Thing 22:Staying Current

My progress through the 23 Things has been slower than others and did not meet the original NEFLIN April 15 deadline. I wonder if I had had the advantage of theStudent 2.0 tools at an earlier date, I might have made the first deadline. Just kidding. When I told someone that I misscd the April 15 deadline, they very kindly remarked that if I had made it to Thing 16, which I did, it was something and at least it was all mine. Thanks again to that colleague, since they gave me the encouragement to carry on. Luckily, our library district encouraged it's staff to soldier on just for the experience. I must say that I couldn't have done it without the encouragement of the Adult Services staff at ACLD. They gave me advice and assistance.

Looking back on the first of the "Things", when I was not even sure how to register my blog, I have come a long way from that nervous moment. Now, I can read a little HTML and look forward to experimenting with it in the future. In retrospect, I have really enjoyed the whole experience, and, learned so much. The NEFLIN 23 Things were challenging in a way that was not too threatening and allowed the participants to learn at their own pace. The results are pretty amazing. When I go to my exercise class, populated by young women thirty or more years younger than myself, and I can say I have a Facebook site, the ones who know what Facebook is, are absolutely surprised. Others have no idea what a "Facebook". When I suggest U-tube to them to see how to do a particularly difficult exercise known as a Burpee, they don't seem to realize what a great tool it is.

I have also found out that having a Delicious account is valuable as a backup. I have moved around a lot between January and April and Delicious is turning into a real rock in the river of change. The news reports I receive from Reddit and Digg are unusual and they do not seem to make it to the mainstream media. The image generators were a lot of fun to manipulate. I still want to add a sequence mix of the images of the demolition of the Carstairs grain elevator to my blog. And, yes, I intend to keep up my blog, at least for a while, just to let my children see what I have been up to, and work on manipulating HTML to make cool images.
Lastly, I will return to many of the sites mentioned in the 23 Things, keeping my notes for reference and lengthening my list of sites on Delicious. Thanks Neflin.