Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Sunday, January 27, 2008
Sunday, January 20, 2008
PPers are the greatest people on Earth
It's true...they're just the greatest thing since sliced bread!
This semester, we wanted to make life easier for all of the PPers. We know how busy they all are. We know they are stretched for time.
So, there will be fewer required assignments and more optional ones.
Yet, if this IM week is any indication, lots of PPers are taking the time to play more and are doing the optional assignments. There were lots of little MeeboMe widgets smiling away at me when I read the blogs. I'm so very impressed!
And, as always, I'm impressed about the number of things they've got me thinking about. Here's a couple of examples:
This semester, we wanted to make life easier for all of the PPers. We know how busy they all are. We know they are stretched for time.
So, there will be fewer required assignments and more optional ones.
Yet, if this IM week is any indication, lots of PPers are taking the time to play more and are doing the optional assignments. There were lots of little MeeboMe widgets smiling away at me when I read the blogs. I'm so very impressed!
And, as always, I'm impressed about the number of things they've got me thinking about. Here's a couple of examples:
- Is IM service just reinforcing the "instant gratification" need that seems to be pervasive today? Or is it a "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em" sort of service that we should have to help people who might not use the library another way?
- One of the PPers has been IMing since she was 13 (I know!! It made me feel old, too!). New, younger staff are going to come in with different technology experiences than existing staff. What impact will this have on services and education needs?
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
It's my pleasure...no, really!!
So, PP Semester 2 has begun!
And PPers are starting to IM me, just to try it out and also to ask questions. This makes me happy.
I just finished a chat by telling the person to get back to me if they needed help. They thanked me for letting them "interrupt" my day.....and I said it was my pleasure.
And it is.
Really.
I like helping people, and I like sharing their new discoveries. It makes me happy when they "get it".
So, PPers, if you're reading this, PLEASE ask for help. It is sincerely my pleasure.
And PPers are starting to IM me, just to try it out and also to ask questions. This makes me happy.
I just finished a chat by telling the person to get back to me if they needed help. They thanked me for letting them "interrupt" my day.....and I said it was my pleasure.
And it is.
Really.
I like helping people, and I like sharing their new discoveries. It makes me happy when they "get it".
So, PPers, if you're reading this, PLEASE ask for help. It is sincerely my pleasure.
Sunday, January 13, 2008
...and it begins again
Semester 2 for Project Play begins again tomorrow, but lots of stuff has been happening "behind the scenes" already.
In fact, I'm working on Week 3 today, and I have to admit that I didn't want to do it. It's Sunday. There are football games on. It's snowing. I just got back from vacation and am getting over a sinus infection. There are lots of other things to be done today that are swirling in my brain.
But, once I started exploring and playing with the sites for the lesson, I started to get excited about the possibilities and about sharing these tools with all the PPers. I haven't finished the lesson yet, but now I'm motivated to do it, and I will in the next day or so.
And, like Kyle from South Park, I've learned something today: I have the tendency to procrastinate, to kick and scream my way into tasks. But, once I get there, it's a good thing. But it's sometimes hard to remember the "good thing" part at the beginning.
In fact, I'm working on Week 3 today, and I have to admit that I didn't want to do it. It's Sunday. There are football games on. It's snowing. I just got back from vacation and am getting over a sinus infection. There are lots of other things to be done today that are swirling in my brain.
But, once I started exploring and playing with the sites for the lesson, I started to get excited about the possibilities and about sharing these tools with all the PPers. I haven't finished the lesson yet, but now I'm motivated to do it, and I will in the next day or so.
And, like Kyle from South Park, I've learned something today: I have the tendency to procrastinate, to kick and scream my way into tasks. But, once I get there, it's a good thing. But it's sometimes hard to remember the "good thing" part at the beginning.
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