Thursday, January 22, 2009
#24
Thanks for the MP3 player, unfortunately I am still unable to download anything from Overdrive due to the same problems.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
#23
Thoughts on 23 Things:
I really enjoyed this exercise and I think it will be very resourceful not only for use at the library but also for personal use. The "thing" I enjoyed the most and will probably find to be the most useful was discovering the rss feeds. The biggest surprise for me was probably that I use most of these things everyday like social networking sites, wikis, blogs, podcasts, youtube and more.
I think all these "things" will continue to help me be a life long learner, and hopefully in the near future there will be more to come.
I really enjoyed this exercise and I think it will be very resourceful not only for use at the library but also for personal use. The "thing" I enjoyed the most and will probably find to be the most useful was discovering the rss feeds. The biggest surprise for me was probably that I use most of these things everyday like social networking sites, wikis, blogs, podcasts, youtube and more.
I think all these "things" will continue to help me be a life long learner, and hopefully in the near future there will be more to come.
#22
E-Audiobooks:
I have to admit I had some trouble with Overdrive. When I contacted the Helpdesk I was told that Macs were not compatible with Overdrive, and the only PCs I could use were the ones at the library and because of Digital Rights Management I was unable to download anything because the computers were multi-user computers.
I tried.
I have to admit I had some trouble with Overdrive. When I contacted the Helpdesk I was told that Macs were not compatible with Overdrive, and the only PCs I could use were the ones at the library and because of Digital Rights Management I was unable to download anything because the computers were multi-user computers.
I tried.
#21
Podcasts:
Again this "thing" is not new to me. When I was in school for my undergraduate degree I was living in Philadelphia and did not have cable or TV, so instead of watching the news every night I could download a podcast of every broadcast and listen to it anytime I wanted to (for the most part I would listen to it when I was biking to school).
My favorite podcasts right now are NPR, The Onion, and Oprah's Best Life Series with Suze Orman.
Again this "thing" is not new to me. When I was in school for my undergraduate degree I was living in Philadelphia and did not have cable or TV, so instead of watching the news every night I could download a podcast of every broadcast and listen to it anytime I wanted to (for the most part I would listen to it when I was biking to school).
My favorite podcasts right now are NPR, The Onion, and Oprah's Best Life Series with Suze Orman.
#20
YouTube:
Once again this is not a new "thing" for me, I have been exploring YouTube for the past few years. It is a great tool and one that I always promote to patrons.
The posting I chose is of the speech Barack Obama made the night he was elected. I am not trying to mix politics and work, but I find it amazing that historic moments like this one are available at our fingertips in a matter of seconds at any time of the day.
Once again this is not a new "thing" for me, I have been exploring YouTube for the past few years. It is a great tool and one that I always promote to patrons.
The posting I chose is of the speech Barack Obama made the night he was elected. I am not trying to mix politics and work, but I find it amazing that historic moments like this one are available at our fingertips in a matter of seconds at any time of the day.
#19
Social Networking:
This is really nothing new for me, I have been on social networking sites like facebook and myspace for the past few years. I really don't understand the argument that people don't want libraries on these sites. Not only is it free advertising for the library, but aren't we trying to encourge kids and teens to read and learn? It might just be me but I would encourage my kids (if I had them) to go to the library page on myspace rather than the Paris Hilton page.
This is really nothing new for me, I have been on social networking sites like facebook and myspace for the past few years. I really don't understand the argument that people don't want libraries on these sites. Not only is it free advertising for the library, but aren't we trying to encourge kids and teens to read and learn? It might just be me but I would encourage my kids (if I had them) to go to the library page on myspace rather than the Paris Hilton page.
#18
Discovering Web 2.0 Tools:
colorblender.com - I actually came across this site a few years ago when I was making my website and I was looking for complementary colors for my art work. I was amazed at the range of color and how they can make any 5 colors you can think of blend into an aesthetically pleasing color scheme.
google earth - This is one of those sites that you can go to when you are really bored and amuse yourself for hours. You can type in any address in the world and it will show you that place in real time(if you have the premium version).
colorblender.com - I actually came across this site a few years ago when I was making my website and I was looking for complementary colors for my art work. I was amazed at the range of color and how they can make any 5 colors you can think of blend into an aesthetically pleasing color scheme.
google earth - This is one of those sites that you can go to when you are really bored and amuse yourself for hours. You can type in any address in the world and it will show you that place in real time(if you have the premium version).
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