. I usually have to draw it out to understand it. I'm more creative than analytical, and definitely more of a visual learner than an auditory learner. I need to continuously practice my listening skills. My friends might say I often interrupt people...but I blame it on growing up in a big family with loud people!
I'm motivated to participate in ihcpl 2.0--mostly because I like bling :). Actually, I've needed to catch up with the world and get on board with blogging, RSSing, YouTubing and other techie things defined by acronyms. But, I am still old fashioned at heart and would rather write a letter on stationary, or hold a book in my hand and read it.
However, I do understand how ginormous the information world is, and how great the freedom and opportunity to access that world is. So, learning about all the tools out there gives us all more options--choices--to communicate with each other. In addition to learning how to use them technically, we should also learn how to use them effectively, and take great care that we don't overuse them.
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