LATI - week4 - Evaluating a Resource

I've begun working on the 35 subject resource forms. The world almanac 2008 in itself was a great resource to peruse in be reminded of the wealth of information contain in it. I realized several questions from students could have been aided by using the 2008 World Almanac. Another subject resource I evaluated was First Facts in America. Again, I saw the potential for school assignments as a fact resource. Although time is a premium, I'm finding doing this and working gives me a great evaluation opportunity.

LATI week 3 - Excellent cutomer Service

I was able to get into the course from my home computer and listen to some excellent tips and reminders for customer service. I' m working on the listening careful to what the customer is really saying not assuming I know. It made me realize how much I do this. I was able to listen to the state libraries tutorials . Again some very practical advice.

LATI week 2 - setting up the blog and using MD 23 things

I had set my blog up when I did 23 things this past summer. I reviewed T-1, T-2, and T-8. I did not see this assignment right away for whatever reason. I believe the review of 23 things will be good. It will have reinforce them in my mind.

LATI Week 1-Exploring LATI site

After receiving the rubber bracelet with learn it and live it on it. I went to the LATI site and explored. I discovered it was set up in a way that did not fit my learning style. This will be a challenge. I discovered it is full of assignments and information. Definitely a learn it in order to live it situation.

Learning & why it resonates with me-LATI

"The purpose of learning is growth, and our minds, unlike our bodies, can continue growing as we continue to live."

Being older and starting a new career is what drew me to this quote on learning. I first laughed when I read it from the perspective of aging. As I thought further I realized that learning is growth- growing in knowledge--growing in understanding--growing in compassion--growing in wisdom--growing in love, etc. It is never just standing still on facts-- learning goes far beyond just knowing. Learning is something that takes place our whole life--even when it involves learning something over again. Without growth there is no learning only knowledge. To learn is to act upon what one knows.

Summarization about my experience with 23 things

1. My favorite exercises on this journey were learning to blog, adding pictures, You Tube and the fun clips, success in putting Rollyo on my blog, working with other people to accomplish some steps.

2. It is a step in becoming more aware of technology and the realization I need to be more than aware of technology but to fine tune skills on certain sites.

3. I was surprised that I like You tube and that it was easier to use than so many other sites for a novice. I was surprised I needed as much assistance as I did from others. I thought it would be more user friendly for a novice. I like to read and follow directions but I found steps of importance were left out.

4. I think it would help to do levels: novice, intermediate, advanced. I think for the novice to give specific projects for each site to find and clearly give steps in advance to follow in how to do it would be very helpful. To have the step by step help sheets in advance of each step would be nice because without the sheet from Rollyo that a colleague got at the help session, we would never have accomplished putting it on the blog. Help was offered but inexperience makes it impossible to ask helpful questions.

5. If offered again I would try it since I want to improve and grow in my use of computer technology. The incentives would help me to do it again also. I'm not sure I would complete it if it was not broken down and more clearly explained.

6. Frustrating but I made it! Accomplishment but tempered by not being able to go immediately to the sites and use them without work.

e-books

I've been fascinated with e-books for sometime. I think the available titles are amazing. Although I've told customers about them, I'm not sure how to market them to customers as I can't show them how it works from within the library. After working on the computer all day, I find sitting at the computer to read not a pleasant thought and to read from a hand held device is fine for short pieces but something with length is not enjoyable to me.