Hurray... I've finished! Overall this has been a great experience. I have enjoyed learning about so many new technologies and feel a little more hip with what's going on in the web world. Taking the class online has been really beneficial, I liked the flexibility to learn at my own pace.
(Although, I wish I didn't feel as rushed to get through it so quickly-having a September 30th time constraint. ) Most of the activities were engaging and helpful but some were just to cumbersome to work with or to figure out. This did open my eyes as to how much I didn't know about the web and how quickly technology is changing the way we communicate in our world.
Friday, October 12, 2007
Del.icio.us and Technorati
I put both of these activities off after the first time I viewed them. So in order to finish my 23 things, I went back and tried to understand how to use a social bookmarking manager and a blog tagging system. This is just too much for me to get a grasp on!
Concerning Del.icio.us: the podcast was awful-too much information in a boring podcast. Who is going to us this? If you have hours to research, then tag, tag, tag and tag- making sure you use filters and sources of topical information..... I don't get it. "Find people in the magic middle to filter information for you" sorry but at this time I think I'll pass.
Technorati offers a few features for the blogger at heart. When I viewed Learning Libraries 2.0 within Technorati, again I didn't get it, so I gave it a second chance and I looked at top hits-Britney Spears-again it was just a bunch of junk!
In conclusion......I think if you have HOURS and HOURS available for first figuring out and then playing around with these sites and then maybe you would find something significant to them.
Concerning Del.icio.us: the podcast was awful-too much information in a boring podcast. Who is going to us this? If you have hours to research, then tag, tag, tag and tag- making sure you use filters and sources of topical information..... I don't get it. "Find people in the magic middle to filter information for you" sorry but at this time I think I'll pass.
Technorati offers a few features for the blogger at heart. When I viewed Learning Libraries 2.0 within Technorati, again I didn't get it, so I gave it a second chance and I looked at top hits-Britney Spears-again it was just a bunch of junk!
In conclusion......I think if you have HOURS and HOURS available for first figuring out and then playing around with these sites and then maybe you would find something significant to them.
Learning about audiobooks
It's great to have two other options to give to our Ipod customers -Project Gutenberg and Worldebook Fair. It was amazing to see all the titles that Project Gutenberg offers! Although I'm still a book person, I can see where Project Gutenberg has alot to offer, for example, people with eyesight problems can now enhance the font of the book for easier reading and those who travel alot and don't want to carry a book can download both ebooks and audio.
Podcasts
After accomplishing this activity I can understand where podcasts are really useful for some people especially iTunes. Podcasts can be very beneficial in a training or meeting environment, I enjoyed the podcasts used for this class. I think to view podcasts you need to have alot of time to search through the maze of podcasts available and even then might not find exactly what you are looking for. Although this technology isn't for me, I can see it as a trend that will grow over a period of time and most likely will become a commonplace for all computer users.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
YouTube Video
I really enjoyed this site. It has so many great videos. I decided to look up dogs, and talking dog videos showed up. They were really funny. I think YouTube has alot of wonderful videos for all types of uses, although I am sure this site has alot of videos that I probably would be offended by. I think there are quite a few uses that we could use video for in the library: show casing performers-especially those who have performed at our children's summer programs, and programs such as our gingerbread workshop, Wii, teen nights, tween nights, etc. Also, we could video our meeting rooms so patrons could see what they look like, etc. (this would probably be more useful for the PF branch)
Web 2.0 awards list
Everyone in my family has been on craigslist, so I decided to check it out. It was pretty much what I thought it would be listings of goods, jobs, and pretty much anything a person wants to purchase.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Online Productivity
This is sooo cool. I have Wordperfect on my home computer and have had so many incidents where the end user could not read my information. Now I have a solution to my problem! This is definitely a wave of the future. Hang on Microsoft your monopoly might be coming to an end sometime in the future.
Thing 12 Rollyo and Merlin (Thing 9)
I really didn't see the benefit of using Rollyo for my own personal use. For certain professions I think this would be a great tool to be able to use in organizing RSS feeds, blogs, etc.
I really enjoyed using Merlin and hope to use it in the future-if time allows. In trying to differentiate which feeds I like better I entered Owings, Maryland. Topix was very easy to use and had alot of information right on the first page, Feedster was disappointing it basically reminded me of a google search, Syndic8 was also not very user friendly and didn't come up with any information. So I thought I better try a different search term such as Brittany Spears-again I liked Topix better. I think blogs are okay if you have alot of time to clear through the trash that is out in blog world!
