Wrapping Up

It's hard to believe Project Play is coming to an end! It's a bit of a let-down, as it has been one of the most fun projects I've had on my list for a while. I'm so proud of everyone who played along and hope that you'll all remain open to new technologies even after the Project ends. I've especially enjoyed reading your blogs and want to share some of your closing comments here:

Bugg said:

"I enjoyed doing Project play and learning most of the tools that are available. I was recently asked to help set up a church library, so now I'm especially glad I learned what I did (esp. on how they related to libraries!) - and that I overcame my fear of the dreaded unknown of the internet. I will be more open to using and sharing what I've learned, and learning more as necessary. Thanks for making project play available to us!"

JusVal said:

"Project Play....played into the curiosity I have about the Internet and computers. Each week, I would look forward to a new tool, or maybe a known tool that I had forgotten about! During each assignment or 'fun extra' another wave of curiosity would take over, that would lead me down other paths of enlightenment, the web is paradise to the curious! When is Semester 3 starting?"

Kathy B. posted:

"Thanks to Beth and the rest of the ProjectPlay staff for this opportunity! It has been fun and enlightening. I have done things that I never would have otherwise. Some things I might never use again and others I will but I do believe if you stop learning, you stop living."

Kathy Dreyer said:

"I do think however that Project Play has helped me become more curious. It has taught me so many things. One day my husband wondered how he could do something on the computer and I said you could do it by husing mash-ups. My kids could not believe that I had a blog. Maybe I am more trainable than I thought."

Terry Dawson posted:

"What I love about Project Play is that it encourages us to develop our own natural curiosity and mess around with some technological toys and tools to think up -- and discuss -- new ways to deliver services. The world keeps changing: we need all our curiosity to keep learning and all the worthwhile tools we can find to keep our libraries changing with community needs."

And be sure to read Miss Melanie's post on Curiosity. She shares a story called "The Little Boy" by Helen Buckley - a great example of how curiosity and the desire to learn new things can be squashed early in life.

Thanks again to everyone who played along and remember to keep playing more, learning more, and fearing less!