Thing 5 - Diversity

Today the topic of focus was diverse representation online through the use of emojis. Until reading the articles I was unaware that there were issues surrounding the new emojis released. However, I completely understand both sides of the argument. In my personal opinion, I think it's a good idea to have emojis to represent diversity and equality and its excellent to see that companies are trying to include this in the digital world! It seems that some people can interpret positive ideas into negativity, but then again is that not the reality of every idea? Someone will always have something negative to say. But hey, you can't please everyone!

Bitimoji is a wonderful tool to interpret a character "selfie" like state of how you are feeling/reacting to something in an image format. There are so many designs to choose from! I was introduced to Bitomoji a while back but I always forget to use it. So while I have the chance here's one I made to say hello to you all.

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Thing 9 - Video conferencing tools

This blog post will take a look at my experiences using video chat and conferencing platforms and tools. To video chat I have multiple platforms which I like to use for specific means of communication. For example while teaching online with my students I prefer to use Zoom as the students have said they find it easier to access and use than other platforms used within the College. The main video conferencing tool within my institution is Microsoft Teams which I use on a daily basis to communicate with my colleagues and provide training sessions. If I am talking to friends and family I would mostly use the Facebook Messenger video facility (luckily you can keep this feature if you have deactivated your Facebook account!). As a student I have used BigBlueButton and Blackboard Ultra to join online classes. I find BigBlueButton to be slow and have connection issues in comparison to the other platforms available.

Thing 6 - Accessibility

Accessibility is so important and is a major focus of my day to day job as a Creative Learning Assistant as I support staff on their journey of making their learning materials accessible. I remember learning about the accessibility features on mobile phones, back when I was using the iPhone 4 and my lock button at the top of the phone had broke. (The first and last time I ever had an Apple device - I'm an Android girl at heart!) This proved difficult when I needed to quickly lock my phone or when taking a screenshot. I was shown the option of using "AssistiveTouch" which gives you access to functions that would otherwise be controlled by pressing buttons which made life so much easier with a broken phone!

Thing 1 & 2 - Introduction

Hi all, t his is my first ever blog post and it's quite exciting! I came across this really cool course on Twitter called 23 Things for Digital Knowledge by University of Edinburgh and just had to check it out. What makes it even better is that its absolutely free! So here I am writing my first post to cover the task in Thing 2 and share my thoughts with you all. What do you hope to gain out of the 23 Things programme? I hope to gain new skills as well as expand my current skill set and knowledge on a range of digital tools. I hope to be able to explore a new Thing and integrate it into my daily routine, which by writing this post the learning has already begun! Were you aware of the University’s Social Media Guidelines for Staff and Researchers or the student Social Media Student Handbook ? What do you think of the guidelines? I am not a member of the University, however, as a staff member in a College the same sort of rules apply in terms of the Social Me...

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