At one point in this class (somewhere around Twitter) I thought I'd never see the end of this class. Now I'm sorry it is over, and yes, I would very definitely sign up for another class like this. It is good to be able to do this online with a cup of tea in hand.
What were my favorite discoveries? The "Things" I liked best and will be most useful to me taught me about RSS, Flickriver in #9, Library Thing, Apps, Web 2.0 and Podcasts.
This helped my life-long learning goals in that my goal is never to stop learning. A couple of these were frustrating in that I really didn't know what I was doing, but pushed through and hoped for the best. Maybe it is possible to put a couple of wrinkles in 60+ year old brain. And it is really important to keep current with technology, not only for myself personally. In this little town and in our little library, I'm it as far as technology goes. So learning as much as I can helps me answer questions for others.
The only real surprises was exactly how much there is "out there" ... I've had my own computer for years and start my day checking out news websites from the US and other countries, but did not realize how much else is available. I have heard buzz words about some of these topics, but they remained only buzz words for me until this class. Now I have at least a germ of knowledge.
The program was well conceived. The only suggestion I might make is to publish a set time for things like IM and Twitter and post it so people will know when they can expect a good result for their attempts.
Thank you again. And please do hold another class like this.
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I'm happy that you enjoyed the class! I think you are the first person who has said they are actually sorry that it's over.
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