Lost in the Reads

Via Pexels This course has been eye-opening in more ways than one. On top of all the amazing learning opportunities working through the modules, and reading everyone’s blogs have given me I have also learned some valuable lessons in how to get work done while dealing with a teething infant. My final vision project wraps up a huge learning process for me. I am generally not one to put myself out there online, and now I have a blog, a reactivated twitter account, and a you tube channel. This may not seem like much, but it is huge for me right now. I have been able to see what a valuable experience sharing your work is to others, and I look forward to continuing to learn this way. Starting this course, I wanted to continue learning how to be an active and valuable teacher-librarian. Upon completion of this course (about half way through the diploma) I feel I have made some big strides in this direction, and have a better idea about how to continue this journey going forw...

Giphy Twitter and I have a complicated relationship. I recognize the value of engaging on twitter, that it presents a unique way for professionals to collaborate and inspire one another but the best use I have found for twitter so far is to simply follow We Rate Dogs ( @dog_rates ).  It’s not that I am social media illiterate. I am current on the Instagram, I know a bit about tumblr, and Facebook is (sadly) still my jam, yet, the twitter platform itself is just not intuitive to my technological skill base. Likewise, I have always been a peripheral social media user, I watch and listen, but rarely contribute. This I realize is not an ideal way to ‘do’ social media, and that having a more conscious online presence would be beneficial to my teaching practice.  So, why twitter? This brief video seems to answer this pretty well. It is a few years old now (from 2015) but it touches on the main reasons twitter is still a good place to connect with other educators. It...