Googling myself

Good grief! I seem to have a lot of entries on Google - through college, JISC work, and things I had completely forgotten. There are photos as well - I don't think I can hide anywhere. If I want to be positive, I could see this as an affirmation that I've done some interesting things in my life. If I wanted to keep myself up at night, I could worry about the less responsible students I teach who might not like the last mark on their assignment.

I've just caught up with things on Twitter as well. I'm following about 16 people, all related to technology in some fashion. I'm sorry to say that I went onto Twitter to follow Stephen Fry and not for any other reason. Of course I'm glad now that I got hooked because I've learned quite a lot since then by reading posts and following the links that people share. Have you ever tried to explain Twitter to anyone?

I presented a session to the training teachers today on using online resources. Each pair had 2 websites and then reported back on ease of use, purpose, level, etc. The person who works in a prison had her head in her hands since no technology is allowed in. Others in the group were introduced to Tag Galaxy, Pixton, Delicious and VideoJug along with NLN, Google Docs, etc. The range of reactions was useful, including the point that many in the room, young and older, still don't quite get how useful it is to juggle websites and have small online activities and resources available. They are still looking for whole lessons from one place. And after a while, the prison educator took her head out of her hands when her colleague showed her Wordle.

I'm rambling. Night.