Ok. So I can upload my silly power point to google.docs and then to my blog page. Too easy again. How to do it: Onto my google account. Select more ...more from the top menu. Find 'docs'. Upload from there. When the powerpoint - must be .ppt - is onto the directory, it then has to be published. You are given a URL to send or you can imbed a bit of html into your blog. Copied this and went off to my blog. Once there, choose "Customise" then "add gadget". Had some trouble as it was on the side screen and too big. Tried adjusting html but it cut the powerpoint in half. Dragged it to the centre. Terrible poem, couldn't get it to flow, but I've had enough playing. Photos were accessed from Microsoft Clipart. No copyright infringement as long as it is for personal use. I suppose I should have acknowledged the soource!

Week 10

Working and studying doesn't leave much time for anything else. However, this study has made me work my way through all sorts of internet "things" that I would not normally find the time for. I have created a twitter account - this may be a good place to shout about my world population explosion phobia - but I haven't done anything about that yet. The very concept of "What are you doing now?" seems to require a family and friends link (who else gives a damn what you are doing now) - none of my third world crowd are at that stage yet. Not even my daughters. Also learnt about nibipedia - still in its early stages, but it should take off - tagging video clips with information from wikipedia. It has good educational potential.
On a more humourous note, I came across this utube talk by Sir Ken Robinson http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html - no close relative, but he puts across a strong arguement for changing our education sytem. Have had a very interesting time roaming about an educational technology forum Innovate. I am not confident as a contributor, but I certainly enjoy being a fly on the wall. All part of learning?