Day 2 of LIS 629

What a day!!!  Today I officially posted a "tweet".  I had never even felt the desire to tweet, I didn't "get" it but after much discussion and exploration, I see the true value of the instant information communication twitter provides.  I now follow people and have followers.  I think that I can learn a lot from the people I follow.  The hardest part of being a new school librarian will be keeping up and being proficient in all of the new technologies.  As mentioned in our class today, as we become more and more comfortable with dealing with technology, we will find similarities in a lot of systems and catch on quicker each time.
Another thing we learned about and practiced today was Googledocs.  I had heard the term Googledocs before but I knew I was getting along just fine with Microsoft word so why bother.  Well the truth is, Googledocs is very easy to use, and while I may not feel the need to personally make a huge change to it, I can see limitless possibilities for it within a classroom library of students.  What a great tool to use when sharing and peer editing.  The only thing, as will all of this new technology, would be stressing to the students before we began how important it is to use this technology responsibly and NOT be a bully. 
The third and most challenging thing we did today was design Wiki's.  Oooooof did I struggle through this.  I kept typing and then having it be deleted, or linking something to the wrong page.  I became very frustrated and wanted to just stop but I pushed through and even though it's not much to look at, I am understanding for the first time how to build a website. 
Along with this new post, check out my new book link on the right from Goodreads!  That too is still a work in progress, partly because I need to read more...eeek! Where to find the time.  I am happy to be in the class and learning so much.  Last night, my family had some good laughs from making new Voki's.  Here's to working on my Wiki tonight!