April NL Techie of the Month Announcement

The Neighborhood Library’s Techie of the month for April was announced at our 21st Century Game Night last Saturday. The winner was Erin McBride! Erin works at the Jail Library. Erin was chosen as our winner this month for several reasons. Her post on our Tech Talk blog about QR codes generated many page views and lots of good comments from others. Also, Erin showed extraordinary intellectual curiosity around this topic. She started conversations about it not just in our blog, but at work, where she grabbed me to show her how to scan a code and see what happens. Then she downloaded a QR code generator, generated her own code, and then figured out how to post a code on our blog. Her excitement inspired others to learn more as well.

For her efforts, Erin won a $10 Amazon gift card!

Wondering how you can win too? As we’ve said, participation on the Tech Talk blog is the only way to win this coveted award. You don’t have to post some earth-shattering new idea to win. What we’re looking for is someone learning something new to them that they share. Maybe you finally tried facebook and posted a picture. Maybe you finally decided to play with an ipad and see what Angry Birds is all about. Tell us about your learning experience or be inspired by someone else’s learning and comment on that. Engaging comments on posts are just as vital to our learning as original posts.

I know there are many more of you lurking out there than are posting or commenting. We had over 1000 page views again this month. Jump in and join the fun. We do notice if you’re not there playing with us. Hey! Learn through Play!