Among the list of "43 Things I might want to do this year" I would consider doing the following:
Look at LibraryElf and see the potential for personal library tools.
8. Register at MSN Photo Album and build an album to share with friends, family, or colleagues.
9. Check out Myspace and see how this service has become so huge globally.
10. Have some fun with the links on the Generator Blog.
11. Download Firefox and compare it to Explorer and Opera.
12. Research bookmarklets and try a few.
13. Revisit Yahoo! and remind yourself why it is visited more than Google.
14. Learn about iFILM and viral video.
15. Get a PubSub account and start searching the future.
16. Make a map of all the countries or states you've been to at Visited Countries.
17. Experiment with some sound and picture search engines like Podscope.
18. Try some new Web search engines like Exalead, Wink, Gravee, Clusty, Mooter, Kartoo, etc., or others you can find at Search Engine Watch's list.
19. Learn more about visual display tools like Grokker.
20. Check out Google Base and see what the fuss is all about.
21. Register with NetFlix and rent a movie. Learn how to deal with streaming media.
23. Play with Blinkx and learn about searching TV shows, video and podcasts.
24. Try MovieFlix too. There are plenty of free movies here to learn to do this.
25. Set up a Google Picasa account. Post a picture and then edit it.
26. Download an MP3 file to your PC, laptop or phone. Try iTunes, LimeWire, Kazaa, or eDonkey. Look for something that's not music too.
31. Visit the Google Labs site regularly.
32. Set up a personalized Google or My Yahoo! page
33. Play with JibJab.
35. Play with Copernic and extend your searching.
Sunday, March 28, 2010
#23 - Summarizing My Thoughts
What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?
Some of my favorite exercises were:
1) Browsing through the Web 2.0 Winners and discovering upcoming.org" (http://upcoming.yahoo.com).
2) RSS feeds including www.bloglines.com
3) Del.icio.us
4) www.librarything.com
5) www.podcastalley.com
6) News feeds including www.topix.net
How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?
I have kept a chart of all the things I have learned along with the associated website for each thing. I hope to use this in my job and in my life for planning get togethers, travel planning, looking for jobs, etc.
Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?
I actually was not familiar with most of the sites so this entire experience has been new for me.
What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?
I think overall, the program is pretty good. It might be made more universal by not requiring individuals to be members of PLMC on certain exercises and the manager of the site should regularly check all suggested websites to ensure that all the links are working.
If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you again chose to participate?
As long as I see it as being immediately applicable to my work or business life, then yes I would participate again!
Some of my favorite exercises were:
1) Browsing through the Web 2.0 Winners and discovering upcoming.org" (http://upcoming.yahoo.com).
2) RSS feeds including www.bloglines.com
3) Del.icio.us
4) www.librarything.com
5) www.podcastalley.com
6) News feeds including www.topix.net
How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?
I have kept a chart of all the things I have learned along with the associated website for each thing. I hope to use this in my job and in my life for planning get togethers, travel planning, looking for jobs, etc.
Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?
I actually was not familiar with most of the sites so this entire experience has been new for me.
What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?
I think overall, the program is pretty good. It might be made more universal by not requiring individuals to be members of PLMC on certain exercises and the manager of the site should regularly check all suggested websites to ensure that all the links are working.
If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you again chose to participate?
As long as I see it as being immediately applicable to my work or business life, then yes I would participate again!
#17 - Sandbox Wiki
I am working with the PLC Wiki. I found this site somewhat difficult to use. It was difficult for me to figure out exactly how to log-in and also I could not find the edit button to add my blog to the list of favorites. I did add a post to the favorites page, however and added my blog that way.
Thanks!
Marcia
Thanks!
Marcia
#16 - Wikis
Now I am looking at Wiki's. I think Wiki's in general are a good tool for finding out brief information on topics that they may not otherwise know about. I especially like Wikipedia. I agree with the downside, however, because you have to keep in mind that the information may or may not be true because it's subjective. The library wiki that at was the ALA New Orleans Wiki. It was a neat idea to create this for an event that all of them were attending. I don't know if I would have used this particular tool (only because it seems to lack privacy), but it's definitely good to know that the option exists!
