Going for More

2009-05-28T18:35:00.003-05:00

#43....ONLINE TV and VIDEO
I did register and take a look at JOOST. I tried to watch "Harper's Island, but it would stop and was kinda jumpy. I think this online video can be a good thing, but I am not a big movie or TV buff, so I do not know if I would take advantage of this technology. But it is nice to know that it is available...

2009-05-21T14:15:00.002-05:00

I was actually going to give up on finishing these "Things". But with the extended finish date, I will try to take a look at the remaining "things" and at least get an idea what is available. I may not spend as much time on each project but hopefully can go back and spend more time after "Summer Reading" is over !

2009-05-21T13:55:00.003-05:00

# 37...Photo Tales...
I loved this "Thing" as I do send out a lot of pictures to family by e-mail. I do use Picassa for all my pictures. From this "thing" I discovered "animoto". What fun...this is so cool to make a video with pictures and put music to it ! The video I added to my blog was actually family members pulling a log from the lake!! I will spend more time on my home computer working with this site. Anyone know of a site that I can download some video from my digital camera and burn to DVD or send to friends?? I would appreciate any advice in this area..

Let's move this log...

2009-05-21T13:54:00.001-05:00

2009-05-21T13:31:00.002-05:00

#36...Comic Relief--Generate some Fun
Looked at some of the "fun" sites. Did generate 1 animated picture to my blog. Tried to download a newspaper, but couldn't figure out how to get it on my blog. Generating comics to blogs could be lots of fun...will spend more time on it ...

2009-04-30T19:27:00.002-05:00

#35...Books 2.0
Wow, I could spend hours on this "Thing". Lots of good sites to look at. I do not think that the actual book will ever disappear. There is nothing like holding a book in your hands and reading it ! I certainly do not want to be reading a book on my phone! I am a member of shelfari - In the 1st round I set up a bookshelf on my blog with recently read books and books I plan to read. Of course I need to update it on a regular basis. Have received messages in my mailbox, requesting a response on the rating of the book and if it is a book that I would suggest as a "must - read". I looked at the Library organization sites, and registered at trackmine.com. This looks like a fun site. I like the reviews section, not only for books, but for movies, wine, software and a variety of items.
I thought "twitterlit" was cool, and "kidderlit". Twittering the first line of books would be a good way to get kids more involved in a "fun way". Reader's advisory was good to look at. Will spend more time on "What's next" books in series and "What should I read next" as patrons are always asking these 2 questions. Podiobooks.com will be a popular site amongst patrons. I do not have an Ipod, but if there was a site that you could download books for a minimum $$ I know it would be well used. So if their is a site for this, let us all know. I played around with the visual bookshelf on facebook. Did not even know this existed... There are so many ways to read, so no one should have an excuse, but you will always see me with the book in my hand!!!

2009-04-29T12:25:00.002-05:00

#34...Is it a Competetion? Online answer Sites
I loved the : 100 Places to Go for Good Answers online. I bookmarked it in my "Delicious" site and will also run it off for my staff - good training sites for them.
I also read the "future of the reference desk". As our library never had a "reference desk" there will be no changes in staff. One librarian "jack of all trades". But I can definitely see the difference in "help" that is needed by students doing reports, papers etc. There is definitely more use of research on their own, on the computers. I like it when their research has to include more resources than the internet. We still find that in our small community and schools. I like the name change suggested in one of the interviews "research help desk".
I also read Librarian 2.0 - Interviews of the future of libraries. The interview by Laura Solomon was very interesting. "Holds being delivered to your front door"?? Are people really getting that "lazy"? I do see that we need a better way to "market our libraries". And I don't think it should be locally, but state wide..
I took a look at "answer bag"..some pretty ridiculous questions. It looks like a waste of valuable time taken to answer some of these questions.
So I see this hurting libraries? Yes, but there is so much more available in libraries than just the "reference desk". That's why marketing is so important!!!!

