Thing 23: Congratulations!

22 Things down, one to go!  

Now that I have (almost!) completed my 23 Things journey, I have some questions I need to answer.   

1. What were you favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?  

I really, really enjoyed working with Shelfari.  I think that this is a great way to make book recommendations and, for librarians, to share lists of books with teachers. I also liked the online image generators because I feel that I can use them to make my websites and social media pages more attractive to young children and teenage students.  

2. How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?  

Until recently, I have been pretty resilient to learning about new technology. I kind of like being a hermit!  However, I now understand the new librarian has to not only be up-to-date on new technology, but must also be able to present it to teachers and staff.  Despite myself, I have really enjoyed learning about the different facets of technology that I will use as a librarian. One of my new lifelong learning goals is to not only be a librarian that is current on technology, but one that introduces the newest technology.  

3. Were there any take-a-ways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you? 

Actually, I was very surprised how much I enjoyed it. Again, I am not one who is very interested in technology.  However, I felt that most of the things on the "23 Things" list were relevant to my career and I was very interested in learning how I could use them as a librarian.  

4. If we offered this program like this is in the future, would you choose to participate?  

I would, because, like I said before, I want to be someone who introduces technology.  I don't want to just be up-to-date on the newest technology in education, I want to be able to share it with teachers. Isn't that our job as librarians? I would like to see the 23 Things to include some things like LinkedIn, Blackboard, and remind101.  

5. How would you describe your learning experience in ONE WORD or ONE SENTENCE, so we could use your words to promote 23 Things Learning Activities?  

Enlightening!