#10 - Online Image Generators
Now I'm working on #10 of the 23 things about online image generators. I don't know if I fully understand the concept of online image generators. However, I did get this image from the www.letterjames.com site and I think I've figured out how to paste an image in my blog.
Enjoy!
#9 - News Feeds
The method of finding feeds that seemed easiest to me was www.topix.net. This site immediately recognized what city I was in and had the top highlights of news in the area.
#6 - Flicker Activity
Today I am working on #6 of the Flicker Activity (Flickr mashups). I've only done introductory things with Flicker but, reading over http://paulstamatiou.com/how-to-quickie-embedded-flickr-slideshows/ blogs on Flicker, there seems to be a simple way to post slideshows from Flicker into your webpage. I think once I get more advanced in Flicker and/or have a complete semester to work on a particular project, I think it would be worthwhile to investigate this site further and find out how to embed slideshows onto my webpage. If not overdone, I think this would make my webpage much more interesting.
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Podcasts
Now I'm working on the Podcasts portion of the 23 Things. The directory that I was able to access was: Podcastalley.com.
The Podcast that I subscribed to was: http://www.bembridge.co.uk/podcast.rss
I also put this in my bloglines account.
I really love podcasts! The podcast I'm listening to is about travel - specifically San Francisco. I LOVE hearing about other's perspectives on travel.
The Podcast that I subscribed to was: http://www.bembridge.co.uk/podcast.rss
I also put this in my bloglines account.
I really love podcasts! The podcast I'm listening to is about travel - specifically San Francisco. I LOVE hearing about other's perspectives on travel.
You Tube
Today I'm looking at You Tube. I usually go to You Tube to listen to music. So I thought I'd put the video of one of my favorite songs on my blog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKaNwo4R3cA.
I like pretty much everything on the site except for the fact that some of the things you could download could be harmful to your computer.
Applying You Tube to library websites could be done by using videos, etc. to make content more interesting.
I like pretty much everything on the site except for the fact that some of the things you could download could be harmful to your computer.
Applying You Tube to library websites could be done by using videos, etc. to make content more interesting.
www.librarything.com
I really like this site! I'm not a huge reader but I do like to read things on Positive Thinking, Travel, and the Bible. I like how you can see other people's lists and how you can see the book covers (visual aids always make things more interesting).
Here's the link to my site:
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/marcialparker
Here's the link to my site:
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/marcialparker
Thoughts on Library 2.0
I am working on #15 of the "23 Things." Here are my thoughts on Library 2.0:
First, I am not a library professional (I'm actually a Recruiter for a University). However, I did read the different perspectives on the Learning 2.0 site and do have some thoughts.
I think that any industry that does not embrace what the users wants is doomed to fail in this emerging economy. Ignoring consumer wants and needs will ultimately lead to you being replaced. Therefore, I think the "beginning with user wants" philosphy of the Library 2.0 is very good.
I also like the perspective that Library 2.0 does not implement technology just for the sake of implementing technology. Sometimes things can be just too much and it is more important to have a few quality options than several options that are not really understood or supported.
All of this being said, however, I agree with the perspective that we should not lose some of the "good things" from the past to just jump on the train of the next best thing.
Signing off,
Marcia P.
First, I am not a library professional (I'm actually a Recruiter for a University). However, I did read the different perspectives on the Learning 2.0 site and do have some thoughts.
I think that any industry that does not embrace what the users wants is doomed to fail in this emerging economy. Ignoring consumer wants and needs will ultimately lead to you being replaced. Therefore, I think the "beginning with user wants" philosphy of the Library 2.0 is very good.
I also like the perspective that Library 2.0 does not implement technology just for the sake of implementing technology. Sometimes things can be just too much and it is more important to have a few quality options than several options that are not really understood or supported.
All of this being said, however, I agree with the perspective that we should not lose some of the "good things" from the past to just jump on the train of the next best thing.
Signing off,
Marcia P.
