Will have to 'play' with this at home as we are not allowed to download software to work pc's.
It looks good, and I feel I would use it.
Anyone got any views on it???
Right...I'm feeling smug cos I've caught up. I can now have a guilt-free weekend! (Apart from how much I might eat or drink!)
Hope you all have a great weekend too!
Paula x
Friday 29 July 2011
Lunch...and happy faces!
We have a group of schoolchildren from China at our College, and today is their last day. A very tasty buffet lunch was served up and I was invited to join in. Yum Yum!
I have to say what a pleasure it was to have such happy, polite students in the Centre...good morning, please and thank you were the norm. And a low level of studious activity in the Learning Centre was a treat to behold!
English children take note!
I have to say what a pleasure it was to have such happy, polite students in the Centre...good morning, please and thank you were the norm. And a low level of studious activity in the Learning Centre was a treat to behold!
English children take note!
Google Calendar
Finding this very frustrating!!!
At work, went to set up Google calendar. Message across top of screen:
At work, went to set up Google calendar. Message across top of screen:
Your browser does not support all features of Google Calendar. If you are having problems, try Google Chrome. Hide
...think I will just HIDE!
No, I kept going, and set it up. Added events.
Asked a colleague if he used it, and if so does it open automatically each day. Glanced at his screen. OMG! Thought he was at the controls of a jumbo jet!!! Oh, that's Hoot Suite he says!!!
Then he says...just use the calendar on Outlook web access as you have your emails open all the time! (ie don't bother with Google calendar)
Aaarrrrrggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
Not sure I will use Google Calendar if I have to remember to log into my Google account each day. Or am I missing something vital here??? I thought once the calendar was set up it would open when I logged on to my pc and would remind me of upcoming events. Where's my diary........
Thing 7
I have been a member of CILIP for 20 years now and have found it invaluable in furthering my career. Apart from one librarian, no-one at my place of work was remotely interested in belonging to a professional organisation (LA at the time.) It was never mentioned in job adverts, person specs etc.
But I saw the point of it...and have stuck with it. I have attended many CILIP events and always find them very well organised and professional. Face-to-face networking was always a high point of the event, something social networking can never quite replace. (Though it is invaluable in these difficult economic times when funding is not available to attend conferences etc.)
When the new Framework of Qualifications emerged I was delighted that at last there was a progression route for para-professionals. I obtained ACLIP in 2008, and have just submitted my portfolio for Chartership membership...fingers crossed!
I was sorry that I missed the meet-ups that happened all over the country during the week of this 'Thing'. I was on holiday, networking in a different way! I do hope these meet-ups happen again as I would love to attend one!
I am a member of both CoFHE and U,C&R and am pleased to see a merger on the cards!
But I saw the point of it...and have stuck with it. I have attended many CILIP events and always find them very well organised and professional. Face-to-face networking was always a high point of the event, something social networking can never quite replace. (Though it is invaluable in these difficult economic times when funding is not available to attend conferences etc.)
When the new Framework of Qualifications emerged I was delighted that at last there was a progression route for para-professionals. I obtained ACLIP in 2008, and have just submitted my portfolio for Chartership membership...fingers crossed!
I was sorry that I missed the meet-ups that happened all over the country during the week of this 'Thing'. I was on holiday, networking in a different way! I do hope these meet-ups happen again as I would love to attend one!
I am a member of both CoFHE and U,C&R and am pleased to see a merger on the cards!
Falling behind...again!!!
Thing 6 Online Networks
At the College where I work we have gone from actively preventing students from 'wasting time' on sites like Facebook, to 'talking to them this way' on all sorts of subjects.
It was frowned on for staff to be seen 'social networking' but suddenly our staff intranet page has links to LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter etc.
I had already set up Facebook and LinkedIn accounts a long time before this, and used to check the sites at home. Now I feel fine about checking these at work, although I have to admit I keep Facebook purely for social use. A lot of my 'friends' are work colleagues, however, so chat is often about things connected with work (loosely!)
