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To the reader of my 'wicked-space' Tena koe. Nga mihi ki a koe – Greetings , I am so very glad to have you here. As I would normally ask my visitors please come in , find a comfy seat and relax while I pop upstairs and grab us both a well-deserved cuppa. You seem a bit **puzzled???**. If you’re about to ask what and exactly who ‘make up’ the other or better half of me, I think we should begin with a few **personal yarns ** , don’t you? In brief, I am a proud granddaughter of the paramount Maori chief of Ngatiawa, hail from a small country suburb nicknamed ‘Edikum’ and live comfortably in a two storey Lockwood home with hubby who is a Painter Decorator and our **pigeon pair** of young adults. We collectively keep two **feline friends ** one called Shakes and the other Sam, who must have been Garfield’s brother in a former life.  While **hubby** enjoys early morning fishing retreats on his kayak, the odd game of golf and male bonding at the local club, I prefer to watch trashy movies, shop, surf, read and eat chocolate – not all at the same time mind you! I also **<span style="color: #548dd4; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">love **<span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">gardening, listening to music, partake in mediumship and attend a weekly meditation group. <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"> I am a very **precise** person and I attribute this understanding to the work of NZ author, [|Allison Mooney] and her book, "Pressing the Right Buttons". Five word groups as strengths that best describe the precise personality are tidy, on time, persistent, loves the Arts and energised by their inner world ie: intuition. Now that sure is me to a **T** ! My ‘not so great’ traits (yes, we all have them) are that I can be too critical, pedantic and unforgiving. If you are keen to read 7 things <span style="color: #00cc00; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;"> <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">you didn’t need to know about me, just [|click here]. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-NZ;">I believe your reason for visiting is two-fold; to find out who I really am and to check out my ‘place in ict space’. So, if you’ve had a good look around my blog already you may notice that:

<span style="font-family: 'Courier New',Courier,monospace;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: Symbol; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· I use a range of **widgets** to indistinctly express myself, my talents and of course my love for ** colour ** and ‘bling’ <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Symbol; font-size: small; mso-bidi-font-family: Symbol; mso-fareast-font-family: Symbol; msobidifontfamily: Symbol; msofareastfontfamily: Symbol; msolist: Ignore;">· My ** postings ** reflect the way I constantly think, question and consider others

<span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">Would you believe that those simple idiosyncrasies have in part landed me the **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">perfect, dream job ** <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">! I am employed this year as the **<span style="color: #333399; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">Facilitator of e-Learning ** <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">for PeaK-ICT, a cluster of five primary schools in Kawerau, New Zealand. While I’ve spent 18 years in banking/finance, have a background in <span style="color: #7f7f7f; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">primary teaching <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">and am studying towards the NZ Graduate Diploma in IT with Applied e-Learning, working alongside 55 classroom practitioners and approximately 1100 students will certainly keep me challenged and on my toes. I am **so up for that** ! [|Click here] to take a sneaky peek at my job specifications. The role as a facilitator means I <span style="color: #943634; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; mso-themecolor: accent2; mso-themeshade: 191;">work <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">on my blog during the holidays. While many people would say that is so crazy, I wouldn’t have it any other way. I owe a great deal of thanks here to the [|Sue Waters], the 31 Day Challenge and my new group of e-buddies. You see, unlike the GDITe course I hope to someday complete, I’m now in charge of time,who I team up alongside and the direction of my own learning. I have joined a couple of **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">social networks ** <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">and my cluster map hits grow by the day. Learning in such a way is rich, real, relevant and a whole lot cheaper:) <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ; msobidifontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastfontfamily: 'Times New Roman'; msofareastlanguage: EN-NZ;"> This brings me now to the **main purpose of this space**. You see, I already have a blog that I started some time ago with the intention of learning more about Web 2.0 and meeting a few new friends along the way. It somehow turned overnight into an inquiry. One question I conclusively have for my personal blog that also applies to this storage space is, **<span style="color: #0000ff; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">“How might creating my own Personal Learning Network make a difference in my life and in the lives of others?” **<span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">

By the way I am all for feedback and feed forward. So, if you have a comment or an idea to share, drop me a line: jeanettem1@rocketmail.com That would really make my day:)

Should you be inspired - start your own wikispace, 'join the ride' and **invite me in**. Together we will make the technological world a greater place to be by “ **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">paving the way for our 21 Century thinkers and learners ** <span style="color: #000000; font-size: 12pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-NZ;">”. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12pt; text-align: center;">**Kia Kaha. Kia Maia. Kia Manawanui. All the very best in your e-journey ahead**