#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.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
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.
#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.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
#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.
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.
#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.
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.
Friday, August 15, 2008
#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".
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".
Thursday, August 14, 2008
#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.
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.
#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.
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.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
#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.
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.
#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!!
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!!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
#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.
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.
#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.
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.
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