JeanetterBetter

23 things....

Well finding the time to complete this learning 2.o journey has been the most complicated for me. I did most of my "homework" on my home pc that still has Windows ME operating system so I have had many starts and stutters and stops. The last week or so I got better about blocking out blocks of time here and there. What I enjoyed most was surprisingly blogging....since I'm a "rambling" girl that speaks in tangents as per my friends and family it is a medium that is meant for me.

I also enjoyed RSS feeds, YOUTUBE and LOVE librarything and the various booklists. I am looking forward to downloading some books and making the most of my 50 mile daily commute. Thanks for the opportunity and I wish we had more structured time and equipment right from the start would have made it easier to participate on a more evenly timed basis.

What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?*--the experimentation in a controlled logical series of learning. How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals? YES. *Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?* I was surprised at how much I learned about things I thought I might have marginally understood. What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept? See above--more structured time for the assignments and equipment/access right from the start. And last but not least…*If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you again choose to participate?YES.

youtube WIZARD OF OZ ALTERNATE MADTV ENDING

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6exm2Hi28Xw
So funny it's wrong! I don't know how I missed hearing about this. One of the amazing things is all the stuff you'd heard about but missed seeing is here on YOUTUBE. That in itself is amazing that there is some much that has been uploaded to this site.

web 2.0 awards....

http://www.healia.com/healia/

I know have a new fav medical resource/research site! I love the ease of use of this link and also how fast the info comes up from trusted medical sources. A winner!

pcwiki favs

http://splslearning.pbwiki.com/Favorite-TV-Show

Wikis

I loved the librariesforlife wiki of subject headings. That could be very useful at spl.

Rick Anderson's Away from the Icebergs

Library 2.0 and Web 2.0...Well, Mr. Anderson's writing and analogies seem to make the most sense to em. The “just in case” collection --back in the day yes, libraries were seen as the source and the be-all/end-all. But that has been changing over the years for quite some time now, not just with the info age. But also due to budgets and lack of them and the cost of printed materals and their availablity. We have many people that don't set foot into a library but surely know their way around Barnes and Noble and/or Amazon. That doesn't make them any less a reader of books but like shopping at Walmart vs. Macys perhaps? The end result is the same people looking for books to read for pleasure, information and knowledge. Try as I might...I still prefer to cuddle up in bed and read a book. Technology is great but late at night...you'll still find me in bed readying before going to sleep. As libraries with limited budgets we have become more selective about what we buy and how many copies. Reliance on user education--I still think of a library as an information broker of sorts. We can still show you how to find what you are looking for and also how to do it again once you get home and use our library website and databases. We still manage to make information seeking look easy. We have had a lot of practice and evolved as need be as well. The “come to us” model of library service --librarians in my humble opinion are still much more approachable than the IT folks...that is one of the reasons our pc classes are always booked...they quest and need for technology knowledge but in an instructional format that the average person can understand.