Thoughts...

If you would refer back to my 'life-long learners' post, you would note that one of my challenges to overcome was the fear of my unknown...Technology.

Learning 2.0 has forced me to face that fear head-on. Each task has been a challenge. Some have been frustrating and one was impossible for my computer to do. However, I persevered, I played, I have definitely grown.

I am already using some of my 'new found knowledge' in my job as an Elementary Media Teacher, and find that it compliments my curriculum. 2.0 has been a positive learning tool. I will admit, a few choice words were expressed over the frustration of some of the tasks, but overall a worthwhile medium of discovery.

Fun with Wordle

This Wordle was created at www.wordle.net.

'Tweet Tweet Tweet'

I began this school year, 2009-10 with a 'Twitter' account. I was skeptical. I didn't know if I would really find it worthwhile. To my surprise, I do use and view it daily. I 'tweet' with other librarians, CSD administration, and even the Superintendent. My one and only criticism of tweeting, would be when it is used to post personal, not professional information. I feel posting 'what you had for dinner last night', should be saved for Facebook or Myspace, not a professional Twitter account. cve_library

Bloglines are FREE!

I love FREE stuff. Bloglines is a FREE online service that helps you subscribe to and manage lots of web information, such as news feeds, weblogs and audio. I love being able to access my favorite blogs from one central location. But, I am bummed that not every site has as RSS feed. I will be following Points of Reference, because it looks informative and diverse. I will also be following CrazyPeople, because it is my daughter and son-in-laws (enough said).

Podcast Tasks

I tried to subscribe to a podcast, but my system cannot support any of the podcast aggregators available. Itunes, Juice, Newsfire and Podget all require systems of Mac OSX 10 or higher, which my Mac is not.

I wanted to share "Act!vated Stories" with you, a family team that shares stories from the road, so here is a link to their podcast. http://activated.libsyn.com/rss

Fablehaven Book 5

The Fablehaven books have taken the reading world by storm. Book 5 is now available! Brandon Mull met the public at Cottonwood High School on Tuesday, March 23rd to introduce "Keys to the Demon Prison". Excitement was in the air as Brandon was introduced, and the crowd shouted with delight to finally see the author in person.

Del.icio.us is delicious!

I signed up for this social bookmarking site and began categorizing and tagging my own personal list of amazing websites. This will definitely be a work-in-progress as I find the time to create lists of links for each grade level that will compliment their core.