#23

I DID IT! And I'm really glad I did. It has been an enjoyable learning experience and I feel I learned a lot.

Each of the 23 "things" was clearly explained and the podcasts that were included were an added bonus. The additional resources really added support to the "thing" being learned. The posting/assignment requirements were also clear.

I loved making the WIRED cover with Zilpha's photograph and posting photographs to the blog from Flickr. Also enjoyed visiting YouTube even though I was somewhat familiar with it already. I was surprised I enjoyed the NetLibrary downloaded audio book. It was fun to listen to it while I worked on the remaining 23 Things but I've never been one to listen to music while I work so I probably wouldn't download to my desktop again. Perhaps I will to my new MP3 player! Learning about wikis coincided with a wiki assignment for my class so that "thing" was very helpful.

I still am not sold on the podcasts, RSS feed, blogs, IM, etc. It just seems like too much information for me. I don't want to be continuously bombarded with info; I feel my brain is overloaded enough. I still enjoy reading a newspaper and have no one to IM- I just use the phone. I'm glad to have learned about everything and in fact I was impressing my YA children with much of my knowledge, but I will not use much of it. Call me old school. I guess I just feel that I spend enough time at my computer and while I appreciate the knowledge gained, for the most part I won't be an active participant in many of the technologies. Despite my personal misgivings, I encourage everyone to complete the 23 Things.

I enjoy learning so there was no question I would participate in the program and probably will participate in future programs. What made this fun was that there was really no pressure and lots of support to "hang in there" and the availability of help when you hit a snag.

Thanks for the opportunity to learn about things I might never have pursued on my own.