Have had a wonderful time finding interesting quotations about technology and some great links to photos on Flikr! I got to pondering the history of communication systems and found the 'futuristic' portrayal/fantasy (circa 1930) of how we might be talking to each other in the future! VERY interesting, because it really is not far from the truth, bizarre as it may have seemed in its time!
Similarly, the fantastic representations of tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Skype and YouTube as seen from a retrospective viewpoint, are food for thought indeed! How our e learning tools and technology would have been regarded in the 1950's (or even beyond) is fascinating when seen in the context of that era!
I remember how 'high tech' machines such as word processors (oo-er!!), Telex machines, fax and eventually the PC appeared to be sophisticated and the ultimate in labour saving (!!!) and technological advancement when they first appeared to change our lives and streamline communications!! Compared with what we are using in our daily lives and in our teaching and learning contexts, they now seem quite outmoded and almost museum pieces!
I haven't written a lot about my curving learn tonight, as I have been so busy working on the visual decor of this 'room' - but a picture paints a thousand words (particularly for me, a highly visual learner!!) and the pics/links and quotes say a lot more than any bit of prose could!
Sweet dreams - off for me cocoa and midnight biccies :-)
A room full of curios, from the bizarre to the banal - come in and browse, rest awhile, drink tea and dunk your virtual biscuits and have a nice bit of chat over the garden fence......
Time for a commercial break....

Feeling a little hazy!
Having a Musing Moment

101 Uses for a Plastic Supermarket Bag..
Come on in - bring a friend and a packet of biscuits!
There's going to be a lot going on in here - far too much to mention in this small space and not altogether sure myself what will appear.......a lot will depend on what sort of day I've had or whether I find some inspirational, sensational or simply mind numbing snippets that I simply must share with you!
For now, just come in for a cup of tea, a bun and a read
All welcome, but wipe your feet on the mat first!
For now, just come in for a cup of tea, a bun and a read
All welcome, but wipe your feet on the mat first!
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Hi Deby,
ReplyDeletegreat blog, I really like your writing style very catching. Like the Flickr images and the quotes. Fantastic, keep going like that.
Stephan