I did it!
I really enjoyed trying all these "things". I already knew about half of them, and am not afraid to learn more. The hardest part for me is finding time for it all. Working full time and being mom to 3 teen/preteens and living 30 miles out of town pretty much takes up all my time. However, my kids also help keep me current with what's new and how to do it.
I think I will be able to utilize what I've learned, and continue to learn, as projects come up with web 2.0 needs. I've learned new ways to communicate and connect with others who are working on similar things.
I would be interested in learning about more "things" like language acquisition/translation, music, travel, organization, file conversion, etc.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Thing Twenty-Two!!
I'm almost there, I can't believe it.
I can't promise I'll maintain my blog; Writing is not my strongest form of communication. But I will use much of the Web 2.0 tools I have learned.
What did I learn today? I think I'll be able to find time to learn a bit/try something new/experiment with new "things" every day. I'm comfortable with learning new things and happy to try them out.
I have enjoyed doing these things, especially the more creative ones (flickr, youtube, facebook for sharing photos with family and friends). It's fun to watch my daughter make movies and post them on her website. I'm sure following my children, watching what they do, will keep me current on things, too.
I like the idea of using as much of these things in the library as we can come up with ways to do so
I can't promise I'll maintain my blog; Writing is not my strongest form of communication. But I will use much of the Web 2.0 tools I have learned.
What did I learn today? I think I'll be able to find time to learn a bit/try something new/experiment with new "things" every day. I'm comfortable with learning new things and happy to try them out.
I have enjoyed doing these things, especially the more creative ones (flickr, youtube, facebook for sharing photos with family and friends). It's fun to watch my daughter make movies and post them on her website. I'm sure following my children, watching what they do, will keep me current on things, too.
I like the idea of using as much of these things in the library as we can come up with ways to do so
Thing Twenty-One!
I read the articles. I was particularly interested in the one that talked about the whole library social website - promoting the author's visit, linking the books to the catalog, making a podcast of the visit, posting photos of the visit on site. That is a terrific library use of web 2.0 technology!
I joined ning and added the badge. I can see it would be a good way to "socialize" if you have the time or need for that. I have neither.
I looked through quite a few other social networks - Open Source Foods was great - I love to cook, and I love to sort through recipes with pictures, so I can quickly determine if its something the kids will eat and Doug can eat. Craftster is pretty cool. When I have a moment (which is rare), I make things. This is a great source of inspiration and fun for me. Flixster looked pretty cool, too. And although I love movies and watch quite a lot, I don't think I'd make the time to chat about them with strangers
I joined ning and added the badge. I can see it would be a good way to "socialize" if you have the time or need for that. I have neither.
I looked through quite a few other social networks - Open Source Foods was great - I love to cook, and I love to sort through recipes with pictures, so I can quickly determine if its something the kids will eat and Doug can eat. Craftster is pretty cool. When I have a moment (which is rare), I make things. This is a great source of inspiration and fun for me. Flixster looked pretty cool, too. And although I love movies and watch quite a lot, I don't think I'd make the time to chat about them with strangers
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Tuesday, August 12, 2008
Thing 19 - Podcasts
I wish I had more time for podcasts. I like to hear about public radio stuff - new music on the current, words, crafts like knitting and bookbinding. It's a terrific invention to be able to put off listening to something until it's convenient for you. I like that you can search and find a topic so easily.
I doubt that I would ever podcast something unless it were work-related. I'm not a talker.
Our library is starting to podcast its programs. I like that even though I live a half hour out of town and can't make it to hear an author, I can go to the website and listen to the podcast. It's the next best thing to being there.
I doubt that I would ever podcast something unless it were work-related. I'm not a talker.
Our library is starting to podcast its programs. I like that even though I live a half hour out of town and can't make it to hear an author, I can go to the website and listen to the podcast. It's the next best thing to being there.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Thing 18: YouTube!
Oh how I love youtube! I started exploring a year or two ago. When one of my student workers brought in his ukulele, I asked him if he could play "Tiptoe through the Tulips" for me. He said, "Why?" I, of course said, "Well, you, Tiny Tim." Being a literatured college student he said, "You mean from Dickens?" And I said, no, you young puppy, here, let me show you this youtube video of what I mean.
I tortured my husband with William Shatner at a 70 star trek convention, powder blue tux and all "singing" Rocket Man with himself and a cigarette.
What a great resource for both home and libraries. Our library uses it for several purposes. You can post training procedures, emergency procedure, etc.
I tortured my husband with William Shatner at a 70 star trek convention, powder blue tux and all "singing" Rocket Man with himself and a cigarette.
What a great resource for both home and libraries. Our library uses it for several purposes. You can post training procedures, emergency procedure, etc.
Thing 17: EBSCO things
I created a search alert for my latest music research, the Bakersfield Sound. It was really great - I set up a web page which included a cool picture of Buck Owens, and articles about him and the sound. I have never used these tools personally, I'm too old and/or wasn't working in the right kind of librarianship that needed them. But I really like them. How handy that would be when writing a paper - all your citations, notes, photos in one place.
I decided to continue the search in Proquest, very easy to do, and also a great way to gather a lot of research information in a short time. Again, I wished I'd had this when I was in school.
NetLibrary, also terrific. I really liked this assignment, but I like to research things. Never liked writing the papers, but my research was extensive.
Like the student 2.0 tools, these tools are obviously geared more towards students. I will use them again, and show my kids how to use them as they have school projects.
I decided to continue the search in Proquest, very easy to do, and also a great way to gather a lot of research information in a short time. Again, I wished I'd had this when I was in school.
NetLibrary, also terrific. I really liked this assignment, but I like to research things. Never liked writing the papers, but my research was extensive.
Like the student 2.0 tools, these tools are obviously geared more towards students. I will use them again, and show my kids how to use them as they have school projects.
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