2009-04-21T11:10:00.002-05:00

I attended the "Teen Services" workshop in Marshall sponsored by Sammie on Monday April 20. The speaker covered items such as "staffing and time", 'teen support", "community support" and "$$money$$". She also covered what worked in her library and what did not work. The best advice was: "Don't be afraid to start small and dream big"... "be realistic"... and "don't expect overnight results". Involve the teens. Every library should have a "teen advisory board". This will be one of my main goals!!!
Thanks Sammie for sponsoring this workshop...

2009-04-16T19:07:00.002-05:00

#33....Travel 2.0
This was a very fun "Thing". Now I understand google maps a little more, as the sites that I looked at
"showed google maps". What is travel 2.0? To make it simple it is "travel information sites".
I know if I ever go on a fantastic out of the country trip...I will set up a travel blog-My Life of Travel- what a great way to keep your family informed of your travels without having to make phone calls. I did follow Eric Perkins (Kare 11) blog when he was at the winter Olympics. Very interesting!!
I also looked at gusto.com. This is also a good site..I looked at the Las Vegas travel guide on this site as we spent a week in Las Vegas in January. You could look at people ratings of restaurants, attractions, night life, landmarks, shopping etc.
Take a look at "notes from the road" if only to see the beautiful pictures. "Green routes" is easy to use..all you need to do is fill in the city you are interested in visiting. Of course I had to look at ..fastfoodmaps.com.
You can pinpoint where the fast food restaurants such as Mcdonalds, Burger King, Hardees etc. by city and state.This site also has.. caffeinemaps.com. Did you know there are 10,709 Starbucks locations in the U.S as of July 2008? Everyone should look at these sites before venturing out on their travels...good info!

2009-04-16T17:58:00.002-05:00

#32....Google Maps
I must admit that I do not like working with Google maps...I tried for at least 2 hours to add a map to my blog and it would not work for me. I have had an experience with google maps, as a friend of mine sent me a google map of a marina that he has his sailboat in, not far from the San Diego airport. We were flying out to visit him, so he gave us the directions on google earth from the airport to the marina, where we were to meet him.
When I have the time I will take a look at it again and see what I am doing wrong... But need to get onto the next "Thing".

2009-04-14T10:57:00.002-05:00

Hi all,
Irritating "worm" torments Twitter....this program, known as a "worm" targeted Twitter's network with four different attacks starting early Saturday and ending Monday, April 11 - 13. So..be aware!!!

2009-03-31T13:24:00.003-05:00

#31...More: Twitter
Do I need more "networking" ...phone, email, blog and now Twitter. I did set up a Twitter account, but once again I have not taken it any further. I do enjoy reading and learning about all these "gadgets" . After reading the info on Twitter, I now can relate to people when they talk about "Twitter" I wanted to read "9 ways Twitter can help you in the real world", but could not access that page. I also took a look at Tweet Congress, thinking this would be interesting, but found out that the Senator and Representative from my area are not "Twittering"...
Also the "Follow the Whitehouse" page does not exist. I will put the Twitter gadget on my iGoogle page, as I do have 1 "follower". I looked at the "Twitter yellow pages, and maybe someday when I am looking for some more "followers" I will look for someone with my interests and hobbies. I started to take the quiz "what punctuation mark are you" but when it asked for my cell phone #, that is as far as I went because I do not want telemarketers calling me, as I am sure that would happen!!! So..I quess this is what I think of "Twitter", right now it is not a priority, but is nice to know what the word "Twitter" means. I did add the tag "What exactly is the point of Twitter" to my delicious gadget, as I thought this article was quite interesting.

