T1 - Setting Up Course Social Media

This tutorial was a lot better than some of the other introductory tutes I have been to. Ali, the tutor, seemed really approachable and kind. I remember from the Introductory Lecture,that I was SO jealous of her! The way Dr. Redman talked about all the places Ali had been.....it just wasn't fair! :P She seemed to have travelled everywhere, but the one place that I was really jealous of her going to was Romania! But I will digress from talking about travelling and jealousy, maybe I'll write another post on it later, and continue to talk about the tute.

We were instructed to create gmail account using our student ID number, then a twitter account, and finally a blog on blogger. Sounds easy doesn't it? Well it wasn't.

The gmail account set up went smoothly. The twitter account, not so much. I had to verify my account by using my mobile phone, which happens to be on it's way to phone heaven, so I didn't get the text right away to confirm my account with. Finally the text came through and I could move on to adding all of Dr. Redman's followers ONE BY ONE....no "add all" button, just an individual click, click, click process. FUN! -_-

Then came the blog. Personalising the blog was my number one priority. Meh, who cares about actual posts if the blog looks like crap! Are you getting that I can be a bit of a perfectionist? I don't want people to see a work in progress, I just want them to see the beautiful final product. So the whole drive home from uni I was thinking -

• What's the title of my blog going to be?
• What kind of background will I have?
• Do I need a colour scheme?
• What if I don't find anything that represents ME as an individual?
• Which font will I use?
• WHAT ARE THESE PEOPLE GOING TO THINK WHEN THEY REALISE WHAT I FREAK I AM?!

And so forth....

We also did an introductory mock interview with the person next to us. I was lucky enough to get to know Roxanne a little better. She is a lovely girl, who moved down to Brisbane from Cairns, specifically to go to University.

And that was my week one JOUR1111 tutorial.