Hello again. Well I'm back for another week, and it's been a busy one.
Before talking about this week, I'll quickly talk about something I forgot to mention last week. Last Wednesday I met with the Media committee to do an interview for the CTEP video. It was actually pretty fun. I talked about the different assistive technology that we have, what I do, and some of the challenges I've faced so far. They then got some footage of me demoing some of the assistive technology like JAWS and Dragon. I can't wait to see the video.
So this week I've been doing a lot of different things. I've been slowing down on the outreach for Lexington Library since we'll be moving soon. We're only open for about another month, and everyone's busy packing. Instead, I've been starting to focus on outreach and planning for my work at Dayton's Bluff Library. I've been making some contacts to various colleges and universities around the area to see what types of assistive technology they commonly offered, and what's worked well for them. I also got some good suggestions for marketing and publicizing the technology.
That isn't to say I've stopped doing stuff for Lexington. I have a couple of people coming in to get a demo of the computer mid next week. I'll also be helping a new customer learn more about JAWS and Kurzweil, and maybe demo some of the other technology too.
Finally I'm working on a sort of quick reference guide/program basics folder for library staff. For each of the different assistive programs, I'm putting together some basic tasks and commands customers almost always want to know when getting started. I've pretty much completed it, and will be showing it to other library staff tomorrow and next week. The nice thing is, pieces of this, or all of it, can be used at Dayton's Bluff too. There are also a couple of sections for basic Windows commands and tips that Riley and I can probably use in our computer trainings this summer. The project started out pretty simple, but kind of turned out to be a kind of quick reference manual for library staff, and will also probably be a really good starting point for the next CTEP member.
I'm also doing more ob searching and applying. I got an e-mail back from one requesting an interview for next Friday, which is a Corps day, so I'm hoping to get it changed because I think the job would be really fun. It's an assistive technology job in California.
I also have to make a decision very quickly about summer grad school. I have to quickly figure out if I can get it paid for, and register if I can because I think the first class is on June 5. In a way, I would rather just have the summer devoted to work, but the class is only offered during the summer, so I should probably find a way to take it. The plus side is, from what my instructor who's also the head of the department told me, the last 2 classes I took were the hardest and took the most effort of all of them. Oh, which reminds me, I got somewhere around a 99% last semester! Woohoo! I rock!
Finally the AU committee is still working on the toolkit and video. We're meeting here at Lexington tomorrow morning to hopefully finalize some more things on the video and toolkit. I really have to get cracking and finish a template tonight to show at the meeting tomorrow. I've started, and know what design I'm going for, but I just have to sit down and finish it.
And with the 3 day weekend, I'll hopefully have some fun. I didn't get to grill out last weekend like I'd hoped, but maybe this weekend. I'll also probably kick back and read some for the CTEP book club just to keep my hours up. Maybe some friends and I will get together to do something outside or play some cards again. And of course there's the DS when it's super hot outside...
I'm also looking for a new LCD monitor for my desktop at home. Right now I have this beastly CRT monitor that puts out tons of heat, and is really dark for some strange reason. I really want to get a Dell 19 or 20 inch widescreen model, so if anyone knows of a good deal, let me know. Anything to lessen the burden of my air conditioner...
That's about all for this week, so have a good long weekend. I'll be back again next week.
Before talking about this week, I'll quickly talk about something I forgot to mention last week. Last Wednesday I met with the Media committee to do an interview for the CTEP video. It was actually pretty fun. I talked about the different assistive technology that we have, what I do, and some of the challenges I've faced so far. They then got some footage of me demoing some of the assistive technology like JAWS and Dragon. I can't wait to see the video.
So this week I've been doing a lot of different things. I've been slowing down on the outreach for Lexington Library since we'll be moving soon. We're only open for about another month, and everyone's busy packing. Instead, I've been starting to focus on outreach and planning for my work at Dayton's Bluff Library. I've been making some contacts to various colleges and universities around the area to see what types of assistive technology they commonly offered, and what's worked well for them. I also got some good suggestions for marketing and publicizing the technology.
That isn't to say I've stopped doing stuff for Lexington. I have a couple of people coming in to get a demo of the computer mid next week. I'll also be helping a new customer learn more about JAWS and Kurzweil, and maybe demo some of the other technology too.
Finally I'm working on a sort of quick reference guide/program basics folder for library staff. For each of the different assistive programs, I'm putting together some basic tasks and commands customers almost always want to know when getting started. I've pretty much completed it, and will be showing it to other library staff tomorrow and next week. The nice thing is, pieces of this, or all of it, can be used at Dayton's Bluff too. There are also a couple of sections for basic Windows commands and tips that Riley and I can probably use in our computer trainings this summer. The project started out pretty simple, but kind of turned out to be a kind of quick reference manual for library staff, and will also probably be a really good starting point for the next CTEP member.
I'm also doing more ob searching and applying. I got an e-mail back from one requesting an interview for next Friday, which is a Corps day, so I'm hoping to get it changed because I think the job would be really fun. It's an assistive technology job in California.
I also have to make a decision very quickly about summer grad school. I have to quickly figure out if I can get it paid for, and register if I can because I think the first class is on June 5. In a way, I would rather just have the summer devoted to work, but the class is only offered during the summer, so I should probably find a way to take it. The plus side is, from what my instructor who's also the head of the department told me, the last 2 classes I took were the hardest and took the most effort of all of them. Oh, which reminds me, I got somewhere around a 99% last semester! Woohoo! I rock!
Finally the AU committee is still working on the toolkit and video. We're meeting here at Lexington tomorrow morning to hopefully finalize some more things on the video and toolkit. I really have to get cracking and finish a template tonight to show at the meeting tomorrow. I've started, and know what design I'm going for, but I just have to sit down and finish it.
And with the 3 day weekend, I'll hopefully have some fun. I didn't get to grill out last weekend like I'd hoped, but maybe this weekend. I'll also probably kick back and read some for the CTEP book club just to keep my hours up. Maybe some friends and I will get together to do something outside or play some cards again. And of course there's the DS when it's super hot outside...
I'm also looking for a new LCD monitor for my desktop at home. Right now I have this beastly CRT monitor that puts out tons of heat, and is really dark for some strange reason. I really want to get a Dell 19 or 20 inch widescreen model, so if anyone knows of a good deal, let me know. Anything to lessen the burden of my air conditioner...
That's about all for this week, so have a good long weekend. I'll be back again next week.
posted by Jesse Anderson at 2:30 PM
1 Comments:
Congrats on your 99%, Jesse! That's awesome. Sounds like you've got a lot going on still, especially with this move to the other library. Things must be crazy over there!
Where in CA is this job you are applying for? Good luck with your job applications... I need to start thinking about that too. If you absolutely can't move your interview, talk to Jeff about it. If it's over the phone, you could maybe step out while you have the interview. Woo hoo!
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