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Del.icio.us
Hello All,
Now I am working on the part of the "23 Things" that covers the http://del.icio.us site. For this site, I can see it being used for a number of things.
1) I can see this site as a great tool for starting a home business. You can easily bookmark the tools you use most often under different subjects so that you can quickly and efficiently access the information you need to produce a product for the customer.
2) Delicious seems like a good candidate for "general" web searching. If you want to find the most popular or "best" info out there on a certain subject, you can just type it in the "search delicious" box. For example, I typed "California" and found all sorts of things on California from California Code to California High speed Rail. Therefore, it can almost be used as a general search engine for finding the most popular sites on certain subjects.
Now I am working on the part of the "23 Things" that covers the http://del.icio.us site. For this site, I can see it being used for a number of things.
1) I can see this site as a great tool for starting a home business. You can easily bookmark the tools you use most often under different subjects so that you can quickly and efficiently access the information you need to produce a product for the customer.
2) Delicious seems like a good candidate for "general" web searching. If you want to find the most popular or "best" info out there on a certain subject, you can just type it in the "search delicious" box. For example, I typed "California" and found all sorts of things on California from California Code to California High speed Rail. Therefore, it can almost be used as a general search engine for finding the most popular sites on certain subjects.
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
RSS Feeds
Hello All,
Now I am working on RSS Feeds using www.bloglines.com. At first I thought this would be information overload but now I'm starting to think that this could be really, really useful.
For example, if you're looking for a job in a certain city (example Washington DC), you can see what people are blogging about in that area. Or, if you want to travel to a certain city (example Monterey California or Berkley, California) you can see what types of travel blogs are out there for those particular cities. Also, you could catch up on the different "spin" that each of your favorite news stations are putting on a certain subject all in one quick glance.
Signing off!
Now I am working on RSS Feeds using www.bloglines.com. At first I thought this would be information overload but now I'm starting to think that this could be really, really useful.
For example, if you're looking for a job in a certain city (example Washington DC), you can see what people are blogging about in that area. Or, if you want to travel to a certain city (example Monterey California or Berkley, California) you can see what types of travel blogs are out there for those particular cities. Also, you could catch up on the different "spin" that each of your favorite news stations are putting on a certain subject all in one quick glance.
Signing off!
Monday, March 8, 2010
Web 2.0 Award Winners
Now I am looking through winners of the Web 2.0 Award. The tool that I selected is called "upcoming.org" (http://upcoming.yahoo.com). It is a tool to keep track of your events and find new events to attend in your area and around the country. It allows you to join groups and find out what people who share your interests are attending.
1) Things I liked about it:
Upcoming.org exposes me to alot of events from other cultures that I might not know about.
2) Things I didn't like about it:
It doesn't seem to have alot of content for those interested in R&B music. For example, there is a major R&B festival coming up in Vinoy Park on May 1 (Funk Fest 2010 - http://funkfesttampabay.com/main.html) and it wasn't even listed.
3) What are some useful features?
One useful feature of upcoming.org is that it immediately took me to events in the Tampa Bay area (I suppose it recognized my computer's IP address?)
4) Are there any uses in libraries?
I don't work in a library so I'm probably not the expert, however, I can see community members wanting to work with Libraries and upcoming.org to promote their events, reserve space in libraries, etc.
1) Things I liked about it:
Upcoming.org exposes me to alot of events from other cultures that I might not know about.
2) Things I didn't like about it:
It doesn't seem to have alot of content for those interested in R&B music. For example, there is a major R&B festival coming up in Vinoy Park on May 1 (Funk Fest 2010 - http://funkfesttampabay.com/main.html) and it wasn't even listed.
3) What are some useful features?
One useful feature of upcoming.org is that it immediately took me to events in the Tampa Bay area (I suppose it recognized my computer's IP address?)
4) Are there any uses in libraries?
I don't work in a library so I'm probably not the expert, however, I can see community members wanting to work with Libraries and upcoming.org to promote their events, reserve space in libraries, etc.
