Thing 18 Reflection Week

This week it is all about reflection. I know it is hard to believe but I have stuck with the 23 things blog and I am really glad that I did. At first I was a tad hesitant to commit myself to such a program, for me and I know others this time of the year can be super busy with the run up to the start of semester 1.

But now that I have been asked to take some time out to reflect I can say without a doubt how glad I am that I stuck with the 23 things. If it wasn’t for Kate and her program (big kudos to Kate) I wouldn’t have an understanding of a lot of the social media and other applications that are out there in the cyber world.

Since being on this 23 things journey I have been actively involved in a process where I am gaining firsthand experience, in looking at a different “thing” each week. I have been able to direct my attention to a certain application and to explore it in greater depth. I was able to do this in the midst of all my other day to day work tasks. I was able to give a small amount of time each week to examine and explore.

I now have a better understanding that what I have embarked on is a way of opening up possibilities for myself. To gain knowledge and understanding in such things as collaboration tools, social bookmarking and using apps to enhance and support library work.  What I really found useful thus far is the way we were able to look deeper into Google and all of its services that it has to offer someone like me. I now have a Gmail account, I have explored Google drive and Google reader.

If it were not for the 23 things blog I would most likely still be in the “dark” when it comes to social media content.