The Steemtopia Network of Learning is happy to provide another update for Steemians that want to share their knowledge and skills in different areas of life to help other Steemians. SNL is also proud to partner with the #newbieresteemday initiative, @newbiegames, @steemgigs, @steemfreelancers, @thesteemhouse, @steemfreepress, @ifc, @asapers and individuals who wish to share their knowledge and skills with the rest of the Steemit community.
Apologies about the lateness of this post, which I usually try to write once every week (so I am two days behind), but since I have been on the road for half of the week it has been difficult to catch up on all the things happening during the seek, so please check back for updates to this post during the week :)
Now onto other things I have been hearing and learning about this week...
News
To see other great projects and initiatives happening around the world, @sndbox's Project Updates post is well worth reading, And very soon they will also be launching a magazine so keep an eye out for it (or follow SNL's posts): https://steemit.com/community/@sndbox/project-updates-education-marketing-art-empowerment
The second edition of the iTalent competition hosted by @ivan.atman has just about wrapped the auditions (last day for peole in the US) and provides an excellent opportunity for both new and experienced performers to showcase their talents so it would be great to show support for our up and coming Steemit stars:
https://steemit.com/art/@ivan.atman/italent-contest-or-round-2-or-auditions-until-23-rd-of-march-or-all-talents-accepted
There are no prizes for sharing knowledge on SNL, but there are very good incentives to participate in the How To contests for sharing knowledge about your special subject matter or area of expertise!
https://steemit.com/howto/@howtoweekly/how-to-weekly-starts-today-share-your-knowledge-and-win-up-to-20-sbd
It is always exciting to see someone who has been very involved in the comment wanting to step up and become a witness. You may know @danielsaori from the Comment Challenge and now he has plans to become an integral part of keeping the Steem blockchain running smoothly:
https://steemit.com/anniversary/@danielsaori/anniversary-1-year-on-the-blockchain-witness-preparation-started
More caring and sharing this week with @snowpea, @simplymike and others all running contests to show appreciation to other Steemians!
- https://steemit.com/loveitshoveit/@snowpea/the-love-it-shove-it-challenge-7-day-update-and-reboot
- https://steemit.com/mapsters/@simplymike/contest-appreciate-your-fellow-steemians-and-win-free-sbd
Some interesting/talented Steemians!
For those that struggle with art like me but are interested in getting into cryptoart, I think MagicVoxel is the perfect way to get started, and @fabiyamada has created an excellent tutorial:
https://steemit.com/magicavoxel/@fabiyamada/magicavoxel-tutorial-for-beginners-create-a-cute-kittycorn
We all know that voting is a vital part of the Steemit economy, but have you ever wanted to dig into the data on how people are voting and what impact it has? Luckily @ura-soul has created the very powerful tool Steem Ocean to do exactly that:
https://steemit.com/contest/@ura-soul/win-500-steem-power-delegated-for-1-month-in-the-1st-steemocean-com-promotion-and-my-3000-follower-celebration
Maybe you would like to get an idea of the type of content that you or somebody else has been posting on Steemit? There's a tool on www.steemreports.com that is just for you by @andybets:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@detlev/how-to-create-a-word-cloud-from-your-account-data-have-a-look-to-ned-uwe-jedi-and-detlev
I know that there are a few people who like a hard problem to solve, and I have been following one Steemian by the name of @clevershovel who is coming up with some interesting ideas for those that like something more cryptic (I hope @wilfredn is also going to create more soon):
https://steemit.com/puzzle/@clevershovel/puzzle-13
Lastly, I came across an interesting post by @meno talking about the curious Discord bot by the name of Septapus that is sure to make Discord conversations even more interesting!
https://steemit.com/helpie/@meno/my-favorite-discord-bot
Reminders
As usual, there are lots of contest over at @newbiegames, and you can also find a list on @artz's Steemit Contest Compilation, and for the writers there's @moneyinfant's list of writing contests. Don't forget that there is also the Information Finding Championship (now with it's own account and launching soon) hosted by @apolymask so there should be plenty of things to keep you busy and engaged on Steemit :)
Support your talented Steemit artists by displaying their work! Free art resources
The @ccommons.art inititative has created and compiled so much free art resources for you to use on your Steemit posts. It is a fantastic way to support all the talented artists that are giving back directly to the community:
https://steemit.com/ccommonsart/@ccommons.art/free-art-resources-from-ccommons-art-cc-steemit-and-public-domain
A Steemit Beginner's Guide
@ethandsmith's post about a great initiative to bring Steemit to the masses with "The Beginner's Guide to Steemit" is up to part 4 this week:
https://steemit.com/steemit/@ethandsmith/the-beginner-s-guide-to-steemit-part-4-your-account-s-wallet
FINALLY,
Whether you are new to Steemit or an experienced Steemian, if you have a passion or genuine interest in sharing your knowledge and helping other Steemians out there, the Steemtopia Network of Learning is for you! Read about the initiative here:
https://steemit.com/makesteemitgreat-again/@plushzilla/the-steemtopia-network-of-learning-helping-steemians-to-achieve-success-together
The learning circles provided for people to list their interests/topics are as follows:
I will continue to update this table with people who have expressed interest in learning and sharing their knowledge in this network:
| username | TEACHING | LEARNING | CONTACT |
|---|---|---|---|
| @plushzilla | STEEM, LIFE | STEEM, DIGITAL, LINGUISTICS | Discord (plushzilla #1634) |
| @mountainjewel | NATURE: homesteading, permaculture, sustainability | ||
| @grow-pro | DIGITAL, NATURE/LIFE: homesteading, gardening, sustainability | ||
| @amariespeaks | SPIRITUAL/LIFE | STEEM, DIGITAL, TRADITIONAL, NATURE | Discord (amariespeaks#9425) |
| @cstrimel | NATURE: environment, sustainability | ||
| @simplymike | STEEM | STEEM |
Do you know anyone who is a wealth of knowledge in any of these areas and would like to share their knowledge with other Steemians? Do you think there are other learning circles that should be added? Please let me know and I will feature them in future SNL posts :)
This is the list of people who I think are great teachers on various topics here on Steemit that I will be adding to with each post update:
This week I am featuring the banner for the members of the @asapers group that are doing a really good work to highlight great posts that deserve mor eattention and support.
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Another fine addition here @fibrefox!! And that's awesome you showcased the @asapers banner, thank you so much for doing that!!
I am finding lots of great groups helping people to succeed on Steemit and @asapers is another one of those "created by the people for the people" initiatives so I would love to see more support for it :)
That's awesome!! Thanks :)
great to see the list growing! speaking of growing I recently was invited to the @greetersguild discord channel and they are doing big things over there - they are voting on creating classrooms inside their discord channel! I mentioned SNL to @terminallyill and he said come on down ! Check out the discord here: https://discord.gg/v48xc4
This could be an area to organize everyone and give them a space for interaction! Just an idea! :-D
That would be great! I know that lots of people are creating tutorials and educational content and there should be a place for it on Discord so thanks for letting me know :) I will be dropping by for a visit soon (´∀`)
Thanks for the add @fibrefox
You don't need to do anything in particular to promote the project. In fact, I think @greetersguild is setting up a nice space on Discord for people to meet and exchange ideas, so maybe I'll move the information I have over there once this list is too big to maintain (or create a website of some sort for it) :)
However, if you find someone who is sharing knowledge or wants to learn from others, this is a good place to point them to.