Thursday, July 5, 2007

ITEM 23!!!!!

Thank you, CSLA, for this exercise. Indeed, this has been a voyage of discovery for me since I have been to sites I have not heard of before or have heard about but had no real reason or incentive to try them out. Following your directions has taken me to these sites and given me goals to achieve with them. Previously I have been hesitant to log onto new sites and download things because I believed each new connection created cookies on my computer slowing it down. Consequently I never explored very much. Either that isn't so much a concern any more or I have a better computer than I thought (thanks to my husband).
I really appreciated learning about Zoho and Library Thing. I had never heard about these before and I can't wait to share them at school. I will definitely keep my own account with Library Thing. It will be fun to try and remember all the books I've read. The Learning 2.0 Sandbox wiki will be added to my school favorites list and I promise to add any projects that might inspire others.
The other sites I have learned about will sit in the back of my mind waiting for an opportunity to pop out and be shared as a teaching tool.
I hope I will have an opportunity to help a teacher or department set up a wiki and maintain it for them.
I will also add more links to ebooks on our OPAC and find a way to make the students more aware of them. I want to track down the hand held readers and see if we can incorporate them in our program.
Since I have not been committed to a learning project for quite some time, it was fun buckling down, following a syllabus, and completing exercises. The format was well laid out and I appreciated the flexiblity to start when I was able to and proceed at my own speed. The only pressure to finish was from myself and I am proud I followed it through to the end. I now have the confidence to pursue more classes. I would jump at the opportunity for more learning from CSLA!

Like Mikey in the old cereal commercial - I tried it and I liked it!

3 comments:

Jackie S, 2.0 project manager said...

Congratulations! It was a pleasure having you participate in School Library Learning 2.0 -- Invite your colleagues to take the course, and you can cheer them along.

Your Napa High Books blog has been moved over to the "Congratulations - 2.0 Team" list and you are now an official member of the CSLA 2.0 Team.

Best wishes.
- Jackie Siminitus

IrmaPince said...

Glad you enjoyed the ride! Now that you are a member of the team, help us out by reading some of the blogs and cheering others as they race for the finish line.

Anonymous said...

Whoo eee! Glad to see you finished and enjoyed the process. I look forward to your additions to the wiki throughout the year ahead.