Thing #23

Wow..there were days, I never thought I would get here! I am so glad I took this online course but to really learn everything I needed much more time and a few more directions. I never did figure out the Rollyo thing but maybe later. I understand the concept of it and how to use it. I just could not get the link to connect.

What were some of my favorite discoveries or exercises? I really liked creating the blog and seeing how easy it was. I loved all the online image generators...the trouble I am going to get into! I liked all the Award winning 2.0 websites...so much to look at!

How has this affected your lifelong learning goals? Learning technology has always been part of my goals. With the explosion of the internet and all the ways to communicate, the importance of keeping up with technology has to keep moving to the top of the list. We all need to keep our minds open and keep on learning and experiencing new ideas and technology.

Were there any take-a-ways or unexpected outcomes that surprised you? I was very surprised about how easy most of these things were. It took some playing around and clicking on buttons to sometimes find the right way, but it happened. I was a little surprised about how much I did not know. There is just SO MUCH out there to discover!

What could we do differently to improve this online course? To be able to fully read all the articles and delve into each link, there needed to be more time. Either this course needs to be divided into parts or the time needed to be extended. Not sure how that could be done because summer is the perfect time to take a class like this and pace yourself. Also, I would have loved to have had a one time meeting sometime in the summer to discuss some of the sites we discovered, problems we were having, or just the play!

If we offered another discovery program in the future, would you take it? YES! I may have complained about the time involved but this was a very good and informative course. I could take the same one again and learn tons of other new things!

How will you use what you have learned? I have lots of ideas and am very excited about the new school year. I would like to create a blog for Bluebonnet books. Maybe kids would like to post reviews for others to read. I have already got my head full of where the future of libraries are headed. I am on the right path for some things, but have had to really think about others such as realizing that I can borrow that book rather than order it, especially if it a rare subject.

Thanks so much Nancy! Your expertise and sharing with us is so appreciated!

I'M DONE!