Category: just playing around with technology

• January 30, 2023

  My autobiography, in chapters

  Today’s bloganuary prompt is a real puzzler. What would I title the chapters of my autobiography? Again, I’m blogging on my phone and hate phone typing, so I’ll make this short. The first chapter might be, An Unplanned Life. Because I was a surprise to my parents, who weren’t married at the time, and I’ve…
• January 27, 2023

  Procrastination Pros and Cons

  Today’s bloganuary prompt is a hilarious one — I could write about the pros and cons of procrastination, but I might procrastinate forever. Instead, I’m going to share a fellow blogger’s post because it really resonated with me. I see the same pros and cons. And this — seeing new folks and returning community members…
• January 12, 2023

  A story about chores

  This was my first time playing with the WordPress.com app “story” feature. I used to wear makeup for every video. Now I don’t care anymore. Hooray! Also, I wish this feature had captions (auto capture and let me edit). Anyone know how to do that? What chore do you dread?
• January 4, 2023

  Our sleeping situation

  I promised a follow up post because I missed January 2’s blog, and here it is. I just got back from a dog walk with Cheyenne, and want to write a more meaningful and deep post, but that may wait until the end of my day. But not after dinner, because after dinner, I basically…
• August 28, 2022

  Upskilling in Video: Titles and Transitions

  I’ve been dabbling with Camtasia, and I made this short clip in around 2 hours. I watched a few tutorials in an “advanced” LinkedIn Learning course, and that was helpful, but the tutorials don’t follow the narrative that the intro-level version did. That version was easier for me to follow along with, and included practice…
• August 19, 2022

  Never Stop Learning

  

  I woke up hours late today and totally out of it. I’m not sick sick, but something was weighing on me heavily enough to convince myself: time for a mental health day. As soon as I made that decision, I felt lighter! I don’t have plans for today, apart from reading, walking Cheyenne, and maybe…
• June 23, 2022

  “Remote Work” Trials and Tribulations

  That title might give the impression that this blog post is going to be a “whole thing,” so let’s address that right now: It won’t be. I’m here because I remembered this blog exists. I’m avoiding “grading” right now (my least favorite part of teaching) and was poking around other areas of my online course…
• March 19, 2022

  En route to Westcliffe

  

  That was neat! I hope that captions (auto and ability to edit before publishing) are coming soon. #a11y Westcliffe is a dark sky community, with rules about light/screens at night. It’s a scenic, quaint mountain town. We found a pet friendly little motel, and a Cheyenne is being a good girl in the back seat.…
• March 12, 2022

  Learning Styles Clickbait, Part 2

  

  It’s late and I want to use today’s post to celebrate one of my favorite blocks — image compare. You want your colleagues to learn how to tie their shoes. How would you design the best learning experience for visual vs. auditory learners? Flip between the images below to see what I’d choose for visual…
• March 11, 2022

  Learning Styles Clickbait, Part 1

  

  I’m back at it with another post for March! And I’m writing this on a day/week where my eyes are particularly dry and kinda killing me. I’ve got my font/menus way enlarged to compensate, and I’m also going to keep this short. You’re here for learning styles, right? I get this question a lot, and…