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First things first Thing 1: Setting Up a Blog

Tap, tap  Is this thing on?  Of course it isn't.  It's a blog.  Blog (n) "(a truncation of the expression "weblog") is a discussion or informational website published on the World Wide Web consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries ("posts")"  (v)  To shout into the void.  But I digress.
Hello, I intend to participate in Rudai 23, an Irish take on 23 Things, an education & learning project created by Helene Bowers, technology director of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library as a way of encouraging librarians to become familiar with Web 2.0 (remember that?) tools.  I'm looking forward to this.  

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  1. KrisSeptember 24, 2017 at 12:42 PM

    Hi there, my name is Kris, I'll be your moderator for Rudai 23. I'll be keeping track of and commenting on your blog from time to time. Thanks for joining the course!

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