Me with Marlin

OK, I have been resisting now for
two weeks, but I really must post
my fishing picture from my recent
deep sea fishing trip in Cabo San
Lucas. Yeah, I call him Big Daddy,
and he weighed 120 pounds and
was 9 ft. long. Slightly bigger than
the bass and northerns I have
caught in Minnesota!

papost23

ImageChef.com Flower Text

Thing 6: Online Image Generators

Here I am with Charlize Theorons hair, thanks to my use of Hair Mixer. These tools are waaaaaa too much fun. I'm sure that folks working with students will think of all kinds of useful applications for these. I will try a few more, and post about them here.

I'm Back!

I am back from a week in Mexico, and I am delighted to see more CMLE participant blogs. Cindy Gruwell, SCSU and LeAnn Suchy, College of St. Benedict, "held the fort" in my absence, and continue to assist CMLE participants navigate through this program. A huge thank you for their ongoing support and assistance. Friday, February 15th is the registration deadline, and I have been busy sending communications out to multiple lists to encourage everyone to get registered. Statewide, we have over 700 people registered, but there is room for an unlimited number of Minnesotans, so encourage your library colleagues to "get on the stick" and join this 23 Things on a Stick program. The multitype directors met all day Tuesday here in St. Cloud, and we are happy with how the program is going. Some participants are already asking if we can do this again next year, which is great!

Hang on!

I haven't posted lately because I am trying to trouble shoot all of the blog registrations we have received. Some have not actually been created through Blogger, so I have been fairly busy re-directing people to start with Thing 1, and after Blogger has indicated your blog name is available, you can complete your work in Blogger, then register your blog. I suspect that some just clicked on the link to register their blog, and made things up. So, stay tuned, I will return and hopefully stay ahead of all our participants so I can be helpful to them. As you know, Web 2.0 things are always in Beta, so even though I used some things a year ago, they have changed. Ah, that is our challenge folks!

Live and Learn with Web 2.0!

And We Begin!

Today is a holiday for many, but it is the first day that our 23 Things on a Stick is available (in full) to all participants statewide. Remember, all participants must register their blogs (Thing 1) by February 15th, and all work must be completed by April 16th in order to receive recognition, a prize, and entry into additonal prize drawings. Things you may want to know:

• If you haven't met me yet, my name is Patricia Post, and I am the director of the Central MN Libraries Exchange, also known as CMLE
• CMLE provides support services to academic, public, school and special libraries. CMLE is one of the seven multicounty, multiytpe systems offering 23 Things on a Stick
• You will notice that in the right frame of the 23 Things Blog, there is a section called "Contact your Multitype". If you run into trouble with any of the activities, feel free to read the blogs of others doing the same thing, to learn tips and tricks. OR, if you simply want to send an email for HELP, click on CMLE23@gmail.com to receive assistance. I have recruited two coaches from our Central MN region to help me in answering questions of any participants who get really stuck. LeAnn Suchy, College of St. Benedict, and Cindy Gruwell, St. Cloud State University, will assist me in responding to questions.
• Last but not least, treat this learning experience as a fun thing. Prepare to play a bit as you learn these new tools, and feel no guilt for learning in a playful way. Onward explorers!

Patricia P-

23 Things Kick Off is on January 21

Behind the scenes, we are preparing for the upcoming kickoff of 23 Things on a Stick! The press release went out to 15 lists or outlets this week, and we are seeing lots of hits on the 23 Things Blog. The introductory material is available on the site, but please note that the "Things" have been locked down until the launch. Thing 1 is setting up your blog, and registering with us so we can track your progress. Eight days to go!

A Blog is Born!

Today, my 23 Things on a Stick blog was born, which I named papost23. Boring, I know, but I wanted it to be easy for people to spot me within our blogging environment. I look forward to blogging with folks as they join us in this new statewide initiative. If we don't attend to our own professional development, who exactly will do so? Things are changing fast, and now is a great time to grab hold and learn in a safe supportive environment. Lets make a pact to help each other through the 23 things within the allotted amount of time if at all possible.

My next post will show my avatar.....drum roll please.....