2009-03-25T12:05:00.006-05:00

#30... More Ways to Use RSS and Delicious
I must admit I am not really into RSS feeds. It is a simple tool but takes time and commitment. I did previously set up some RSS feeds, but do not follow them regularly. I looked at ZapTXT, and this would be a good tool as you can get notifications in your e-mail etc. on the updates of your feeds. I did not register at this time as I feel I need to be more committed. "Share your Feeds" ? Turn your favorite feeds into a personal magazine?? Now this would call for dedication. You would have to be a big RSS user to be able to do this. I would never accomplish this task, but it would be interesting to be able to follow someone who has gone this far.... HAPPY RSS DAY TO ALL ON MAY 1....
Del.icio.us....
I tryed to register in the last round, but did not succeed. So..I went back and tryed it again and I did succeed!!
I watched the video "Networking with Del.icio.us and read "The Several Habits of Wildly Successful del.icio.us Users. They have a lot of good tips, but it is all confusing until you actually start "messing" around with it. I did finally bookmark a couple sites and put them on my igoogle page. Haven't succeeded in putting any bookmarks on my blog yet. Haven't really figured how, but will continue to work on this and start hopefully do some social bookmarking. I did add the del.icio.us badge to my blog, but do not have any added bookmarks yet!!

2009-03-24T14:09:00.004-05:00

Smile and we will get through this dreary, rainy week and the sun will shine, the grass will turn green and the flowers will bloom!

2009-03-24T13:50:00.002-05:00

#29...Google Tools
I explored some of the tools...I did not realize there were so many different tools to use. Be careful when you sign up for "alerts". I put in "favorite authors" which isn't so bad, but I also put out an alert for new DVD's being released. I think in 1 day I received about 50 alerts!!! So I canceled that one... I watched the Goog 411, but that doesn't sound too legit to me, so I will pass on that. Another of the interesting tools is "Google Book Search", shows reviews of all kinds of books, you can read magazines etc. This I think I will use often. Another little tool which is new is the 'emotican button", you can add a little humor to your emails. Very interesting tools if you want to spend time using them!!

2009-03-19T11:42:00.003-05:00

#28...Customized Home Pages
I have always had a iGoogle homepage. It has all gadgets that I use available such as: Hotmail, Gmail, facebook, & Blogger. I have added these gadgets to my page, plus local weather, google calendar, Rss feeds, and uploaded family pictures. I did try to set up a netvibes page, just to see if I would like it. I had no success as the page kept freezing up on me. So I could not get anywhere. I may take a look at pageflakes, to see how it would compare with iGoogle. But I have a gmail account, so I do not have to set up another username and password to see my iGoogle page. All these passwords and usernames, how do we remember all of them?? I enjoy iGoogle, and it is easy to use, so I will stick with it. I did not realize there were so many different homepage sites available. I like simple and that is what iGoogle is....

2009-03-05T19:35:00.004-06:00

#27...Twitter
I was really going to give up on signing up for Twitter, after reading all the nasty comments, and it took me a super long time to come up with a username that was not being used!!! Finally decided on the city where the family cabin is....surprise it was "available" . This is much like Facebook where you can fill in "what are you doing". I did add this to my Blog, so I imagine if I play around with it, I may see some good to it. Now to only find the time to keep up on all these sights..

2009-03-04T20:00:00.003-06:00

Visited the Grand Canyon in January with family members, went into Picture Trail and uploaded a slideshow to my blog... I love the variety of things you can do on picture trail..love this site !!

2009-03-04T19:54:00.003-06:00

#26....Join the Ning
I did join the Ning in the second round. This is something that will be very interesting to comment on and communicate with other people in the group. I now belong to the Pioneerland Library System group.
I did change my theme page, uploaded a photo and updated my profile. I also uploaded the Ning badge on my blog.

2009-03-04T12:15:00.004-06:00

#25....Bloggers Toolkit
Wow just spent 2 hours going through the toolkit. After reading all this, I definitely need to update my blog, and add some new widgets etc. Although I do not like a "cluttered" blog so I will try to stay away from that. I will set up "post via e-mail". I watched the "widget videos" and did not realize there were so many different gadgets that could be added. I do have a "google homepage" that I add and remove gadgets. I already use flickr, picture trail and picassa for my picture albums...I like the idea of presenting ideas visually and keeping posts short..so better get to work updating my blog.

