Technology

O.K. A new week and a new sense of motivation!!! I moved on the weekend and now have time to really get into the Learning 2.0 Program ( although I am wondering if that is just an excuse not to move too much as my back is aching!).

Sooo, technology...what do I think. I see kids gliding their way effortlessly across the cyber world and whilst I wonder what I'm missing I also wonder about how easy they make it look. When I was in primary school we had 'Computer classes'. These consited of learning how to instruct a 'turtle' to draw a shape. This was done on the old Apple computers, I rememeber being really taken with the multi-coloured apple symbol on the computer!

I am really aware of how my mind simply does not function on the Internet like that of my 14 year old niece....and I'm not that old! I really think that the concept of how we interact with technology is something that is all about our perception of that technology. It does not have to guide us, it is a fantastic tool that we can manipulate without losing our sense of community, in terms of the library, and self on a personal level.

Well I am finally able to access my blog again after being given the secret key by 'little one'. (Thanks) I found searching in Flicr heaps of fun and even found some images posted by people I know. This particular image really caught my eye as I knit a little and love the idea of an entire knitted picnic. As some may know I have knitted food in the past but the thermos in this image is something I may aspire to in the future. I really enjoyed the calendar option on Flickr just out of curiosity and the idea that anyone is able share their images with everyone is pretty interesting.

I tried

Well, I have tried to upload a video to proove I am computer savvy.......however I am obviously not THAT computer savvy! All I can say is that I have tried and my 5 minutes is up so I will try agian on Monday. Whilst trying this I have also discovered that I can't just add a video as an image, I know I shouldn't have bothered but if you don't try you will never know! Til next week then....

Welcome

Welcome to my blog!

You may ask - "Where does the title come from?" Well, in a fit of panic I looked around my desk and my eyes fell upon a little Leunig cartoon. A seelction of things that are good for your soul. And one of them was 'A quiet stroll around the mental block', another of my favourites is 'A chip off the old bloke'.