Frances+Reflection

=Welcome to Frances's Course Reflection Page=

Message from Vivian Use this template page to add links, widgets and reflections on your learning in this course. I may come in from time to time to add comments/hints. You can decorate and build this page as you wish. Use the Wikispaces Tips page to find out hints & ask questions on how to edit your page.

I have included links to each week's session page so that you can find information quickly about the week in focus where there will be suggestions and ideas for you to try. I suggest you write each week's reflections under the Week title. This can contribute to your evidence for the unit "NSWTTCH102B Applying Skills to emerging Technology"

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=**Weekly Course reflections**=

**@Week 1 Intro** **to Adobe Connect and the Course**
What did you think of the first week? Brilliant - it was great just to communicate with others by voice and type in the chat room Clear and concise instructions from Viv made it easy to navigate around the screen

**@Week 2 Wikispaces & Social bookmarking **
Here is a link to my Diigo account... Enjoyed learning about wikis - have been a participant on a wiki but never really known more than that Looking forward to exploring the social bookmarking with Diigo. I am sitting here now thinking of a million and one uses for this program and how it will make any research I do a lot easier to recall. Went to the Diigo site today and joined up. Saved a stack of sites to my library as I am working on a grant application for our guide campsite. How fantastic Frances that you are finding the Diigo tool useful. I find it works best when you have the toolbar installed. Did you know that if you highlight content as you bookmark it that info automatically goes in the description? Goodluck with the Grant application. Viv 7/5/2012 Yes, I saw that and was a bit confused initially but then I realised what it was doing.

**@Week 3** **File Collaboration**
(Google Docs, Drop Box)

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I liked the idea of Google Docs and Drop Box. These applications are appealing as backups to my USB's who travel with me to trainings and work. Unfortunately I have left a USB at home that I required at a training and had to return home to retrieve it as the whole training was on it. I only just made the flight on my return to the airport. If this situation were to arise again and the training material was sitting in Drop Box then the emergency dash home would not be required. ======

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Joined Drop Box today. What a great online tool. I'm a convertee. I have already put some material into a folder for our upcoming Flinders training in June and shared it with Deirdre and invited a few others to share the folder. Deirdre and I have already had an online discussion as to the benefits of using Drop Box when away training. To get maximum benefit though I need to increase my storage space. ======

**@Week 4** **Images**
Here are some images & links from tools I have explored and tried out... This is a picture of some of the leaders from our District at Scroggin 2011

Not as much time this week to play as I would have liked but I did have a quick look at and used the snipping tool. I also rewatched the videos on screenr and resizr. I did visit the Voki site and made and sent a Voki to Deirdre because she sent me one !!! That was a bit of fun - felt like a kid making my little person and sending her off to deliver a message. This is definitely an area I will revisit and play in a lot more when I have some spare time or a pressing need.

**@Week 5 Same time connections & Digital Story Telling Tools **
You might like to save here some links to digital stories/video tools that you liked as well as reflection the potential for the tools we explored Well tonight I have ventured forth where I have never been before. I've never really had the need for Skype but tonight I downloaded it - discovered that there were 187 people with Skype addresses in my Outlook contacts - (OMG - was I the only one in the world without Skype???). I was still adding addresses to my contact list when I received my first Skype call - extemely exciting moment - pushed the receive button and it was Deirdre calling - how cool. I could see her dinner table. Now I will have to download Skype onto my two laptops as they have built in webcams and I guess I'm off on the weekend to buy a webcam for my desktop.

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**@Week 6 Surveys & Polls **
Why not include links to your polls and surveys here and reflect on how you could use polls/surveys in Guiding and personally.

**@Week 7 Personal Project **
You can use this section to note ideas for your own personal project before week 7... First attempt at using Screenr.

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**@Week 8 Celebrate **
What achievements stand out as highlights for you?

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