Here is my hang up...I get it in my head that each post should be BIG, meaningful, Earth-shattering, and amazing. I start planning in my head what I'll write, what resources I'll share, and how it will be a post worth the hours to compose. Then reality hits, and I don't make the time to write.
So, thanks to Kelly Hines at "In the Trenches" and her 20-day Blog Challenge she shared on Techformers Unite facebook page, I am ready to do this thing!!
I did create my own 20-day Challenge - Librarian Version in hopes that it will help me keep moving forward. I will be flexible, focused, and interesting....ok, can't promise that last one, but I will do my best! The list and you guys will help hold me accountable! Because, if I know someone is actually reading this, I'll have to write so as not to let down my readers! LOL
Wish me luck....better yet, join me! Who's in? Please share your blog below. Let's inspire each other to take our professional development to a whole-new-level!
Great idea!
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ReplyDeleteGreat idea - I will join you at Library Grits http://librarygrits.blogspot.com I would like to include more teaching moments and successful student impact, so will modify a few of the challenges to include this aspect.
ReplyDeleteI will do an introduction today and launch tomorrow to take up most of January. Thanks for the idea. Dianne
My first commenters, yea! Ok, this is for real now. Composing my first official blog for the challenge tonight. Dianne, happy to hear your modifications. We all have different variations to our jobs, so we have to make this our own in order to be successful. I look forward to reading your posts!
ReplyDeletesounds like a nice challenge! Here's mine:
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Awesome idea. Thinking I will get some post drafts ready this weekend and start publishing them next week.
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Welcome aboard, Nadine! Heading over to your blog now. :-) Ms. O, that is part of my plan...get some drafts together to help me keep up. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI also took Kelly's challenge and adapted a bit! You make a good point about how blog posts don't have to be huge earth-shattering undertakings. Thanks for the comment on my blog! Please let me know if I can help in anyway with creating symbaloos.
ReplyDeleteLove this challenge! I'm going to do a modification as well and do all the challenges, but post them weekly. One of my goals this year is to increase content, but to keep it steady and stable. Your list of prompts is great! Risking-Failure.com
ReplyDeleteThanks for the Inspiration, Jenn. I have been wanting to blog and haven't really committed…maybe 2014 is the year! My blog is at http://mediamumblings.weebly.com/blog.html
ReplyDeleteAnd we are officially off!! Once again had to fight my "but I just can't think of anything" writer's block, took a look at my prompt, had my ah-ha moment....and I did it! Love checking out everyone else's blogs along the way!
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ReplyDeleteI'm Carolina Fraga from Brazil, I'm a trainer specialist for EBSCO and I loved your idea. I'm preparing my posts for this challenge in my blog peculiarizar.com, but I couldn't understand the Day 5, could you help me?
Thanks!
Oh my...so I clearly have not set a good example, however, I have not given up!!! My challenge shall just extend past January. :-)
ReplyDeleteCarolina, Book Talking is where we share books with students. We might give a summary, share some favorite parts, read a selection, etc. I, for one, am trying to do more book trailers as I rarely get the chance to book talk anymore. *gasp* I know! I am a librarian who barely gets to books, it seems! ;-) I do manage On-the-Fly book talks with kids, at least!
Good luck and keep blogging!!
Thank you Jen! And don't give up :D
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this challenge! I've been participating at www.asouthernruckus.com/inthelibrary and would love to see this an annual event!
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