The Last Thing

This has definitely been an expanding experience. I already felt pretty comfortable tackling new technologies, but, on the other hand, my motivation to try some of these applications was pretty low. Additionally, I wasn't aware of the existence of some of them (such as Technorati or Delicious). So having to complete the tasks for Learning 2.0 did force me to explore new things I would never otherwise have tried.

I suspect that the goal was not to convert me to every single one of them, but rather to do just what I said--to push me out of my comfort zone and to alert me to the fact that there was so much more out there than I was aware of. If I'm right, then the goal was definitely achieved, because now I am so much more tuned in to the existence of all these things that are possible to do online. I've thought about ways to make them work for me in a library setting, and I know that was also an important aim of this entire assignment.

No surprise here, but if the goal really was to convert me to all of them, then I must say that didn't work. Some of the "things" really drove me crazy! My favorites, by far, were wikis, blogs, MyLibraryThing, and Wordle. My least favorite week was (big shock here) the Flickr week, with a close second being Delicious. Still, now when someone mentions them, I will know what they are talking about and will even have some thoughts of my own.

Looking at my blog, it does give me a sense of accomplishment to know that I successfully completed all those tasks. It wasn't the easiest thing I've ever done, but I got through it, and it feels good.