Flicker

Ahhh! Flickr and I do not seem to betting along as well as we should. We're like distant cousins with nothing in common having to be in the same room. Ugh. I have to admit I found the whole Flickr experience troubling and disturbing. Why the need for image after image? I know, I'm an old ditty complaining - but I did set up a flickr for myself! The URL is: www.flickr.com/photos/emilygoad

Hopefully I did it correctly and I know I need to work on it to better understand what the heck I'm doing (ugh) but I'm really trying to implement the lifelong learners mantras here :)

I'm still a little fuzzy on how to connect with other flickr users - but will continue working on it and will keep you updated! If nothing else, my technological flounderings in the land of flickr will hopefully be of amusement to someone who actually understands and enjoys it!

Question

I'm curious, after reading the South Dakota challenge - how do can I implement a blog onto the libraries website? Is it as simple as it was making this blog? I think blogging could be a wonderful addition to a libraries website, but I feel the need to educate myself further as far as how to seriously implement it, as opposed to it being a free for all. I also thought it was interesting, the different things that libraries wanted their employees to learn - such as facebook, youtube, etc. Technology made simple and fun - what a great idea! I look forward to the coming weeks of learning more about the programs and better educating myself as to how a blog might be used in a professional way.

Lifelong Learners

I read the 7 habits of lifelong learning before making this blog, and am so glad that I did because when I read about having to set up a blog - I was initially put off. Technology has been an issue for me, an unfortunate issue being that I'm a SLIS student and have no choice but to adapt myself to the changing technology that so many seem to embrace with open arms. The lifelong learning helped me to see this blog not so much as a challenge, but as an adventure. I'm a perfectionist, so I tend to see things that I do and judge them, scrutinize them. The seven steps are really going to help throughout the semester - and throughout my life!

1. Begin with the end in mind
2. Accept responsibility for learning
3. View problems as challenges
4. Have confidence in self as a confident and effective learner (don't say or think it unless I want it to come true)
5. Create my own learning toolbox (books, technology, mentors, friends)
6. Use technology to my advantage
7. Teach/mentor others
8. Play - be curious

I made a blog!

I made a blog and it didn't even hurt! Technology is something I struggle with, and usually do not enjoy - so this painless blog creation is something to be happy about.