Nebraska Learns 2.0: Animations & A Classic Look at the Future

Nebraska Learns 2.0 is the Nebraska Library Commission’s ongoing online learning program. It is a self-discovery program which encourages participants to take control of their own learning and to utilize their lifelong learning skills through exploration and PLAY. Each month, we offer you an opportunity to learn a new Thing (or lesson). You have all month to complete that Thing and receive one CE credit. You may choose which Things to do based on personal interest and time availability. If the Thing of the month doesn’t interest you or if you are particularly busy that month, you can skip it. * The Thing for March is: WeGIF Animated GIFs are either an art form or an annoyance, depending on both who you ask and what the content of the image is. In either case you can think of them as digital versions of those cartoon flip-books you created back in school in the corners of your textbooks. This month we’ll be playing with the WeGIF service which allows you to make simple animated GIFs of your own. Another facet of Nebraska Learns 2.0 is BookThing. Each month we pick a single title that we feel has relevance to librarianship and/or information theory. Some of the titles will be very obviously related; while others may not seem so on the surface but there is a connection. Your assignment will be to read the book and create a blog post answering some questions about the title. * The BookThing for March is: The Third Wave by Alvin Toffler If you are new to Nebraska Learns 2.0, your first assignment is to sign up to participate.  This program is open to ALL Nebraska librarians, library staff, library friends, library board members and school media specialists. We hope you’ll join your library colleagues in the fun as you learn about new and exciting technologies!