#23 Reflection

#1. What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?
Right now my favorite discovery was Delicious. I have found both personal and professional uses for it. Personally, I found it a great way to help my oldest daughter, a high school senior, prepare for applying to college. I was able to make links to the various schools and group them accordingly.
Professionally, I used Delicious to set up websites for students in my library to use when researching. My favorite was a list of websites for fourth graders to use when researching the different regions in California. They could view the sites just by their region or by topic. It was really helpful. Here's the link if you'd like to see it:
Region Links
I also really enjoyed Rollyo although I haven't used it in my work yet.

#2. How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?
This program was a great example of an opportunity to continue being a lifelong learner. It was easy to use and I appreciated the ability to do it at my own pace. Juggling work and three kids makes it tricky to keep on top of new developments, but this allowed me to learn about the 2.0 tools that were available for me to use. I now feel empowered to begin sharing them with my colleagues. And..I even know what 2.o means now!! :)

#3 Were there any take-a-ways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?
There were many take-a-ways. I still need to sit down with my colleagues and decide which other pieces I would like to continue to explore. The biggest surprise for me was the vast number of tools that are available at our fingertips online. It never ceases to amaze me! It makes my job so much fun!

#4 What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?
I would encourage you to allow users to keep going at their own pace as you have. Sometimes deadlines are good motivators, but I might have given up if I'd had to meet a deadline. Also, continue with the feedback. It was nice to have 'cheerleaders' to keep me going! Thank you.

#5 If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you choose to participate?
Definitely! I really enjoyed this opportunity. It was great because I was able to use it as a tool for my professional development plan.

#6How would you describe your learning experience in ONE WORD or in ONE SENTENCE, so we could use your words to promote CSLA learning activities?

Library 2.0 was accessible, inspiring, and fun!

#22 ( Week9) E-books and Audiobooks

I really enjoyed the Project Gutenberg site. I explored the e-books. At first I wasn't sure where to begin so I looked at the "Top 100" section. You can view the top 100 downloaded books or most popular authors on the site for the past day or past seven days. I was amazed by the huge variety. Everything from 'Pride and Predjudice" to the 'Outline of Science'.
I did some deeper diggers and discovered the 'Bookshelf' section of the site where books are categorized in a variety of ways. I was pleased to discover the Children's Bookshelves and did some browsing there. I also found a collection of children's periodicals. There were copies of children's magazines from the 1870's such as St. Nicholas magazine and The Nursery. It was interesting to see how children's literature has changed over the years! This would be a good resource when teaching history to kids. They could look at examples of literature aimed at kids during a given time period.
I feel like I probably only scratched the surface, but I was able to download books easily! I'm sure I'll visit again soon to do some more exploring!