Beautiful granddaughter born Feb 6, 2009

2009-02-09T21:41:00.001-06:00

2009-01-28T15:52:00.004-06:00

#24 Refresh your Blog....
I must admit that I have not kept up my blog!
Although I did learn alot from "23 Things", so decided to give this next round a try!!
I do not spend a lot of "personal" time on the computer. I do have a "google" page that I do mess around with and of course "facebook" from the last round. So..I will update my blog, and post on a daily basis!!
I use what I learned in picture trail, photo bucket for personal use!! Lots of creative ways to send pictures!!
So..let's get started!!

2008-08-27T12:05:00.001-05:00

#23...Evaluation
How to express what I learned in a few words?? I am so glad I took on this challenge... I learned so much that I did not know. First was setting up a blog. I had a great time adding and playing around with my blog. I always knew what a blog was, but how to set one up?? I would like to set up a blog for our library, and maybe even a family blog. Rss feeds are great, now when I run across a website that I want to keep updated on, I can set up a feed!!! I love to play around with photos, so Flickr, Picture Trail, Photobucket, and Image Chef was one of my favorite "Things". There is so much you can do!! Now I know what a Wiki is, I hope to set up some some suggestion box wiki's and book club wiki's. The online games are great, but I do not spend much time with games, but can make suggestions to patrons that are looking for good online game sites. I do use ELM with our students for research, just need to let them know how valuable this site is for research etc. Social networks we see at lot of use at libraries. I am getting more "Friends" on my facebook page. Kinda fun to know what my nieces and nephews are doing on a daily basis!! I can see more individual learning on Webinars. With budgets on the downfall, Webinars may be the way for training, without leaving home, (or our workplace).To sum it all up, I will keep up my blog, and hopefully learn new "things".Thank you for offering this "online learning". I hope everyone takes advantage of whatever is offered.

2008-08-27T12:04:00.002-05:00

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
#22...Staying Current
After all I have learned doing these "23 Things" I will definitely update my blog, and keep on learning. The only way to stay current on all these sites and be able to pass it on to our patrons is to constantly use these "Things". I hope to check my blog daily, make changes and updates etc. I hope to dig deeper into some of these "Things" as I am sure there are many things I missed. It was a "great challenge" to take on.
Thank you.

2008-08-19T15:35:00.002-05:00

#21...Beyond MySpace: Other Social Networks
I took a look at Gather, but did not register..this sounds like a site for the "older generation" the over-thirty crowd. I read "Can Gather.com Get Book Lovers Online? I probably would not use it as there are so many book sites available now, such as shelfari, & good reads.
I am a member of Webjunction. Great site for librarians, sure wish I had more time to spend on this site and participate in the Webinars.
#2. 23 Things on a Stick Ning... I joined the group, left some comments, added the Ning badge to my blog and uploaded my summer reading bulletin board. Great site to communicate other librarians, for advice and to leave ideas!! Will try to check this site on a weekly basis.

2008-08-19T15:00:00.003-05:00

#20....Libraries & Social Networks
Facebook & My Space
It is very important to understand how these social networks work as we have a number of "young" users that are using them. First I took a look at "MySpace". I can see that this is the most social network. Then I took a look at "Facebook". After doing some further research I found this site to be a little more secure. So, I did register as a facebook user. I even have my first friend!! I happened to talk to my niece this past weekend, and said that I registered in Facebook. When I logged on, this morning, she had already asked me to be a friend!! I also joined the "Libraries and Librarians" group and "23 Things on a Stick" group. I left a message on "the wall".
Don't know how much I will use this, but nice to see how they work.

