Goodbye and Good luck!!!!

Since this is our last week, I have written several reflection blogs. In my other courses we have always written posts or papers looking back on our experiences during the semester. I figured I would keep the tradition alive with my blog. I have written a blog about this course and one reflecting on blogging. Now for my last post, I thought I would talk about the assignments we completed during the semester. There were several I liked and a few I was ready to pull my hair out while doing.
The first half of the semester I found out that I really did not like Google Reader. Then through this course I discovered the great book called Google The Lost Manual. I loved this book and my mom did purchase it for her library. Of course I later found out (during the ePrints 3 assignment) that the lost manual was a series and they had one about Facebook. I found that to be so cool and if I get a high school library position I plan on purchasing it. Of course Facebook may not be popular then, who knows!
The ePrints 3 assignment was one of my favorites. I thought it was really a great way to locate materials about social networking. I didn’t think I would like working on this assignment, but I was shocked that I did. Once you get the hang of using the website, it was easy. It created a list of resources and I think that is really beneficial for students and librarians. I would definitely use this type of technology in my library.
The Koha assignment was different in many ways from the ePrints 3 assignment. First, I found it really difficult to use and I was not too happy with it. I liked how we were able to use the virtual shelf and look at what everyone else had selected. This really helped me in the beginning when I was trying to figure out what to do. However, I do not think I will use this system in my own library, I found it confusing and I think students might as well, though I see the benefits of using this type of technology.
The Thoreau Fragment assignment was also one of my favorites. I think it was really interesting that we were asked to change the formatting around to look like an old version of the item. I have always liked playing around with the different font styles, so I found this really interesting. It also gave us a chance to become more familiar with the different font styles and sizes.
I also think the hyperlink assignment was fun and beneficial. It gave us a better sense of what to do with hyperlinks. This was beneficial because we didn’t have to start from scratch when completing this assignment. Hyperlinks are a great source for students.
The final assignment we had to complete was the webpage and this helped me to start an electronic portfolio. I think I may continue with this webpage and add my other courses to it, that way I will have an electronic portfolio for my time spent in the MLIS program.
I have really enjoyed this course and blogging about my experiences. I can definitely see myself using many of the different technologies in my future library. I am glad that I was able to work with so many different things over the last twelve weeks. I’m really excited about graduating but will miss this program. This is my last post, so I hope everyone has a great summer and next semester!! I'm off for vacation!!