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Onto the next task!  When I first read that we had to create an Audio Visual and upload it onto youtube, my initial thought was dread! I am not really one for videos or even pictures for that matter! But I have committed myself to this course and ALL of the challenges it throws my way. So I began... I started doing a little research and having a look at what people have done in the past for this task. I noticed that there was quite a variety in the way people have done this task, and one of the things I first noticed was that, I didn't have to be in the video! I liked the idea of using pictures and even some people used power point to do their audio visuals.  Taking some of these ideas on, I decided the first thing I need to do is write a short script of what I am going to say, easy right?  Wrong! I think I changed my mind at least 10 times! In honesty I lost count of how many pieces of paper I had scribbled all over. But finally my script was done.  I then...

So onto the next task... I'll admit when I first read through this task I had absolutely no idea what it was. We were asked to look into 'Web 2.0' and I had never heard of it! I thought it was something I would have to download to help me with my studies. I was kind of correct. It would help me with my studies, and my career, but I realised I am already using Web 2.0 as I speak!  So 'What is Web 2.0?' I found this explanation from the Discovery Education website which I think sums it up quite nicely: " Web 2.0 is about revolutionary new ways of creating, collaborating, editing and sharing user-generated content online. It's also about ease of use. There's no need to download, and teachers and students can master many of these tools in minutes. Technology has never been easier or more accessible to all." Web 2.0, is this blog! It's social networking sites, it's wiki's. It's basically about you becoming the user an...

The dictionary defines Curriculum Vitae as: "a short written description of your education, qualifications,previous jobs, and sometimes also your personal interests, that you send to an employer when you are trying to get a job." So, simple right? I wouldn't agree so much. As I myself believe there is quite a bit of pressure when writing a CV. What do you include? What don't you include? Should I write this in 1st or 3rd person? The list is kind of endless. Therefore I am finding myself constantly changing my CV, the format, the words, the experience I have. So when I saw this task on the course I thought it has given me an opportunity to edit my CV, again. I decided to make it a lot simpler than my old one, however I will come back to this at a later date to put my experiences of what I have learned from this course to use, and see how much it differs. Who knows I may even surprise myself?! Georgie Tedora Objective To be lucky enough to...

So, After receiving all of my handbooks, readers and other bits and bobs. I must admit it got a bit daunting that I had all this work ahead of me, and I needed to get myself organised.  Anddddd as any university student would I went to do my favourite kind of shopping... Stationary Shopping! (Yes I do love stationary.) So after I grabbed all my bits and bobs I started my first task which was my study wall.  Not to worry I shall explain. I must admit I struggle with attention and reading on black and white paper doesn't sink in for me. So I went through all the handouts and highlighted important parts, which I then transformed into pages to go on my study wall. I've done this kind of thing a few times, and I find it really helps me. You have all the information in front of you and can select a bit at a time to focus on, and once its done you can either take it down or as I like to do, strike a HUGE tick through it.  ...

Hello everyone! So, as you can see by my profile, my name is Georgie Tedora and this is my first ever blog! I have recently started my top-up degree with Middlesex University attending the BAPP course and one of the first tasks is to start your own blog. So here it is!  I must admit I've been very nervous about starting my blog, as I had no idea where to start! It's always intrigued me but I have never taken the leap to do one for myself, and now I'm grateful I've been given the push!  But, like I said I am completely new to this, so any advice/ideas would be more than welcome! Just comment below! Anyways, here's a little bit more about myself... I am and always have been a dancer. I started attending dance classes at the age of 2 (but previous to that you can guarantee I was dancing at home all the time!) and I have been dancing ever since. I currently work for 2 dance companies and volunteer at a local secondary school in the dance department to further ...