In the midst of working on my school library blog, I realized that it was important to focus on the process.  Creating a blog is an ever evolving process.  It is continually shaped by its readers and the writer of the blog.  With this in mind, I found one of the struggles I had with creating my blog was I was not able to get input on the usability of the blog till the beginning of the year.  Therefore, since the direction of my blog was based on the readers, it was difficult to move forth without any feedback.  For example, as I created my page for the 24 hour library, which included links of the school’s online resources, it was difficult to determine how to much include because I did not know the extent of their background knowledge with regards to this topic.  I did not want to include too much information and resources in case this topic was unfamiliar to them. Including too much on this page might distract them from using the website if it became too complicated.  Since my school community consisted mostly of ESL learners, I wanted to include links through visuals. I decided to keep the text at a bare minimum.

At this of point creating my blog, I felt like I reached I standstill in what to add next.  After a discussion with Jenny, maybe it was time to stop focusing all my attention on what I needed to add to the blog.  Instead, like artists do, it was time to step and reflect on what I have created.  This pushed me to create a blog documenting my journey of using ICT in my library.  To be honest, I have considered starting a blog many times in my life.  I thought it would a nice way to document and record my life.  It would has be a good platform to share and learn from others.  However, the fears of exposing all my vulnerabilities have always stopped me.  I felt inspired once again to re-think this idea because it would be an excellent platform to share my learning and become a better teacher-librarian through input from other professionals and readers of the blog.  This point was clearly demonstrated in how much my vision for my library has evolved since I began this class.  With the knowledge imparted from our class, I feel so much more confident with my choices as a teacher-librarian in the future.  Sometimes, it was definitely a humbling experience to listen to my classmates but it was also comforting to have them as a support system as well.  You never know where your life will take you.  This class has really motivated me to continue pushing me forward in my journey to becoming a better teacher-librarian.