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Okay, after a very unofficial poll.......everyone asked agrees that there is no way we are spending ONLY 15 minutes a day on these things! I have heard anywhere from 30 minutes to several hours!!!!!
Friday, February 27, 2009
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Thing 13--counting down
Thing 13 is LibraryThing. The verdict is still out. I guess it's okay, as far as sites go. I think what it boils down to is that I am not a big sharer. I love my books, don't get me wrong, but I don't necessarily feel the need to recommend my choices to others. Everyone has their own personal taste.
There was a brief discussion on one of my choices, which I was surprised with, since it is an older book and sort of obscure. However, as a running list or new book recommendation that's posted on the library site, this would be cool.
There was a brief discussion on one of my choices, which I was surprised with, since it is an older book and sort of obscure. However, as a running list or new book recommendation that's posted on the library site, this would be cool.
Monday, February 23, 2009
Thing 12-Wikiwhat?
How can these things possibly be safe? On a recent episode of 30Rock, the staff is able to fool Jenna(who's not hard to fool) into believing 'facts' about Janis Joplin by getting her to read a Wiki, and of course, they have already gone into wiki and edited the information & added totally bogus stuff. They explained to her that because people can add and edit information at any time, the 'facts' are always updated and more cool stuff can be learned about the person! See where I'm going? How do we know what's true or not? I cannot see that "Anyone (registered or unregistered, if unrestricted) can add, edit or delete content." is a benefit. I guess it's good that they are tracking tools, but honestly, who's really gonna' check those out every time?
Now after checking out the Library Staff Wiki from Albany, I can understand where something like this may be handy, IF it was kept within staff control and not available anywhere else. I am just not comfortable with the Wiki Concept.I edited Neflin's 23 things wiki by adding some color.I didn't have anything else to add! And I couldn't see any box on there that mentioned rec'ing updates, so now I will probably get 456,998 updates.
Now after checking out the Library Staff Wiki from Albany, I can understand where something like this may be handy, IF it was kept within staff control and not available anywhere else. I am just not comfortable with the Wiki Concept.I edited Neflin's 23 things wiki by adding some color.I didn't have anything else to add! And I couldn't see any box on there that mentioned rec'ing updates, so now I will probably get 456,998 updates.
Thursday, February 19, 2009
Thing 11
I am newspaper reader from way back...I need 2 Sunday papers! I also check CNN everyday, sometimes twice. So I do like me some news! Do I need other people's (persons?) ideas of what is newsworthy? Not so sure. If the news items that are submitted are from legitimate sources, I'm good with that.The not having an editor over the site is kind of scary. I had the wikipedia concept run thru my mind,where items can be changed at anytime. I joined Digg at any rate, and when I was going to submit an article from the Wash.Post,it was already there! That was a good sign at least, since I read the article from a legit source, it meant others did too. I am thinking along the lines of productivity distraction though, just because there is too much news available. I can see having a link on the Library Web Page, maybe, but not on our actual station computers.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
Thing 10-Tagging/Delicious
Okay..I get the tagging thing. But this Delicious thing looks like more trouble than it's worth.
A) I can't keep track of all of these accounts.
B) Why can't I just look up the site I need ? If I am on someone else's computer, obviously it won't be a permanent thing, so why should I access yet another account, just to find something that I could easily google?
C) I don't think I need to "peer into someone else's folders". (1984 anyone?)
D) Isn't this what Favorites is for? Bookmarks?
E) I don't even like the name!
I think searching someone else's tags for "research" is sort of cheating, especially for kids. They need to do their own research.Several Habits of Wildly.....article said"You can't really overdo it, so there's no reason not to do it." I think you can overdo it, just how much information is enough? Sometimes I think we have information overload.
And just exactly how organized do we need to be? Folders, subfolders,bookmarks, bookmarklets? Micro bookmarklet? Nano-folders?
Can it be used within the Library? Probably. Why? Because Librarians are busy folks who could use a shortcut on finding & delivering information to patrons, and because patrons can be impatient when info is not forthcoming. And there would be tags for more information that we may not have known about. I can see where teachers may like it as well.
