1B Social Resource Process
Posted by Penny Jane on Saturday, March 24, 2012
Wow it's been a long time since I posted my first blog, but I am now concentrating on the second half of the first assessment.
Today I spent some time researching and exploring social networks in preparation for my task 1B assessment. For this assessment I have to select a type of social network and create something from using the social site. The first part involved in this task is learning how to use the social network site and discovering what it has to offer. Once I have mastered the site I must create something from it, giving clear step by step instructions for someone else to follow so that they are then able to use the same site for their own needs. Once I have completed these steps a beautiful peer from EDN113 unit will access my instructions and use of the website, providing good and bad feedback.
After looking at some of last years examples for this task on the EDN113 website and reading the overview, I was little overwhelmed and confused in what I could do for this assessment. However after clicking on some of the social media icons displayed on the unit website my mind settled and ideas started to flow. I decided to use the social media You- tube to create my own channel, selecting favourite videos relating to my website page theme of 'Love for the Body and Soul'. I have decided to run with this theme as I think it's important to consider the food or fuel we eat, the amount of exercise we do and the relaxation we provide to our stressed out, over worked bodies and mind. I was also thinking of adding clips to my channel that explored personal presentation or sense of fashion to suite or individual body shapes. At this stage I have videos on the ABC television program 'River Cottage' as I love Hugh's ability to make homely healthy meals using freshly grown produce, some yoga, polarities, and exercise workouts, as well as relaxation music for the mind. I hope to find and add more as my work is still in the process of making.
Creating a personal Channel wasn't that difficult as you just press on a link displayed on the you-tube page and work through the information needed and also the adding of a photo for your profile which you can upload from your computer. A part that I did have difficulty with was the saving of my password, I had to confirm it twice before it would let me create my own channel and from doing this I also somehow manged to change my gmail address to my hotmail address, so this is something I will have to go back and look at. Finding the write videos proved to be a little bit of a challenged as I wanted them to present a clear relationship to my theme 'Love for the Body and Soul'
From exploring you-tube and creating my own channel which I have never ever done before I experienced some understanding of how people commented, liked, and subscribed to videos. I also learnt that you can keep videos that you have viewed and liked by adding them to you channel through the favourites icon. I also discovered that you-tube has endless videos relating to just about every and any topic and searching for the right one can be difficult. From creating my own channel I experienced lot's of different emotions such as frustration towards the technology when it didn't go my way, anxiety towards using the new social site, doubt in my ability to create a channel and fulfillment and joy from tackling my fears and actually creating my own channel. I was also proud of my attitude to have a go and approach to learn from exploring the social site. From creating my individual Channel I have learnt not to be afraid of technology and that there's such useful sites available for just about any subject I have also found from doing this exercise that i am quite good at exploring and using technology and am know feeling more open to the use of modern technology.
By for now,
Penny
Today I spent some time researching and exploring social networks in preparation for my task 1B assessment. For this assessment I have to select a type of social network and create something from using the social site. The first part involved in this task is learning how to use the social network site and discovering what it has to offer. Once I have mastered the site I must create something from it, giving clear step by step instructions for someone else to follow so that they are then able to use the same site for their own needs. Once I have completed these steps a beautiful peer from EDN113 unit will access my instructions and use of the website, providing good and bad feedback.
After looking at some of last years examples for this task on the EDN113 website and reading the overview, I was little overwhelmed and confused in what I could do for this assessment. However after clicking on some of the social media icons displayed on the unit website my mind settled and ideas started to flow. I decided to use the social media You- tube to create my own channel, selecting favourite videos relating to my website page theme of 'Love for the Body and Soul'. I have decided to run with this theme as I think it's important to consider the food or fuel we eat, the amount of exercise we do and the relaxation we provide to our stressed out, over worked bodies and mind. I was also thinking of adding clips to my channel that explored personal presentation or sense of fashion to suite or individual body shapes. At this stage I have videos on the ABC television program 'River Cottage' as I love Hugh's ability to make homely healthy meals using freshly grown produce, some yoga, polarities, and exercise workouts, as well as relaxation music for the mind. I hope to find and add more as my work is still in the process of making.
Creating a personal Channel wasn't that difficult as you just press on a link displayed on the you-tube page and work through the information needed and also the adding of a photo for your profile which you can upload from your computer. A part that I did have difficulty with was the saving of my password, I had to confirm it twice before it would let me create my own channel and from doing this I also somehow manged to change my gmail address to my hotmail address, so this is something I will have to go back and look at. Finding the write videos proved to be a little bit of a challenged as I wanted them to present a clear relationship to my theme 'Love for the Body and Soul'
From exploring you-tube and creating my own channel which I have never ever done before I experienced some understanding of how people commented, liked, and subscribed to videos. I also learnt that you can keep videos that you have viewed and liked by adding them to you channel through the favourites icon. I also discovered that you-tube has endless videos relating to just about every and any topic and searching for the right one can be difficult. From creating my own channel I experienced lot's of different emotions such as frustration towards the technology when it didn't go my way, anxiety towards using the new social site, doubt in my ability to create a channel and fulfillment and joy from tackling my fears and actually creating my own channel. I was also proud of my attitude to have a go and approach to learn from exploring the social site. From creating my individual Channel I have learnt not to be afraid of technology and that there's such useful sites available for just about any subject I have also found from doing this exercise that i am quite good at exploring and using technology and am know feeling more open to the use of modern technology.
By for now,
Penny