I really enjoyed using Merlin and hope to use it in the future-if time allows. In trying to differentiate which feeds I like better I entered Owings, Maryland. Topix was very easy to use and had alot of information right on the first page, Feedster was disappointing it basically reminded me of a google search, Syndic8 was also not very user friendly and didn't come up with any information. So I thought I better try a different search term such as Brittany Spears-again I liked Topix better. I think blogs are okay if you have alot of time to clear through the trash that is out in blog world!
Sandbox wiki
Wiki's are very easy to work, the sandbox wiki was fun. Although, I am not sure of the consistency of the wiki...I just went into check mine and it is gone! This could be a problem if you need dependability.
Wikis and Library 2.0
Wikis are a fascinating way to open the doors to the library in a web friendly atmosphere. I think that customers would benefit and have fun posting their book reviews. A High school summer reading wiki for teens would allow teen to post what books they have enjoyed reading and those they did not, they could also offer project ideas etc. Book discussions could be held via online-thus eliminating time constraints for participants in having to meet. I also think it would be a great way for customers to post what library programs they have enjoyed and also those they would like to see more of in the future.
Most of the Library 2.0 articles were focused on the future of a virtual library scenario. I do believe this prediction will eventually become a reality. Maybe not for the next few generations (especially for those not computer savvy), but for the younger children of today who's world revolves around their computer and the internet -playing on line games, chatting with friends, researching homework, downloading music, viewing videos, etc. These will be the future users of virtual libraries and will open new doors for new ways of learning.
Most of the Library 2.0 articles were focused on the future of a virtual library scenario. I do believe this prediction will eventually become a reality. Maybe not for the next few generations (especially for those not computer savvy), but for the younger children of today who's world revolves around their computer and the internet -playing on line games, chatting with friends, researching homework, downloading music, viewing videos, etc. These will be the future users of virtual libraries and will open new doors for new ways of learning.
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Library Thing
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/mperdue
A great idea for the list maker.....I wish I had time to enter all the books I've read. I know quite a few people who would really benefit from this site and will recommend it to them. It would be great to incorporate this into our system.....then our customers could keep track of what they have read. (I had a customer tell me she read over 14,000 books so far in her life, just think if she had used this!)
A great idea for the list maker.....I wish I had time to enter all the books I've read. I know quite a few people who would really benefit from this site and will recommend it to them. It would be great to incorporate this into our system.....then our customers could keep track of what they have read. (I had a customer tell me she read over 14,000 books so far in her life, just think if she had used this!)
Meez and Yahoo Avatar
What fun! I really enjoyed creating different online images. I showed my daughter the
sites and she had fun playing around with them. I can see where teens and under would enjoy these sites.
sites and she had fun playing around with them. I can see where teens and under would enjoy these sites.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Bloglines
Wow...the things we can do to save time...I really enjoyed setting up my
blogline. Will I use it? Probably not, I don't get much time to access my computer
at home...my kids monopolize it! I can see where people who are on their computers
all day long would love to have this option. It definitely has some fun features...joke, word, quote of the day, cartoons, etc.
blogline. Will I use it? Probably not, I don't get much time to access my computer
at home...my kids monopolize it! I can see where people who are on their computers
all day long would love to have this option. It definitely has some fun features...joke, word, quote of the day, cartoons, etc.
Mashups
This picture looks just like my wonderful dog Molly. It was alot of fun creating this and wasn't too hard to create. I think that I will definitely be able to use this technology in the future. 
Interesting Technology
BLACKLE.....Blackle was created by Heap Media to remind us all of the need to take small steps in our everyday lives to save energy. Blackle searches are powered by Google Custom Search.
Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black. "Image displayed is primarily a function of the user's color settings and desktop graphics, as well as the color and size of open application windows; a given monitor requires more power to display a white (or light) screen than a black (or dark) screen."
A new way to save energy when doing a google search!
Blackle saves energy because the screen is predominantly black. "Image displayed is primarily a function of the user's color settings and desktop graphics, as well as the color and size of open application windows; a given monitor requires more power to display a white (or light) screen than a black (or dark) screen."
A new way to save energy when doing a google search!
Monday, August 13, 2007
Myrtle Beach Sunrise - USA
This beautiful photograph reminds me of my relaxing summer vacation in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Flikr offers so many beautiful pictures..a new alternative to use instead of using google images!
Life Long Learning, 71/2 habits-Week 1
Easiest habit-play, I have two children so I am pretty good at playing. Hardest habit-Accept responsibility for your own learning...I tend to put off things because of never having enough time. I know in order to grow I have to invest in learning new things!
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
setting up my blog
This is my blog. It was very easy to set up although I am not sure exactly what
it is going to look like. I am looking forward to getting the hang of blogging.
it is going to look like. I am looking forward to getting the hang of blogging.
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