Final Thoughts on Learning 2.0

I absolutely loved Learning 2.0. There were so many things I learned that I wouldn't have ever found on my own. I liked having to try and figure out how to get things onto my blog. Some things I struggled with, others weren't so difficult. It is amazing how much is on the web, who figures this stuff out, and the ones who have time to play! My favorite "thing" to do was just creating my actual blog. I thought of so many uses for work and family, including holiday sharing and important events. My least favorite "thing" was trying to figure out the RSS feeds. I'll have to work on that more, although I have an iGoogle home page so I have all the feeds I want from them. I enjoyed being able to understand tech terms and web talk at UELMA. Lots of great stuff!

RSS Feeds

A few weeks ago while I was reading about RSS Feeds, it sounded like a great idea. I signed up for an account and started to peruse the feeds available. Although it was fascinating, I got really bogged down just looking at possibilities. I finally decided on something. I watched the tutorial on how to add a feed. I felt fairly confident I could do it but failed miserably. I couldn't figure it and haven't gotten back to it to try it again.

Web 2.0 Award-winning Sites

Right before I went to UELMA, I was looking at the award-winning site iGoogle from Learning 2.0. Then I went to a class at UELMA about using iGoogle. I was so excited to get some great tips on using iGoogle that I went right home and set up an account. I already had a Google account so it was easy. I added gadgets I wanted and have added a calendar just for the library at my school. Now the teachers can get on and look at the open times they can sign up for. It's a great tool for the school library. I can also track usage of the library and allow my district media specialist to have access to the calendar for her needs.

Playing catch-up

I have been doing posting on the regular discussions, posting once and replying twice, and have not been posting on my blog. I never scrolled down passed the regular discussions until lately to see that there was a discussion area just for learning 2.0. I have enjoyed the learning 2.0 activities and have been doing them everyweek. So now I will make some posts to comment on the time I have spent doing the technology learning. I have already made a few previous posts on this blog in regards to learning 2.0.

Sandbox Wiki

I was a little nervous to put something on the Sandbox wiki but it was very easy. My entry was about a favorite leisure time activity.

Skype

Before I started to work on the reference wiki, I signed up for Skype. Then I discovered that I didn't have a camera or microphone to use Skype with. My partner for the wiki didn't have anything either. So we just talked on the phone. My Skype name is suedenverbetts.