I don't think I use LinkedIn to its' full potential and this is something I am going to add to my PPDP (I have recently applied for Chartership, but intend to keep my PPDP up to date and use it as a working tool.
I have joined LISNPN but again, don't really do much with it. As my working conditions prevent me from attending many events offsite I really should make more use of online networking.
Since starting this course I have set up a blog, follow other blogs, and joined Google Reader in order to make it easy for me to check posts easily.
I still feel a bit 'guilty' sometimes when I'm online networking at work...as if others think I'm just 'playing about' on Facebook!
I need to see the whole social networking thing as work-related, and by being better known and better connected I will be better equipped to do my job well
At the College where I work we have gone from actively preventing students from 'wasting time' on sites like Facebook, to 'talking to them this way' on all sorts of subjects.
It was frowned on for staff to be seen 'social networking' but suddenly our staff intranet page has links to LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter etc.
I had already set up Facebook and LinkedIn accounts a long time before this, and used to check the sites at home. Now I feel fine about checking these at work, although I have to admit I keep Facebook purely for social use. A lot of my 'friends' are work colleagues, however, so chat is often about things connected with work (loosely!)
I don't think I use LinkedIn to its' full potential and this is something I am going to add to my PPDP (I have recently applied for Chartership, but intend to keep my PPDP up to date and use it as a working tool.
I have joined LISNPN but again, don't really do much with it. As my working conditions prevent me from attending many events offsite I really should make more use of online networking.
Since starting this course I have set up a blog, follow other blogs, and joined Google Reader in order to make it easy for me to check posts easily.
I still feel a bit 'guilty' sometimes when I'm online networking at work...as if others think I'm just 'playing about' on Facebook!
I need to see the whole social networking thing as work-related, and by being better known and better connected I will be better equipped to do my job well
Friday 15 July 2011
Thing 5
as we approach the end of Thing 5 I have some very positive reflection to share re Twitter.
At last I get it! Well, for work purposes anyway!
I followed Umbrella 2011 on Twitter this week...felt I was actually there...and sent regular Tweets! Because of this I got replies in real time, and also some followers! Great networking at a conference I wasn't physically at.
If I hadn't joined CPD23 I would never have applied Twitter to my working life, would not have followed #ub11 and would not have learned all that I did. So glad I am doing this personal development...I can actually see benefits every week and can apply them immediately to my work.
I await more Things with anticipation!
Have a good weekend everyone!
Paula
At last I get it! Well, for work purposes anyway!
I followed Umbrella 2011 on Twitter this week...felt I was actually there...and sent regular Tweets! Because of this I got replies in real time, and also some followers! Great networking at a conference I wasn't physically at.
If I hadn't joined CPD23 I would never have applied Twitter to my working life, would not have followed #ub11 and would not have learned all that I did. So glad I am doing this personal development...I can actually see benefits every week and can apply them immediately to my work.
I await more Things with anticipation!
Have a good weekend everyone!
Paula
Wednesday 13 July 2011
Monday 11 July 2011
Catching up!
Hi,
I was on holiday last week so am playing catch up now!
I already have a Twitter account which I find very useful for keeping up-to-date. I'm not sure about using the # ...can anyone explain it simply???
I followed the instructions for using RSS so hopefully I'll find this useful for checking things quickly. I'm just practising at the moment but hope to start using these tools at work in a meaningful way very soon.
I haven't tried Pushnote yet but I will have a look at it when I have a spare moment!
I'm enjoying the 'course' so far and feel it is gently intoducing me to 'new' ideas which I should be thinking about now in my everyday life and work.
I was on holiday last week so am playing catch up now!
I already have a Twitter account which I find very useful for keeping up-to-date. I'm not sure about using the # ...can anyone explain it simply???
I followed the instructions for using RSS so hopefully I'll find this useful for checking things quickly. I'm just practising at the moment but hope to start using these tools at work in a meaningful way very soon.
I haven't tried Pushnote yet but I will have a look at it when I have a spare moment!
I'm enjoying the 'course' so far and feel it is gently intoducing me to 'new' ideas which I should be thinking about now in my everyday life and work.
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