Thing 2--Web 2.0

I am glad that Round 2 was offered during the summer months. Since I work in a school library this will enable me to hopefully have more time to work on doing the 23 things. There are a lot of technology tools which I know nothing about and I probably wouldn't explore them all on my own. I hope to at least be able to know what the kids are talking about at school!

I do think we need to proceed with caution. There are evil people out there who use the internet for evil purposes. We also need to not poo-poo old ways of doing things....just because something is new or can be done on the computer doesn't make it better.

I find it interesting how the meaning of "conversation" has changed; being face-to-face with other people is no longer part of the definition. I think that is sad. I am finding more and more that people don't know how to really interact with each other in person. There are nuances in conversation which are lost when you don't make eye-contact or see the accompanying body language, or hear inflections in the voice. "Conversations" can become vicious, especially between teens, because there is no fear of repercussion.

I'm not exactly sure what Library 2.0 is all about yet. I do know that it is about change and change always meets with some resistance. I hope as I move through the 23 things I will see how I can apply them to my work situation, but not get all gung-ho about change just for change's sake. There needs to be a purpose for the change and the purpose should be improvement or enhancement.
TTFN