2008-08-15T10:46:00.002-05:00

#19....Podcasts
I looked at a variety of Podcasts sites. I took a look at podcast.net, yahoo podcasts, & podcast.com. These are easy to use. My favorite was NPR.com. This site had so much information. I updated myself on the Beijing olympics. You can browse a variety of topics with podcasts, and there are over 300 public radio stations you can listen to. I suggest taking a look at this site. I will not further my podcast info at this time. Hopefully in the future I can put it to use. Now that I know a little more about this "Thing".

2008-08-14T14:22:00.003-05:00

#18...Podcasts & Videos
YouTube....This is another fun site. This is what all the kids log onto when they come to use the computers at the library. It was fun to look at some of the videos. Pretty easy to embed a video into your blog. Someday i may take on the challenge of Jumpcut and upload photos to make a video. My daughters friend does this with her daughter (1 year old) and sends them out to friends via e-mail. Fun to see!! I was going to register on YouTube, but could not come up with a (username) that was available. Shows that there must be (thousands) of users!! When I have more time I will pursue it.
The video I chose for my blog "Having Fun Isn't Hard when you have a Library Card", thought it was cute because I do work a lot with pre-school children.

2008-08-14T13:30:00.003-05:00

#17...ELM Productivity Tools
I really like the ELM databases. I have showed students and parents this database when they are doing research for papers for school. They are amazed as to what is available. My favorite are the Proquest Newsstand, Info Trac Junior, Info Trac Student and the full text magazine articles. I did attend an ELM workshop that was held in our system in the fall of 2006. I tried to create the "Childrens Health" feed by changing the URL, but could not get it to work?? I think I followed the new information, but to no avail. I do like the ELM databases and will encourage patrons to use it. We do have the ELM handouts at each computer station, but still need to one-on-one show them how it works.

2008-08-13T16:27:00.002-05:00

#16.....Minnesota Library 2.0
Assignment Calculator & Research Project Calculator..Very useful tools! I would like to suggest to the classes that visit the library for research on Science projects and Living History reports, to use these tools as they have a timeline to finish each step in their reports. If we make the kids aware of these tools in grade school and junior high, just think how they will help them in high school and beyond. It sure would have been a good tool for my daughter when she was writing her thesis for college.

2008-08-13T16:06:00.002-05:00

#15....Online Games
I signed into Puzzle Pirates and played Bilge Pumping, I learned to Carpent and learned to sail. These can be addicting!! My favorite is Bilge Pumping!! I checked with some of the kids that come in on a daily basis to use the computers for games and the older kids go into..www.onemorelevel.com and the younger children like to go into ..www.abc.arcade.com. I also watched the "second life" video tour. This is something I may consider at home. These projects can take lots of time if you let yourself play around. But need to move on, my countdown clock is ticking down!!

2008-08-05T13:24:00.002-05:00

#14..Online Productivity Tools..Look at Library Thing
I signed into "Library Thing" . Looks like a great way to share reviews and titles with everyone. I like shelfari.com ... I added a bookshelf with recently read books and a shelf with books I would like to read. I will keep this updated as it is very easy to edit it. I definitely will use shelfari, as I plan on setting up a blog for the library.

2008-08-05T12:52:00.002-05:00

#13...Online Productivity Tools
Wow.. I could spend hours on this " Thing", but I guess I had better move on. Could not get the countdown to work on my blog, but did search the web and found one that was easy to add to my blog.
It is at: http:countdownclock.org
I do have my homepage set up with igoogle. Fun to add a variety of "gadgets" that show up on the homepage. Saves searching daily for some of that info. I do have a "msn calendar" with my hotmail account. But need to use it more, to send out reminders etc. to family members. Makes it nice to remember birthdays. I looked at backpack, this is totally to much for me...will never use it. I also registered in "Stikkit" I think this is something that would be helpful once I figure out how to use it. This all takes time, but sure is lots of "fun stuff" I will look into further.

2008-07-29T16:26:00.001-05:00

Just added my Shelfari bookshelf. This is so... neat.

