Ah, Sweet Irony

The help message I posted re: no "comments" button showing up has a "comments" button. Ha ha.

Grrrr

Having issues with the "comments" setting. For no apparent reason comments ARE enabled on one post and are NOT enabled on others. Checked settings several times. Signed out. Even restarted computer. Any suggestions?

Later...

OK. Feel much better now. Went back and read the rest of the blogs; most of the bloggers for this course are not technostars, just folks spread across the learning curve. So interesting to see the different avatars and the varying styles of blogs. I have come up with many ideas already, but then reality hits: our district blocks A LOT of sites and most of the faculty at my school can barely get their grades posted online, let alone maintain a blog. Oh well, Rome wasn't built in a day and this is all very exciting to me. What a super idea for a course and (so far) amazingly well crafted.

Avatar

It was very simple to create an avatar; there was even a "plus size" option for the body (well, more of a 'womanly-shaped' option). My only complaint is that there is only one shoe choice per outfit: obviously, this code was written by a man... ;) The whole exercise was fun - from dressing my avatar (Colorforms and paper dolls) to uploading her to my blog. I was a bit surprised to see her on the page when I signed in to my Yahoo e-mail this a.m., hadn't put two and two together. OK. I have a question. I thought that this was a class for techno newbies. I started trolling around the blogs of other participants last night, and one fellow's blog looks likes tech central. What gives?

Week Two/Create-A-Blog for CSLA 2.0

Well, have to mind my P's & Q's on this blog - no ranting or raving about the injustices of the world; just good, clean, librarian-type fun... The Lifelong Learning tutorial was interesting. Technically, it was easy to maneuver; I particularly liked the features that enabled me to read the text (left-screen) and skip to the next page when ready. It was simple, but content-rich enough to hold my attention - outlining several productive concepts in an accessible manner. The idea of lifelong learning is not a new one, but it can seem difficult to inspire this passion in today's youngsters (no work-ethic. harrumph!). Getting the little darlings jazzed up isn't impossible, but it is imperative that we speak their lingo - and their ling is technotalk. The Y-Gen crowd (and the upcoming Z's) could care less about old skool (read "traditional") methodologies or motivations: they want what they want when they want it - and they usually want to get it with as little effort as possible and right now. It is possible to connect with these students/users in a library setting? Absolutely. Get wired (these kids are born wired). Cut to the chase (don't waste their time - they'll let you know!). And don't be afraid to make mistakes (while many of us over thirty approach technology cautiously, our patrons instinctively interact with it). They might do things to offend our sensibilities, but in the blink of an eye, they will rule our world. Better make friends with them now... (My work here for today is done. Off to create an avatar. Ciao.)