Lifelong Learner
I have always valued learning new things. When I was a computer teacher and there was a new technology or a new software program or a new method of integrating technology into the curriculum, I would be responsible for passing it on to the students and the staff. To make myself "jump off the diving board" and learn it well enough, I would create a workshop for teacher on that technology, register it with district Professional Development as a site or district class and advertise a date. Then I would have to go out and learn that skill and learn it well, since I had to do a class on it!
Then I got out of technology and into library. One of the things that I like about that move is that even though there are new books and new Internet sites and new methods, there are also classics. When I taught computers, it felt like there were never classics that I could fall back on .... no one wanted to be using old websites or old technology methods; I had to be constantly updating and learning new things.
When I left computer teaching over 4 years ago, I stopped trying to learn new technology things, other than the basics I needed to do my job as a library media teacher. I was burned out on that. But now I am ready to jump in and learn a few new things; 23 new things, to be specific!
So, my goal is to learn about emerging technologies. I will figure out what tools I need as I go along. I want to finish this no later than December 2009, which means I have to get as far as possible this summer. I want to integrate at least one new technology to my lessons this coming year and discover at least 6 new websites.
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I enjoyed reading about your goals for this year. I'm learning so much from keeping up with the group's learning blogs. You are inspiring me to set some more Web 2.0 learning goals myself. I think you will enjoy learning these new technologies. See you this week.
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