2008-07-17T18:10:00.003-05:00

#12...Do You Digg?
I took a look at Digg, Reddit, Newsvine and Mixx. I really liked the Newsvine site. I added a link to my blog. It has the top news, local news, sports etc. It is easy to navigate and very easy to read. I went into the New York Times and since I am a big Vikings fan, and "not" a Green Bay fan I read & shared the "Vikings accused of Favre contract". All the Vikings need is another scandal...but I am dedicated and will watch them anyway!!
I did register in Newsvine and now I have the capability to write & edit articles. What I thought was very interesting is that I am able to watch & discuss issues with other viewers. The latest discussion on NBC Nightly News was on U.S politics & the unfolding presidential election...questions can also be posted in advance.
Interesting!!!

2008-07-16T14:51:00.002-05:00

#11...Social Media...Tagging on Del.icio.us
Tagging is a good way to organize your bookmarks and a very good reference tool. I did go back into my photostream on Flickr and added tags to my pictures. Also added a few tags to my blog posts. I tried to register in del.icio.us from my staff computer, but did not succeed. Will try again at home on my personal computer and play around with it again. I have quite a few sites bookmarked so will tag these and be more organized??

2008-07-16T11:30:00.003-05:00

Wednesday July 16...Added post on "Social Networking"
I was tuned into "Good Morning America" this morning and they had a segment on "Social Networking". It was focused on a child that was playing games on Facebook. The child downloaded a computer game and for extra points was asked to fill out a credit application. Well as a child, who would think that this would cause problems?? Well, they filled in their social security # and received an application in the mail for a car loan !!
Please stress to your children to be careful what messages they put in any social network, such as myspace, facebook, youtube etc. Problems are showing up when kids leave a message that say they are going on vacation, (people are breaking into the family home) while they are gone, kids are leaving messages about where they work, what time they get off etc. Be aware of fraud alerts, put up a red flag when asked for SS#'s.
Be aware that facebook is private, but the games are not. I really worry about the children ( unsupervised kids, especially the young teen) who use the computers at the Library and are in these social networking sites.
The parents are responsible, but they are not around to supervise them!! What's a (mother) to do??

2008-07-10T19:13:00.003-05:00

#10...Wikis
This was interesting.. I did not know what a Wiki was. That's how challenged I am with the "23 Things".
I discovered that Wiki's are easy to use, anyone can make changes, free to set up, great for meetings, & posting agendas. Don't know yet how I will use a Wiki, but may set one for a book club and encourage community members to add to it. I looked at the 23 Things on a Stick Wiki and added a entry. Was fun to read the comments.

2008-07-03T18:09:00.004-05:00

#9....Collaboration Tools
After experimenting with Google Docs, I definitely will use it more often. Libraries that cooperate with programming etc. making up flyers can sure get lots of use out of the program. I like where they can edit it and send it back. I work a lot with excel in a program set up for household expenses, budgets etc. so will try the spreadsheets. Didn't spend too much time on this "thing". But got an overview of what is available.

2008-07-02T13:29:00.004-05:00

#8...Share your Creations
I played around with Thumbstacks.com, I did not find that program to my liking. It is primary for presentations. I then went into picturetrail.com. That is where I created my "Spring Beauty" slide show. This was so fun to create, but really was confused on how to load to my blog. Kept playing around until..all at once it was there!!! This is what my backyard looks like in the spring.. My husband loves to take these pictures.
I also did some experimenting with photobucket, which I would like to spend some more time on also. FUN, FUN!!!

2008-06-19T19:26:00.005-05:00

#7... Instant Messaging
2a. I haven't really used much IM. My daughter was home and set up Yahoo messaging, I did not realize that she did this on my home computer, and the next time I was on line, a little man popped up at said .... signed in. Well it happened to be my nephew so I started chatting with him. I don't forsee me using IM on a daily basis. As far as using it in the Library, I don't see the staff using it, but we do see a lot of patrons (especially teens) using it. It may be popular, but just not for me. In the future maybe?? Who knows!!

