[elearning] oldies but goodies

Wed Feb 17 16:26:55 EST 2010

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How topical...
Cameron

On 17/02/2010, at 3:10 PM, Ros Meadows wrote:

> Trudy - feel free to use my stories - and here's another...
>     My oldest niece paid over $7000 for a wedding photographer and album... I've only ever seen one photo from that album - the one she had printed for her mum which is on my sister's mantlepiece.  It's a lovely photo, but it tells nothing of the beautiful ceremony or the fun we all had at the reception. My next niece saved the $7000 and encouraged all wedding guests to bring their cameras and/or phones and snap/video away, and also to include photos/videos of the guests. We all uploaded our photos and videos (hundreds of them) to facebook and my niece copied them all onto hers, so all guests can view, comment and print. Our whole family - including those who were overseas and unable to attend - can now revisit her beautiful wedding ceremony, and the fun reception afterwards! It is the best guest book ever, as we can all make comments too, and then even comment on the comments!! Just the fact that she put all of this onto facebook encouraged many family members to join, and then add other family as friends, and I believe due to this event and the help of technology our extended family are much closer than we ever were before.
> Malcolm - yes we have registered at donotcall but still get the dreaded telemarketers, although less often nowadays
> 
> Suz - Yes I think kids are often more relaxed about expressing their feelings via a keyboard. I don't think the keyboard has taken away verbal communication, but rather ADDED to their level of overall communication. 
> 
> Technology is only considered bad by those who are too ignorant to understand it and the zillions of good uses it has!!! Crossing the road can be a bad experience too, but we still all take the risk!!
> 
> Cheers all
> Ros M
> 
> Arnott, Suzanne S wrote:
>> 
>> Love it Ros... and reflects what is starting to happen in our house too – my guys are a little younger, but it is really nice to know what is going on in their heads... without having to ask... because if you ask the answer is often “meh”, but then you see the comment about “something” on facebook or twitter, and it can bring you closer...
>> And totally agree... we always try to have dinner as a family with no TV etc... I guess whatever form it takes, digital or vocal, it’s all communication...
>>  
>> Suzanne Arnott
>> eLearning Leader
>> Sandringham College
>> Holloway Rd
>> Sandringham
>>  
>> 'A computer terminal is not some clunky old television with a typewriter in front of it. It is an interface where the mind and body can connect with the universe and move bits of it about.'- Douglas Adams
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>> From: elearning-bounces at edulists.com.au [mailto:elearning-bounces at edulists.com.au] On Behalf Of Brentnall, Trudy J
>> Sent: Wednesday, 17 February 2010 11:53 AM
>> To: elearning Teachers' Mailing List; Ros Meadows
>> Subject: Re: [elearning] oldies but goodies
>>  
>> Ros, what a fantastic insight into the use of technology and the family. I would love to quote you (minus names of course) if you don’t mind. 
>> It provides examples of why connectedness is so positive and natural and not demonic as the media likes to convey at times.
>> Cheers,
>> Trudy
>> 
>> Trudy Brentnall| Ultranet Coach
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>> On 17/02/10 10:56 AM, "Ros Meadows" <ros.meadows at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 
>> Roland - I think technology has changed family relationships for the better...
>>     * I now no longer have to scream and yell to the other end of the house to get my family out of their bedrooms and up to the dinner table - one simple sms does the trick!
>>     * I can follow my children's antics/photos etc on facebook, plus comment!!! This has brought me much closer to them and many of their friends - many of whom have also added me as a friend :-)
>>     *When my daughter has not arrived home at 4am and her phone is not answering (flat battery??) I just post to her facebook "Where's Monica" and usually one of her friends will answer it with something like "We are in the city waiting for a taxi" (they all have facebook and internet access on their phones!! It's just the batteries that are the problem!!)
>>     *As a family we can share our photos via the web or MMS
>>     *Putting my mother (who lives in the country) on my mobile plan (something I did about 6 years ago) now means I talk to her at least once a week (but usually 3 or 4 times) for as long as we like instead of the hurried calls we used to have because of the cost of STD calls and her reluctance to use her phone or allow me to use mine for long distance ("We better hang up darling this is costing money")
>>     *Both of my children will (strangely) talk much more openly to me via facebook or MSN chat than what they would face to face - even though they may just be down the hallway in their bedrooms!!!!
>>     *We can all keep in touch much better (via phone, SMS, MMS and chat) when travel and holidays keep us physically apart.
>> 
>> Although I must admit I think the basis of good family relationships goes back to my first point - dinner together as a family at the table every night with the TV and all computers and phones OFF!!! Unfortunately nobody told the telemarketers about this so now we even take the home phone off the hook!!
>> 
>> Cheers
>> Ros M
>> BSC
>> 0412 614 062
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>> 
>> On Sun, Nov 22, 2009 at 7:36 PM, Roland Gesthuizen <rgesthuizen at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Interesting article in The Age that languished as a draft for too long on my PC. An oldie but still worth passing on. Not such much about computer geeks but it does give a clue into the mind of what now might motivate our students.
>> 
>> "Young people live life faster," says Lyn Goodall, president of the Melbourne PC User Group. "They don't have a need or a wish to know what is going on under the bonnet of their computer." The modern young geek seems content to socialise online, rather than seek physical company of fellow geeks.
>> http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/a-bunch-of-old-mugs/2007/04/09/1175971018533.html?page=fullpage  <http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/a-bunch-of-old-mugs/2007/04/09/1175971018533.html?page=fullpage> 
>> 
>> And this article that considers how Technology has changed the family relationships at home, sometimes for the worse.
>> 
>> http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/tech-threatens-family-bonding-study/2007/04/11/1175971146577.html
>>  <http://www.theage.com.au/news/technology/tech-threatens-family-bonding-study/2007/04/11/1175971146577.html> 
>> Regards Roland
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