Thing 23 -- The Grand Finale!

04/04/2008

Whew! I'm done! So here are my final "things" ramblings in reponse to the asked questions:

- Go back to your thoughts/ideas about Library 2.0. Has anything changed as a result of this experience? -- hmmm, I try to keep up with technology but I guess not as well as I thought! Making the resolution (hopefully better than a New Year's resolution!) in Thing 22 should help with that?? I can only try!

- What were your favorite Things and discoveries? -- getting into LibraryThing; playing more with Facebook; graphic tools; reading other thingster's blogs about how they viewed the tasks; and starting/maintaining a blog!

- How did you connect with others doing the 23 Things On a Stick? -- I tried to comment on other people's blogs in areas of interest to me. I guess I succeeded in helping a fellow thingster (Darin) ... and that was rewarding!!

- Were there any take-a-ways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you? -- I really like the ning ... would like to see that continue as a way to connect with other thingsters.

- What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or content? -- come up with a better way for the thingsters to communicate ... as I suggested in my survey & in my Thing 21.

- If we offered a 23 More Things On a Stick program like this in the future would you participate? -- YES, definitely I'd participate!!

- How would you describe your learning experience in one word or in one sentence, so we could use your words to promote 23 Things On a Stick learning activities to others? -- Great learning tool!!!

Thing 22 -- What Did I Learn Today?

04/04/2008
So what did I learn? always take time to "STOP for Web 2.0" ... I've always tried to keep up on technology in general ... it's been my life ... but sometimes other things get in the way ... like finding time. And then it's how to keep up? So many new things are popping up every day ... so my "resolution" is to keep carving out a little time each Friday (slower day at work) to keep up with Web 2.0 and Library 2.0.

Thing 21 -- Ning & Other Social Networks

03/28/2008
Ning -- Ok so I joined 23 Things On A Stick Ning. I posted a comment (liked the Dewy pic) on Cheryl's Ning. I changed my settings on my Ning. I've added a Ning badge to the right. And I uploaded some pics ... see widget below:

[will have to come back to this ... can't get it to work right now ... bummer!]

I think it would have been a good thing to have had us all join the 23 Things On A Stick Ning near the beginning of the Learning Program. I think it would have provided us a better way to interact with each other. At times I felt like Darin -- am I the only one out there? do they know I'm here? Especially since we were supposed to be commenting on other participants' blogs. Oh, well .... Ning was/is fun from what I've seen in this little glimpse.

WebJunction -- I've glanced at this site a few times but I usually forget about it until I get an e-mail that mentions it or something on the site. I did sign up for a freebie self-paced class but I put that on hold until I finish with the 23 Things.

gather -- I snooped around the site but that's about it ... maybe I'll come back to it another time.