Thing 23 - The End

Here's what I think:

•What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?
- Facebook (of course)
- SuffolkWave

•How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?
Learning new things can be a challenge, but it can also have great benefits. I am now more aware of the different Web 2.0 resources out there and feel better prepared to assist patrons with these resources. Lifelong learning? Yes!

•Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?
I was surprised by how many Web 2.0 resources there are out there and how easy and/or difficult some of them are to use. The expression "user friendly" has new meaning for me.

•What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?
I think the program concept is excellent, but I would actually spread the Things out over even more months. Some of the months had multiple things that were more difficult then others and I got less out of the things when I felt pressured to complete them or had trouble understanding them.

And, last but not least…
•If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you again choose to participate?
I would want to participate, but, as I said above, I would want more time and less pressure to complete the program, so I could more fully appreciate what I was learning and put it to future use.

Thing 22 - SuffolkWave

I have been meaning to use SuffolkWave since it first came out, but have not actually done so. It was great to discover that it is easy to use and there are so many titles available, even ones that are IPOD compatible and you can specifially look for just IPOD compatible titles. The title that I found that I would be interested in downloading was 9th Judgment Women's Murder Club Series, Book 9 by James Patterson. Now, I just have to track down my IPOD and MP3 players, find the chargers and go. I think SuffolkWave is a fabulous, timely resource and I am looking forward to using it.