2008-06-19T18:52:00.002-05:00

#7 ...Web 2.0 Communication Tools
1. E-mail... As everyone else, I have a number of e-mail accounts. I have hotmail - for family, as I have all the addresses in my address book, so if you are not in my address book, sorry you cannot send me mail. Eliminates all the SPAM !! I also have my library e-mail, g-mail for my blog, yahoo for Flickr, and iglide.net as that is where I am getting my home internet service. So.. to remember all these passwords can be challenging. But where would we be without e-mail?? I remember when my daughter was in college, I would
e-mail her every Tuesday. So she expected the message, just like going to the mailbox and expecting a letter every Tuesday. Great way to keep in touch.

2008-06-19T14:58:00.002-05:00

#6...Online Image Generator
I could definitely have loads of fun with this program. I love being creative with pictures. I might have to go back to my daughters wedding pictures and see what I can create with them. I did not know that these programs existed and were free!! I can see where this program will be helpful at the Library in flyers, brochures and just getting out information in a creative way. My first step is to purchase a digital camera for Library use. And then have some fun!!

My creation

2008-06-19T14:56:00.001-05:00

My creation
Originally uploaded by sntschulte

2008-06-18T16:16:00.002-05:00

#5...More Fun with Flickr
This is pretty cool. I could spend lot's of time with this. I do not actually have a roadside sign with our summer reading theme, but wouldn't that be great advertising? We do have lots of kids signed up for "Whats Cookin' at the Library! Sure is a fun theme this year. You need to check out the book " Gross -Out Cakes..The Kitty Litter Cake and Other Classics". Great book to go along with the "Cookin' theme.

My creation

2008-06-18T16:04:00.003-05:00

My creation
Originally uploaded by sntschulte

Summer Reading Bulletin Board !

2008-06-18T14:17:00.005-05:00

#4 ...Photosharing with Flickr
I often wondered how my friends shared their pictures in such a cool manner.. after playing around with Flickr, I sent our vacation pictures to my family. Sure is a fun way to send them via e-mail. I am excited to play around with Flickr and be more creative!!

2008-06-17T13:24:00.005-05:00

#3 Keeping Up
Learning about RSS.. I spent some time on this "thing". When I worked on this I explored lots of different angles. I found that Google reader was the easiest to understand. This can be a useful tool, but searching for sites that have an RSS feed takes some time. In the future I will spend more time on looking for sites that offer RSS so I can receive regularly updated information. I did find a site called "Canning your Tube" that I wanted to share with you. So.. onto # 4.

2008-06-04T14:20:00.006-05:00

#2...What is Web 2.0
That sure was a lot of reading...I'm not real sure how much info I got out of it. I realize technology is changing quickly, and we do need to keep up and be open to new ideas in serving our patrons. Technology sure has changed since I was a teenager. We depended on landline phones, typewriters, and the trusty postal system. Now everyone from children to adult have access to computers, cellphones, iPods & wireless internet ... which is available in libraries, airports, cafes, hotels etc. I do feel that life would slow down a little without all the technology. I will take the challenge & I am excited to learn the 2.0 tools included in "23 Things on a Stick"!! We as librarians need to address the opportunities offered to us to better our libraries and serve the public.
Thanks for offering this opportunity and the challenges we will face.

23 Things on a Stick

2008-05-28T15:19:00.003-05:00

#1 Getting Started
This is a new venture for me. I am creating my first blog and will experience the new technology of Library 2.0.
I am going to try to get through "23 things on a Stick". Summer is probably a bad time to get started on this, with summer reading etc. When you are a 1 person librarian it is kinda hard to find time to work on these projects. But we will give it a try and will keep you updated. Wish me LUCK!
Amazing, after a few trys I put this cute little person on my blog!! Don't know when I will ever use Avatar again, but now I know what it is if anyone ever brings it up.