Friday, August 1, 2008

Thing #23

It's the end of the trail and oh my gosh now I need to start at the beginning again to remind me of where Ive been and where I'm going.
The unexpected outcome is that I was able to grasp at least 90% of the concepts and that certainly counts toward my lifelong learning goal of being willing to try new things in the technology arena no matter how daunting they seem at the time. It is easy to convince yourself to maintain the status quo. It's human nature. This program pushes the envelope and even if you are not a guru at the end the exposure has stirred up a few brain cells.
Yes, I would take further training.
"And there ain't no tellin' how tomorrow's gonna be" Iris Dement so take the plunge today and learn something to improve yourself and your situation.

Thing #22

The Best Book You Read all Year? on the Teacher Librarian Ning was awesome. As someone who is always looking for books that will "hook" readers I think this is a gold mine of suggestions. We all have too many books so little time to read. Actually a friend of mine fell off a ladder and broke her pelvic bone and had a couple of months to read non-stop. She decided mobility was more important than the luxury of having time to read every book you ever wanted to but couldn't in every day life. That's why this opportunity to share information is so liberating!