I believe that you are right when you say we need to invest time in learning new technology. Just tinkering around some new media tool for five minutes isn’t going to cut it. You need to dive into the provided tutorials and examples.
I agree with you that technology is here to stay. I also thought that the Renovated Learning website was a great resource to stay on top of technology trends.
I believe Twitter can be such a helpful resource for librarians and those in the information science field if used correctly. Following hashtags on Twitter can lead you to great resources and others in your field to spark a conversation with!
I’ve always thought that social media was another thing that took a lot of time. Your post brought home the fact that small, bite sized pieces of information in twitter demand a lot less time than other ways of keeping current.
Twitter is an excellent resource for librarians seeking new technology trends. I also believe it is one of the most accessible platforms to search for information due to the hashtags. It is a quick and easy way to locate helpful resources!
I agree with you that investing time in learning the technology is important. Information professionals working in schools should challenge themselves to update their lesson plans annually to incorporate the new technology. That way they don’t just know about the new trends, but they become experts in their use.
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I believe that you are right when you say we need to invest time in learning new technology. Just tinkering around some new media tool for five minutes isn’t going to cut it. You need to dive into the provided tutorials and examples.
I agree with you that technology is here to stay. I also thought that the Renovated Learning website was a great resource to stay on top of technology trends.
I believe Twitter can be such a helpful resource for librarians and those in the information science field if used correctly. Following hashtags on Twitter can lead you to great resources and others in your field to spark a conversation with!
Yes! I need to follow more professional hashtags. Mine is overrun with baseball and hockey!!
I’ve always thought that social media was another thing that took a lot of time. Your post brought home the fact that small, bite sized pieces of information in twitter demand a lot less time than other ways of keeping current.
Twitter is an excellent resource for librarians seeking new technology trends. I also believe it is one of the most accessible platforms to search for information due to the hashtags. It is a quick and easy way to locate helpful resources!
I agree with you that investing time in learning the technology is important. Information professionals working in schools should challenge themselves to update their lesson plans annually to incorporate the new technology. That way they don’t just know about the new trends, but they become experts in their use.
Definitely. I do think old plans can simply be tweaked in a lot of cases to accommodate for new trends and platforms.
Richard Byrne author of Free Technology for Teachers, https://www.freetech4teachers.com/, had a great idea to utilize social media while not going down the rabbit hole and getting lost for hours.
https://www.betimeful.com/ and https://pomofocus.io/
I plan to use these tools to use social media as a tool, but not get lost.