But personally, I guess I am just NOT that social! I don't want everyone sharing my "stuff".
And I don't want any more buttons added to my bar.
Thing 10 is not my favorite.
A) I can't keep track of all of these accounts.
B) Why can't I just look up the site I need ? If I am on someone else's computer, obviously it won't be a permanent thing, so why should I access yet another account, just to find something that I could easily google?
C) I don't think I need to "peer into someone else's folders". (1984 anyone?)
D) Isn't this what Favorites is for? Bookmarks?
E) I don't even like the name!
I think searching someone else's tags for "research" is sort of cheating, especially for kids. They need to do their own research.Several Habits of Wildly.....article said"You can't really overdo it, so there's no reason not to do it." I think you can overdo it, just how much information is enough? Sometimes I think we have information overload.
And just exactly how organized do we need to be? Folders, subfolders,bookmarks, bookmarklets? Micro bookmarklet? Nano-folders?
Can it be used within the Library? Probably. Why? Because Librarians are busy folks who could use a shortcut on finding & delivering information to patrons, and because patrons can be impatient when info is not forthcoming. And there would be tags for more information that we may not have known about. I can see where teachers may like it as well.
But personally, I guess I am just NOT that social! I don't want everyone sharing my "stuff".
And I don't want any more buttons added to my bar.
Thing 10 is not my favorite.
Monday, February 16, 2009
Thing 9-Sharing
I have used Big Huge Labs and Picture Trail already this week, and I really like them both. You can give permission to Flickr to use your Big Huge Lab account, and upload to your Flickr Photostream. I really love the apps that are quick to upload to your blog, without 1000 steps. I cannot stand the buyme ads!
For the last few summers we have used some more technology in our programs; music, interactive games, and animated backgrounds in conjunction with our storytimes. I have my wheels turning about how to use some of these slide shows and graphic generators this summer. I will need more practice I guess! Tsk tsk.....the price I pay for good programs! :)
For the last few summers we have used some more technology in our programs; music, interactive games, and animated backgrounds in conjunction with our storytimes. I have my wheels turning about how to use some of these slide shows and graphic generators this summer. I will need more practice I guess! Tsk tsk.....the price I pay for good programs! :)
Thing 8 OchoOctemAchtHuitNaneShe'mone Communication- Web 2.0 Style
Communication-Web 2.0 Style
Way back when I was a kid......no, really, I spent almost every weekend on my friends' farm in central NY. There we had a wall unit landline, and somewhat like Morse Code, we had our own ring. If the phone rang once, no one made a move, because we had to wait until it rang again. If it rang in 2 short bursts,it was not our call. If it rang one long, one short, then it was okay to pick up. The only okay thing was that the one long,two shorts was my adopted "Aunt Katies" house, about 4 miles away, and she didn't mind if you listened in on her calls! It became incredibly confusing, however; when 2 more lines were added to the "party"...we basically just stopped answering the phone, because we were always confused. Soon after Ma Bell did away with the party line & all was normal.
Enter 2.0!
Do I now feel as confused as I was then? Cell phones,e-mails, IM, SMS....smoke signals. There is alot to learn about these things. I have used IM on Facebook, and I do like it. It really allows me to multitask at home, and lately I have been 'chatting' with friends I hadn't heard from in 20 years.
I am not a real telephone person, I talk when I have to, and to only a few people. I love my answering machine! Yes, I screen calls. I pay the bills, so I figure it's my perogative to answer or not. IM'ing feels different, maybe less intimate than voice communication, but conversely, more intimate, because you are free-er to write things you may not say out loud. (and yes,I understand the ramifications of that too)
I do not like texting by phone, as far as teens are concerned, I think it should be blocked from their phones. I believe it to be dangerous on many levels. And I cannot really abide by the abbreviations, because they creep into every day usage.
Using IM for library services.....hmmm.I am not sure how convenient this would be, you would have to have a multinetwork available, because not everyone uses the same communication services. It would probably work for reference questions,I think you could get more details out of a person if they could put their thoughts in writing, so to speak. And it would be relevant to a whole new generation of library users.
