Challenges of Future Vision Project

I did run into a few challenges when creating these pages.  The teacher page was pretty straight forward, the only struggle was the endless hours of selecting the right resources. More frustrating was the layout of the student pages. I was really hoping to do a padlet to make the explanation more visual for the students but I just couldn’t figure out how to embed it. In the end, it is somewhat visual but there are definitely things I want to change about it.  There are so many library websites in my district that are much more sophisticated than the one I have created.  I aspire to develop my website into something that I will be proud of among the other Delta library websites.  I intend to add “how to” videos, more visuals and more forums where all my patrons can begin to share their thoughts and begin to connect with each other and others. There will be challenges that come along with is though.  First off, I need to learn how to make the website look more sophisticated. I need to learn how to create and embed videos that will help patrons and encourage them to want to get involved in creating there own online presence.  Then once the improvements are made to the website, how do I get all my patrons to visit the site? This is something I think everyone in our class can identify with.  Creating interest is always difficult but I will do whatever I can think of to promote the site come September. I will use staff meetings, newsletters, announcements etc. to get the word out there but managing the website and blog and gaining continual engagement is something that will always be a struggle.  I will stay persistent as possible and hope for the best.

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  1. Thanks for getting this posted, Harj! The realities of attempting to implement real-world digital functionalities into district-based systems can be frustrating. That is why teachers must persist and identify the barriers they encounter and possibilities for improvement rather than reasons to abandon the technology. Draw strength from your personal learning network and advocate for the best ICT resources for educational purposes.

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