Monday, January 27, 2014

Thing 1

For Thing 1, we are supposed to "tell us what you hope to get out of the program".

I hope to learn about USABLE, highly adaptable technology that I can envision being used in a library.  I am not currently working in a school library, although I do volunteer in a public library twice a week.  It is sometimes hard for me to have the vision for HOW the technologies I learn about and discuss in coursework actually being implemented and used in the "real world".

I hope to learn about "real life" sustained implementation - as I alluded above, the five "w's", "who, what, when, where, why, and how" of positive sustained technology use.  It is hard to be excited about learning something in a vacuum, without practical application.

And as I mentioned above, "highly adaptable" technology.  I would like to learn technology that spans several library types, several device platforms, and can be molded to be used in many different scenarios.  I would like to learn skills that can follow me into any job that I have after I am done with St. Kate's - school library or otherwise!

More technology?? A.K.A - I have to start a blog?

I'm Sara, an "almost finished" (insert cheers) SMLS student at St. Catherine University. As a part of coursework at St. Kate's, specifically LIS 7250 - Curriculum and School Libraries I will be taking part in the 23 Mobile Things Program.

As a "relatively new" smart phone user, but a long time iPod Touch user (and Nook tablet), I am eager to see what kinds of things I will be learning to use; as well as what apps and "things" I already use or am familiar with.

New year, new you, new technology, new blog :).