Thing 3 RSS

I can find myself now, thank you whoever fixed my site. I've enjoyed writing on a few blogs, now peole can finally send me a note. Thing 3 was fascinating. I do keep wondering where the idea came from that some of the Things only take 15 minutes. To do, yes, to learn about, never! I love all the links that are included. This is only the 3rd Thing and you already have me signed-up for a blog, a feeder (or whatever you call it) and two other things to put buttons on. I don't know when I'll have the time!! This really is great for me in several ways, learning all this, that is. Not only am I getting a bit updated, but I have been trying vainly to keep a half-step ahead of a Technology class I am teaching. The former teacher left no real instructions other that a vague list of things to do like "Garage Band," but not what they did with it. I am going to use what I am learning here to lead my students. After all, this is the direction they have to learn also. So thank you to the organizers and teachers. You truly are a Godsend to me!

Thing 2 I still cannot access my blog through the library site. I sent an email, but didn't see a change yet. I tried to look at the Library2 video but it is blocked at my school. I tried it at home but it freezes about 15 seconds in. The articles were interesting, but I keep coming back to the issue of blockage and trust. I read about the need for trusting staff, but it's the students we claim not to trust. Even with Facebook blocked, we had an incident between students on it. I agree that there is a need for change. But we are also in need of realizing how many people still do not have computers, much less Internet. Is there a place for them in our plans for Library2?

I am participating in 23 Things on a Stick. As a newcomer to many of the current computer trends, I am hoping this will help me stay a jump ahead of my students. I found this assignment to be way too easy. (I didn't know what an avatar is and first thought I had to put an Egyptian god on.) Not that I'm not learning, I just had no idea that I could just go somewhere and state that I want to start a blog. (For FREE!) Now I wonder why everyone doesn't have one. I don't know much about blogs and am wondering, how do you find them? Lets say I want to know what others are saying about a subject, how do I know if there is a blog out there that covers it? I am looking forward to the rest of the class.

Bluebird's journey: A solitary bluebird rests on a snowy branch. It contemplates the path that leads to warmth. And tho he knows it will be worth it, The journey feels daunting, And he is slow to begin.