IM'ing

This was my fisrt experience with IM'ing. I can see an application for IM during meetings or conference calls to share thoughts with others in real time. I'm not sure I would use it as a means of regular communication with someone though and I know I wouldn't learn the lingo. The emoticons were fun, I never use them when I'm using email. I'm just afraid it could be one more distraction during the day since I would want to know what was going on and have to check. I'm already lost when my email notify feature doesn't work on a Mac.
Two of did a group chat with Allana, there was feeling of safety in numbers since I knew one of the group.
I'm not sure there is a use for IM'ing with K through 5 students or their parents but it would be interesting to explore. We could answer teacher questions during the day or walk them through a problem quickly. It would require being at my desk quite often and I do tend to drift around the library with students searching for the right book. We'll have to decide if it enhances our ability to provide better service in our library or is just another fun thing to play with on our computers.

help I'm blogging

I've ditched my first attempt but I'm going to meet my goal of blogging successfully. I'm not sure why I'm intimidated after 27 years at a computer. Look out obstacles here I come.