Initial Blog, Second Assignment

September 10, 2012

As a long time reflective journalist, I thought blogging would not be a stretch and might even be enjoyable.  This week the technical difficulty of getting an online blog started was a bear. It is worth mastering the use of a tool that suits the job at hand, so I hope to grow into the skill. Recognizing my lack of intuitive skill with computerized and/ or online tools, I understood the course would be difficult on some days. I did not understand just how frustrating it is to take so much time in trial and error.  Figuring out the gmail account was almost automatic, but like the conceptualization of artificial intelligence, rather scary! I have no idea how I attached a blogger account.  I think I figured out how to invite Dr. Wright as an author today (with a little help from my friends)  but not sure who sees what on this blog or if an author invitation is what was required. I found the setting that allows comments from readers, but just hope Dr. Wright is the only reader!!! I always feel so uncertain since I cannot recreate the steps I took. The steps were not  intentional acts. I just clicked what might work. 

Tutorials are in an unknown language like engineering directions on assembly of a child's toy.  I have always had technical and secretarial support to accomplish my career goals, and thought of technology as a tool with which I would seek assistance to implement teaching strategies in the classroom, not as a communication aid or planning aid. While it is a valuable lesson, I would not call it pleasant and certainly not funny, so if I could, I would change my blog name.  Meanwhile, I will try to publish and see. Also. I will plan to find the settings or profile which describe what others might be seeing.  Linda