Learning a new skill and getting sidetracked

I am currently trying to learn how to personalize my blogger. I thought I would start with something simple adding a photo to my profile. Only to find this wasn't as simple as I wanted it to be. I finally figured it out but it led me a on a merry chase until I figured it out.

I used to use Photobucket for uploading images to a discussion board I belong to. It has been a very long time since I used Photobucket, I still have my account and miracles of all miracle I still remembered my password and log in info. Photobucket has completely changed since my last use. It is still very simple to use, but now there are many more bells and whistles then before. One of the things that I got caught up in making were Meez.

Meez are avatars that you create and then Photobucket saves them in 7 different sizes for you. It was like playing with dolls for adults. I got to choose all of the features, clothing, jewelry, animation, backgrounds and create my own little Meez. Signing up was free and I got 25 free coinz to use. There are plenty of free options but since my taste has always run on the expensive side I chose to sign up. I saved all of the free items I liked to my closet and purchased the few items that I wanted to buy. Now I have several Meez laying around photo bucket that I can use when I want for different things.

I got sidetracked by playing with the Meez for a good hour, but now I am back on track trying to figure out how to personalize my blogspot. Happy Thanksgiving to Everyone!! Enjoy this time with family and friends and don't forget to give thanks for all that you have received in the last year.

~Anne

Procrastination and Memory Loss

I had every intention of keeping up my blog. I had a nice opening post, a pretty good title and lots of ideas, but then long term memory loss hit and I totally forgot about this blog! Actually I can time it to the exact time that I developed my Second Life avatar, JessieMarie Flanagan, SL has a HUGE learning curve and I had no idea what I was getting myself into. Within a few months I became completely submerged in trying to learn a whole new way of life. I also became an active member of ISTE-SL and a member of the DEN-SL Leadership Council. Around this time I also discovered Google Groups. The time period between April - August was a whirlwind of activity for me.

In April I had the workshop that I blogged about previously. This sent me off on the aggregator and SL trail. I then attended NECC and the DEN Academic Excursion which sent me off into the Twitterverse. Once I got back from all of these amazing experiences I had to start getting ready for a rocky start to a new school year.

I work for a special education co-op and we are in the process of writing curriculum. I did not say re-writing because we have NEVER had a curriculum before. This has led to all sorts of a-ha moments and headaches. We have faced some difficult challenges but also we have encountered some real successes.

Just recently I have had time to think about starting my own blog. My Mother who has been out of tech for a long time has just made a commitment to jump back in with both feet. I loaned her my Will Richardson book and she is a convert! As soon as I heard about her plan to start 2 blogs, I realized that I better get a move on or she might pass me up.

I can't wait to start sharing all of the cool tools that I have learned about in the last year or so from my feeds, IMs, Twits, and conferences. Please join me on what I am sure will be an exciting journey from here to wherever the wind will take me.