And finally.......Web Conferencing. I have not had a Webjunction webinar yet, but I do actually look forward to them. I have a few brief forays into online classes (audit) and this method was used. It's all a matter of making the time to do it without distractions. And my mind does tend to wander.
Way back when I was a kid......no, really, I spent almost every weekend on my friends' farm in central NY. There we had a wall unit landline, and somewhat like Morse Code, we had our own ring. If the phone rang once, no one made a move, because we had to wait until it rang again. If it rang in 2 short bursts,it was not our call. If it rang one long, one short, then it was okay to pick up. The only okay thing was that the one long,two shorts was my adopted "Aunt Katies" house, about 4 miles away, and she didn't mind if you listened in on her calls! It became incredibly confusing, however; when 2 more lines were added to the "party"...we basically just stopped answering the phone, because we were always confused. Soon after Ma Bell did away with the party line & all was normal.
Enter 2.0!
Do I now feel as confused as I was then? Cell phones,e-mails, IM, SMS....smoke signals. There is alot to learn about these things. I have used IM on Facebook, and I do like it. It really allows me to multitask at home, and lately I have been 'chatting' with friends I hadn't heard from in 20 years.
I am not a real telephone person, I talk when I have to, and to only a few people. I love my answering machine! Yes, I screen calls. I pay the bills, so I figure it's my perogative to answer or not. IM'ing feels different, maybe less intimate than voice communication, but conversely, more intimate, because you are free-er to write things you may not say out loud. (and yes,I understand the ramifications of that too)
I do not like texting by phone, as far as teens are concerned, I think it should be blocked from their phones. I believe it to be dangerous on many levels. And I cannot really abide by the abbreviations, because they creep into every day usage.
Using IM for library services.....hmmm.I am not sure how convenient this would be, you would have to have a multinetwork available, because not everyone uses the same communication services. It would probably work for reference questions,I think you could get more details out of a person if they could put their thoughts in writing, so to speak. And it would be relevant to a whole new generation of library users.
And finally.......Web Conferencing. I have not had a Webjunction webinar yet, but I do actually look forward to them. I have a few brief forays into online classes (audit) and this method was used. It's all a matter of making the time to do it without distractions. And my mind does tend to wander.
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Skip to my Lou....
Yes, I realize that i skipped a Thing, but you see, I was so enamored of the photo cube on Tiffany's Awesome Blog that I just had to do one myself. (Thing 9) I promise not to forget Thing # 8. I have come to appreciate any application that has an immediate response to code embedding. It causes so much less confusion.
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Thing 7
I played around with Thing 7 again, not being too happy with my practice run. The cartoon maker (Toon Doo) was okay, but I wanted something quicker. Image Chef is really easy, and has an automatic posting to your blog. (The candy hearts picture that I 'made' took about 5 seconds).I also gave The Generator Blog a look-see....mmmmm...so-so.I did pick the Old-Style Photo to try,it just looks like something from a newspaper. I can see using the image generators in the future, maybe if we develop more of a tween-teen area on the library's web page?
Monday, February 9, 2009
Thing 6 Redo
After quite a number of tries, I finally figured out how to do this code embedding thing. Not all applications are created equal, I have found. I was okay with the photos or items that simply offered me the " blog this" choice, but I actually had to google the question " How do I embed codes on blogger.com?" I obviously was not the only one! Someone did answer much more concisely how to do it, and there ya' go, I did it.
I told y'all I was old school, so many of these activities take me far longer than 15 minutes to do. On the plus side, I have been able to play around with some of this stuff, and now my blog is getting loaded with applications! I can see where some of these would be very fun to use as far teen /tween activities at the library. The verdict is still out on the Flickr usage.
I told y'all I was old school, so many of these activities take me far longer than 15 minutes to do. On the plus side, I have been able to play around with some of this stuff, and now my blog is getting loaded with applications! I can see where some of these would be very fun to use as far teen /tween activities at the library. The verdict is still out on the Flickr usage.
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Saturday, February 7, 2009
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Thing 6- Flickr Mashups
Eeeek. This has been the worst so far & I feel like a doofus. Adding widgets to Facebook is a cinch compared to these.....maybe I just had a long weekend....I will try again later.
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