Friday, November 14, 2008

Thing #23

Evaluation

The online survey is closed, so I'm not able to complete it. In general, I enjoyed learning most of the 23 things. Doing some of the things with pictures and adding things to my blog definitely boosted my confidence in my ability to handle technology. Still, I find myself overwhelmed by the number of things I need to keep track of to keep my head above water. I'm glad that there will be more "things" to work on next year. That will at least keep me from falling behind.
I've subscribed to Common Craft's blog, so I can keep watching their excellent little videos. And maybe, just maybe, I'll find the time in 2009 to start that T.S. wiki...

Thing #22

Keeping Up

This one is easy. I attended the "More Things on a Stick" presentation at the inservice. I will sign up in '09 and keep doing "things" as long as Metronet keeps putting them on sticks.

Thing #21


Visit 23 Things on a Stick


I joined the 23 Things Ning and posted a comment. Not much happening there these days.
I checked out Gather.com, which was not as high-minded and literary as MPR would have me believe. I did find some smashing photos of a rich 16-year-old's trashy wedding there, though.
I'm still enjoying Facebook -- but wondering if I should be wasting my time sending digital plants and snowmen to my friends. Perhaps I should be watering my non-digital plants or making a real snowman with my daughter.
I still depend on my good old-fashioned Yahoo! groups to stay in touch and plan social outings. Anything that makes it to my e-mail gets read, but I don't spend a lot of time searching around for new groups to join.
I'm on the home stretch here...


Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Thing #19

Podcasts
Love 'em! I listened to a mom with a lovely Australian accent give tips on how to clean your bathroom. Enjoyed a skit from last week's MPR Morning Show. Subscribed to NPR's "Wait, Wait...Don't Tell Me!," which is broadcast at a very inconvenient time for me. Will I actually find time to listen to it somewhere else in the week? Unlikely.
I did not create a podcast using Gcast -- but I did take a look at the site. The podcast directories were not particularly helpful to me. Once again, if I had a lot of time on my hands, I could use them to find cool new stuff to listen to. I find that, during my free time, I'm mostly looking for silence.