Getting started

Really enjoying 19 things, great it's so flexible and I can fit it in when I feel like it. Most of the instructions have been easy to follow and the only frustration was when Wordle did not work at work. At home, of course, I had access to lots of docs that were NOTHING to do with libraries and I chose an essay about Kamikase pilots which my daughter wrote years ago. That looked good in battleship grey and red...enabled me to be creative. I once saw Wordle used as an evaluation tool and that worked well - quick for the trainer to do as well! Great as long as you don't overuse it is my general view. QR codes were a breeze as I had used them before and my phone was 'QR ready' - good on publicity materials in the library and I do occasionally use them outside work to get to more frivolous websites..... Blogs - well now, I know some people who are great fans but I remain to be convinced. First I am not sure anyone would really want to read what I write and then for me, I simply forget about it unless something lands in my inbox. I suspect this attitude is not uncommon. There could be a place for blogs in our library service but we need to be very clear about the purpose and engagement is the key. I have seen them used to good effect for constucting an e-learning module for example. As for using a blog to organise my personal information - no way.