Saturday, January 31, 2009

Reflections:Week 1 & 2

Over the past 2 weeks, we have discuss how set up a gmail account and how to use blogger and reader. I found it difficult to understand at first, but with the help of a class mate and time to play around with it, I find it easier to understand. Also, during this time we did an exercise where we all had to fit into rope circles on the floor. Then after each time we were all in the circles, we would try it again with less cirlces until there was only one cirlce left. We had to figure out how we were all going to fit, we managed to find a solution. The focus of this exercise was to see how the decision was made and who had the power to decide.
So far, I have learned a lot about blogging. I'm not afraid to say im somewhat computer illetirate besides the use of facebookand msn. But from using blogger mroe and more im feeling more comfortable andlearning how it can be a very useful tool.
As far as following blog etiquette, we have to be respectful to others and use respectful language and appropriate pictures.

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Welcome to Sara's Environmental Health Blog


Hello! My name is Sara O'Toole and I am a Community Health major at the University of Minnesota Duluth. This Blog is going to be about Environmental Health.

There are 5 possible types of posts on my blog. They include:
Advocacy Project
Eye Openers
Reflections
Reviews
Share and Voice
If you notice at the bottom of this post, the categories will be listed as labels. This post is has been labeled with all five kinds of posts. (Use the "label actions" feature in the edit posts tab to add the labels.) You will also see the number of each kind of post in my Labels Gadget at the top of the page. (Place labels gadget below blog header but above blog text). All post titles from now on will begin with one of the categories above.
The members of my web group are: (Adjust # of members as necessary.)
(Example: Amy@Over the Rainbow)(add hyperlink to the person's blog)
1. Derek @ http://dpkeepin-it-green.blogspot.com/

2. Jayme@ http://goinggreenwithjayme.blogspot.com/

3.Randy@ http://randysgreenmachine.blogspot.com/

4. Kevin@ http://weatheryoufeelitornot.blogspot.com/


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I hope everyone enjoys learning and reading about Environmental Health with me!