Week 10;THE END

If I could choose only one word to describe "23 things", it would be frustration.

From the fact that there was a time frame in which it ALL must be completed to get CE hours, to lengtht of time it took to do each exercise, it was too compressed. Things that I had absolutely no interest in doing were required, and the things I would like to understand so that I could use were just another step to get through so I wouldn't get behind. I have no real understanding of any of the tools offered, and can't even remember the names of some of them.

Being asked to offer my personal information to the entire internet community by setting up accounts that I didn't want or will ever use was very disturbing. At the very least this is not a responsible request that any employer should be making of employees.

I don't feel that the committee used the lowest common denominator when setting the goals or divising the exercises. And somebody certainly failed to check the dictionary for the definition of 'bling'. As a reward, or incentive, a thermal mug or memory stick would be more fitting and certainly more useful.

If I had known in September what the course for the "23 things" would be like, I would have opted to ride the bus to Prairie and take classes there for 4 or 5 times.

Wee 9;#22

There were more titles than I expected on the digital library at HCPL. I was impressed that some of the title are for really old things, i.e. Hopalong Cassidy. I can see how movies on the downloadable database would keep children on the airplanes quiet. (Hooray, and tell all their parents!)

I haven't used either the HCPL downloadable site or any of the others out there, so I don't know the differences in downloading.

These are not things that I can see being useful for me, however I can see that they would be useful in some situations, and for some people.

Week 9; Podcasts

I can not tell you how excited I am that this is week 9. That means that only one more week will I have to spend my work room time on things that I will probably never use again. With the help of other staff members, I did get Garrison Keilor posted to my bloglines account. I will be able to hear his poetry minutes, if I choose.

Week 9; YouTube

There are some cute videos on YouTube and Yahoo. I'm sure that somebody could figure out how to use the amimation sites for a library video, maybe for a teen or children's video. But I really can't see myself spending time during the work day to tune in to any of them. And while I might think they are cute, my time away from the work place is geared to home things, not computers. This is not something that I will probably use in the future.