Week 10: #23 Is this really the end? Or just the beginning...

I particularly liked learning about Library Elf and Bloglines during this training. I've found them quite useful. I got a good look at the vast amount of information out on the internet. Unbelievable! Now we need to learn the easiest way to navigate this immense amount of information and how to find the most reliable information. The Library perhaps?

There was alot of information I just skimmed going through this training so I will be going back and taking a more in depth look at some things. For example, I have not tried making a badge or twitter.

The group that put this training together did a great job! It really introduced me to a lot of new things. I don't feel like I'm in the stone age anymore. The more I have gotten into it the more questions I've been asking my kids and coworkers and getting into wonderful collaborations with them. This training was great and I hope we have more of them.

Week 9: #22 Downloadable Media

When it comes to searching for downloadable material I liked the library's site the best. It was easier to find things. When using "Wowio" you could only search by one term. "LibriVox" was just plain confusing. The library site had more popular authors also. "Wowio" did have a few new titles but they were for obscure authors.

Congrats Harris County Public Library on have the best elibrary catalog!

Week 9: #21 Podcasts, Smodcasts!

I can see some useful items here. It is time consuming to find things but if you really needed something it would be worth the time. I've subscribed to a tech podcast to help keep me up to date.

Week 9: #20 Discover YouTube and other video sharing sites

Thank you ebranch for getting my avatar on the parade of avatars.

I thought YouTube was great. A little unwieldly but I'm finding all internet sites are like that. I'll just have to take some lessons from great librarians who know how to find their way around lots of information quickly. A great source for teaching information, and a lot of fun too. I found the Creative Commons Comic to be the easiest way to understand Creative Commons. I still had many questions though. Maybe the library could tape some of the interesting programs we offer and put them on YouTube for people who cannot attend the programs.

I am posting a couple of videos that my husband found on YouTube that I just love. These are from the Britain's Got Talent show.




If you have trouble accessing the embedded videos try the Url: http://youtube.com/watch?v=Gn5L5U92_54
and http://youtube.com/watch?v=sxOytYLlhiQ

Enjoy!

Check out my new "Meez" avatar & ZingFu pet

The motorcycle does wheelies and moves around but not when uploaded to a blog. Awwwww!

The motorcycle I currently ride is a blue Kawasaki Vulcan 500. When dirt biking I ride my husband's KLR 650. I do not do wheelies! I also wear a helmet but I really wish it was safe not to wear one. Helmet hair, Yuch! I love the wind in my face and hair. Not so crazy about the bug splatters though.

I cannot change the font back to black! Okay, there, I did it. Can you feel my frustration?! Notice that the color black is different though?

If you move your cursor over the ZingFu pet he moves his paw, eyes and tail.

Riding Free

Go to meez.com to see me do tricks!

Week 8: #19 Web-based Apps: They're not just for desktops

Here I am in Zoho Writer Online Word Processor. Here is a cute picture of my granddaughter. Can you tell she cannot read yet?

I wanted this picture to be much smaller but could not figure out how to do it. Any suggestions? I tried putting in a comment but it did not work. Now, to try posting it to my blog.

Yes! It posted. I did downsize the picture in blogger but it won't show my picture on the blog. It put line spaces before and after the emoticon too (sporadically).

Okay, now the picture is posting correctly in the blog. Maybe it just depends on which day or time you try it. To top everything off, I accidentally deleted the picture four times! Aaaargh! Had to reinsert it from a different place and now it doesn't look as clear.

I don't think Zoho is a good place to put confidential information. Even if you don't make the document public you are still giving the Zoho people access. When I use "LibraryElf" I notice that they are looking at what I check out and suggesting similiar titles. Users beware.

Week 8: #18 Social Networking: Making friends in the comfort of your own home

You need to be a member to get into a lot of these sites. Signing up for things and getting into them is so time consuming. I can see the appeal if you truly are looking for socializing and/or have special interests, but beyond that it is just something more out there. I see my kids use myspace and love it for keeping in touch with friends for school and the neighborhood. They have rekindled old friendships and developed a few new ones. Kids seem to already know several of the security risks and how to avoid them. My daughter who was job hunting knew to make her site private, invitation only because prospective employers now look to social networking sites to find out more about you. This can also be a place to put your best foot forword for prospective employers.

At this time I don't see me using social networking sites until I have more time, like retirement maybe.