Zoho.com (Zoho Sheet, Zoho Writer, etc)
Today I'm working in www.zoho.com. The things I noticed are as follows:
1) You can send the file to anyone by "sharing." They will get a link that they can click on and see the document. However, (unless they are a Zoho user), they cannot save the document unless they export it to an Excel, PDF, HTML, etc.
2) When working in Zoho Sheet, you can "Export" your file to an Excel, PDF, or HTML.
3) There are risks to "Publishing" your file. This is because you have to set the access to "Public" where anyone can view the spreadsheet and it may get "crawled" by search engines like Google, Yahoo, etc.
4) Overall, this tools is neat but it doesn't seem practical. It's just easier to create something in Excel and email it. Everyone has Excel, Word, etc. - it's a requirement to function in today's society.
1) You can send the file to anyone by "sharing." They will get a link that they can click on and see the document. However, (unless they are a Zoho user), they cannot save the document unless they export it to an Excel, PDF, HTML, etc.
2) When working in Zoho Sheet, you can "Export" your file to an Excel, PDF, or HTML.
3) There are risks to "Publishing" your file. This is because you have to set the access to "Public" where anyone can view the spreadsheet and it may get "crawled" by search engines like Google, Yahoo, etc.
4) Overall, this tools is neat but it doesn't seem practical. It's just easier to create something in Excel and email it. Everyone has Excel, Word, etc. - it's a requirement to function in today's society.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
Technorati
Hello!
Now I'm working with Technorati, the site that tracks blogs. We are supposed to do a search of Learning 2.0 using Blog posts, in tags and in the Blog Directory. Here are the results I found using all three methods:
Search for Learning 2.0 using Blog Posts - the results were all over the place with "Mary Hall's Fashion 2.0 being first"
Tags - the same results came up with "Mary Hall's Fashion 2.0 being first."
Blog Directory - no results were found
The "popular blog, searches, and tags" link was down.
Now I'm working with Technorati, the site that tracks blogs. We are supposed to do a search of Learning 2.0 using Blog posts, in tags and in the Blog Directory. Here are the results I found using all three methods:
Search for Learning 2.0 using Blog Posts - the results were all over the place with "Mary Hall's Fashion 2.0 being first"
Tags - the same results came up with "Mary Hall's Fashion 2.0 being first."
Blog Directory - no results were found
The "popular blog, searches, and tags" link was down.
Rollyo
Hello Everyone,
I created my own online search tool today called "Online TV." I also created one called "My Online TV." I think they are up and public but I have no idea how to use them. Let me know if anyone happens to find them.
Thanks!
Marcia
I created my own online search tool today called "Online TV." I also created one called "My Online TV." I think they are up and public but I have no idea how to use them. Let me know if anyone happens to find them.
Thanks!
Marcia
WiFi Access to Increase Business
Hello All!
Today I am sitting in Barnes and Noble on Dale Mabry (studying if anyone from LIS 6303 wants to join me)!! I am pondering over how technology has affected all of our lives. When this Barnes and Noble was first built, I'm sure it was not 100% necessary to have wifi access and accompanying power outlets to increase business. Now it's almost a necessity! Especially since the Borders down the street has wifi.
So, I would guess that anyone opening a brick and mortar business right now would wire it for wifi AND include enough power outlets (unlike this B&N - I love it but there's not enough power outlets). Who knows what will be a technology "requirement" ten years from now!
Gotta go - only have 1.16 hours left until my battery runs out=(.
Today I am sitting in Barnes and Noble on Dale Mabry (studying if anyone from LIS 6303 wants to join me)!! I am pondering over how technology has affected all of our lives. When this Barnes and Noble was first built, I'm sure it was not 100% necessary to have wifi access and accompanying power outlets to increase business. Now it's almost a necessity! Especially since the Borders down the street has wifi.
So, I would guess that anyone opening a brick and mortar business right now would wire it for wifi AND include enough power outlets (unlike this B&N - I love it but there's not enough power outlets). Who knows what will be a technology "requirement" ten years from now!
Gotta go - only have 1.16 hours left until my battery runs out=(.
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