Quest 12b: Podcasts

It's not my day.

Outlook tried to make me log in to my e-mail - after I was already logged in.

The photocopier turned itself off while making my copies and took ten minutes to warm up again.

And every podcast site I tried to open failed. The closest I got was an Orange County (FL) storytime via Podcast.net that would only play the first two seconds of the podcast, over and over.

I have listened to podcasts before, and think they are a great way to publicize events and storytimes by providing samples of what happens during a library event. As well as being available via podcast sites, there would need to be links from our website to this information.

Despite my experiences today, I have enjoyed this Tech Trek. Learning new things is how we grow throughout life - I have no wish to stagnate. Thanks to all who put this experience together.

Quest 1: 7 1/2 habits response

The easiest habit for me is habit 2: accept responsibility for your own learning. Our overworked educators and training supervisors have enough to do without trying to tell everyone exactly, step by step, what they should be learning. I'm always happy to receive guidance, but I am the only one who knows what I know and I have to take the initiative to fill in the gaps. If I waited for someone to intuit that I need help, I wouldn't get anything done!

The hardest habit for me is habit 7 1/2: play. It's programmed into us from the beginning that we work during work time and play when work is done. Without the freedom to play, work can become a burden.

Thanks to those who came up with this idea - I hope to learn to play!