Week 9 #23 The End Or Just The Beginning

I am a child of the 60's and considered myself computer literate, however I soon discovered there is so much more to learn.

Learning 2.0 gave me the opportunity and excuse to spend time, time us working mum's often don't have to do more than pay bills online, purchase tickets, search ebay and find out the weather.

I did feel guilty 'playing' thinking of all the things I could or should be doing instead of washing, ironing, feeding my children etc.

There were weeks where I felt out of my depth, however I continued and with persistence I was able to discover some unique sites and ones which I didn't understand and will probably have no use for personally. However, our library users will most probably think differently.

I enjoyed Zoho Writer and could see the benefits of such an application in the library setting. Whether I re-visit and update my blog I'm unsure, I'd like to think so. One of my colleagues has actually taken the plunge and continued onto L 2.1.

On one occasion I was unable to complete an extra task of publishing a word processing document I created with Zoho Writer. I sought assistance from a far more technology savvy person than me who also couldn't complete the task.

Blogs, Wiki's, RSS 43 Things, Zoho, Youtube, Sandbox, Tags just to name a few, you never stop learning. I for one love information and was fascinated by the numerous ways that information can be communicated.

Hopefully this doesn't mean that books will become obsolete in libraries, there will always be a place for both books and on-line information technology in our libraries.

Thank you to Lynette and Leslie and my colleagues who assisted me.

And the Winner is.......

Thank you to those who voted in my frog poll, it was a bit of fun. The winner by a large majority is ET.

Week 6 #15 Learning 2.0 - My Thoughts

I don't consider myself old, however when it comes to current technology at times I feel left behind.
Learning 2.0 has shown me technology I never knew existed and how I can incorporate it in my use of the internet. The other thing I've gained is a better appreciation for what IT Departments do everyday.
Recently I had cause to phone said department with a terminal error, no internet, their suggestion check the connections, power, phone etc. I'm hoping someone else out there has also had visions of bringing down most of Melbourne's power by just wiggling a plug. However, sure enough wiggling the 'blue' lead worked and calm was restored as the problem was with the dreaded 10 minute terminal.
Partaking in Learning 2.0 means gaining confidence and knowledge with internet technology and not feeling old and unable to communicate with my children, younger colleagues and the library users when it comes to the internet.
You need time to fully appreciate what is avilable on the internet so being a 'time poor' mum I imagine there is a whole lot more I could discover if only I had the time to play!