Thing #2: Pointers from Life Long Learners

Because you are reading this and choosing to participate in this series of activities already says you are most likely a life-long learner, but it does not hurt to review some thoughts regarding what constitutes a life-long learner.

7 & 1/2 Habits reviews several key points of life-long learning and the variety of learning involved. You may recognize that the tutorial is loosely arranged on the format of the the widely-acclaimed 7 Habits of Highly Successful People.

Discovery Exercise:

1. Make sure you have headphones or speakers attached to your computer.

2. Open up the 7 & 1/2 Habits online tutorial and watch the online tutorial. The tutorial was developed by the training specialists at the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County.

3. As you watch and listen, write down which habit among the 7 & 1/2 that is easiest for you and which is hardest.

4. Instead of the link included at the end of the tutorial, you will use your personal blog (which you will set up in Thing #3) to post your thoughts about lifelong learning as "Thing #2". In the meantime, take notes about the habits in the tutorial and be prepared to elaborate on them on your personal blog for your "Thing 3" activity.

Have fun!

P.S. Please write a separate post for EACH Thing.

Other Information

1. You are welcome to comment to the various Things in this Blog, but you are not an official player until you post in and register YOUR own blog as outlined in Thing #4. You will receive an official welcome email to know that you are registered.

2. Be sure you understand the difference between a blog address:
http://[yourcreatedportion.blogspot.com/] and a blog title found in the header on the Page Elements screen.

3. Your ID within your blog (as opposed to the blog's id) appears at the end of each of your posts. You choose it...it can be your real name, a made-up name or moniker, or even the same as your blog title.

4. You can change your blog's title; you can change your ID (who/what you are known as); you can NOT change your blog's address! (Please try very hard not to change your Id or your blog's title for the duration of this activity.)


FAQs
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My blog title is missing. How do I make it show?

1. Go to your dashboard and click on Layout.

2. If you do not have a long box that either has your title in it or the word "Header" then you need to click on Add a Page Element.

3. In Add a Page Element, select the Header. Your title may automatically show or you may need to type it thru the edit button.


I can't get my avatar into my blog.

1. Go into the Dashboard.

2. Click the Layout (used to be called template) tab.

3. Click on Add a Gadget.

4. Select the one that says HTML...you can give it a title or not (optional).

5. Copy the HTML code that was on the avatar home page (probably in a box.) Be sure to save!


You can add any type of html code in this gadget & the gadget CAN be used more than once.