Week 3

Success is the sum of small efforts, repeated day in and day out.

-Robert Collier

This week’s Thing was to engage the Flickr app. As one who lets pictures stay on a memory card, I was forced to upload pictures I had taken (I probably needed the impetus!). I tried a variety of ways of getting pix from various sources (e.g. digital camera, phone, laptop, etc). Nothing was hard, just time consuming. After experimenting for a couple of hours (yes, I must get on to my other assignments – haha), I discovered how to send my phone pix directly to Flickr to upload. Time beckoned me to move on to other tasks, so I put that URL in my contact list and it was done!

Each Thing teaches or causes me to practice a new skill and creates the desire to utilize it. Flickr is blocked by LAUSD and I cannot use this directly for instruction, but I can see purpose in using it (or similar apps) such as sharing pix with my professional peers (e.g. I love seeing other libraries to get fresh ideas!). And speaking of colleagues, I did a contact/friend search, looking for 570 classmates and only found Lesley Farmer (I hope it’s our Lesley Farmer, because I invited her to be my contact!). :)

Week 2

I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.
- Chinese Proverb

The directive this week was to create an Avatar and to register with CALIBK12. First, CALIB received my request to join, but the links to verify my e-mail didn’t work right away. I had to resubmit my request three times. Second, the Avatar task was fun. I remember not too long ago when my waistline looked like my Avatar’s. I believe I can get it back (probably after I finish my TL credential and have more time to exercise - LOL)!

I learned, or better yet, remembered, that the more we learn, the more we know about what we don’t know. Technology is ever evolving and although fun, keeping up takes work, time and resources (should I say money?)!

I plan to create a Blog for the English Department where students can do book reviews. Although teachers will love the idea, I think there won’t be as much enthusiasm until our school has more digital resources. Until then, I will encourage my staff to continue to grow and learn so that they are prepared for the future.

Week 1

2/12/10

By learning, you will teach; by teaching you will understand.
- Latin Proverb

After viewing the 7 1/2 Habits of Lifelong Learners, I thought of the very nature of taking classes for a Librarian credential is the essence of lifelong learning. In my mid-career change, I am venturing into a new corner of the universe.

I learned setting up the Blog was fairly easy. The challenge will be maintaining it (due to time constraints).

There’s always the desire to be creative, but with other critical deadlines, utilizing many innovations often get pushed to back burners. The assignments for the 570 class force us to weave new things into our library programs. As referenced in the above quote, what I learn, I will teach and hopefully inspire.

Welcome!

Thus begins the journey for ELIB 570!