I chose a new template for my blog - decided to go "green". I updated my profile with additional information, just a bit more.
I decided to add the Newsreel gadget to my blog. I set it up to search news on the filtration industry - the industry I work in. This is a great gadget and I hope to be able to find something similar for our library sharepoint page.
I had fun creating a new avatar, did a search on "create an avatar", browsed a few web sites and decided to go with DoppelMe.
March 27, 2009
April 14, 2008
Thing 23 - Final Thoughts
I highly recommend this program to any librarian. I can't believe all that I've learned. I hope there will be follow-up programs.
I'm ready to start creating wikis and using flickr to create some new signs for our library.
Thanks to all who worked on this project, you did a great job!
I'm ready to start creating wikis and using flickr to create some new signs for our library.
Thanks to all who worked on this project, you did a great job!
Thing 22 - What Did I Learn Today?
I was pleased to read the "23 Things on a Stick" blog will stay around indefinitely. I know that I will refer to it in the future.
I've put 15 minutes everyday on my calendar to review my Library 2.0 RSS feeds and I've set aside an hour each week to plan how I will use what I learned from this progam in my library. I'm determined to create several wikis within the next few weeks.
My calendar with its project lists and reminders will help to keep me on task.
And I will meet regularly with a group of special librarians that were part of this program. Some from the group are planning a Continuing Ed. event on Second Life in Sept.
I've put 15 minutes everyday on my calendar to review my Library 2.0 RSS feeds and I've set aside an hour each week to plan how I will use what I learned from this progam in my library. I'm determined to create several wikis within the next few weeks.
My calendar with its project lists and reminders will help to keep me on task.
And I will meet regularly with a group of special librarians that were part of this program. Some from the group are planning a Continuing Ed. event on Second Life in Sept.
Thing 21 - Beyond MySpace: Other Social Networks
I'm not a member of any online communities. Some of the social networks look interesting but I don't know if I can commit the time to look at them everyday. That's what keeps running through my mind, how do people have time for this? I might go back to WebJunction, but I don't think I would join any of the others.
If I have free time, I don't want to be on a computer. Because I'm sitting in front of one most days from 8-6, it's the last thing I want to do when I'm home. I guess what I really need to do is make time during the day. I need to make it a priority during my work day - I know my manager will approve, she thought this project was a great idea.
Thing 20 - Libraries and Social Networks
I joined facebook and I'm probably one of the oldest members. I found my sons and nephews and invited them to be friends. We'll see how they respond...
My friend, Barb Weldon and co-worker, Karen Wood (fellow "23 Thing" bloggers) invited me to be their friends!
These are the two groups that I joined:
Libraries and Librarians, because it's for libraries, librarians and fans of both.
23 Things on a Stick, because this group is made up of librarians who are going through a self-paced learning program of new Internet Tools, sometimes called Library 2.0, but in Minnesota it is called "23 Things on a Stick".
I can see the appeal of facebook. Everyone wants friends - one of my nephews has over 500 "friends". You can let the world know all about your accomplishments, interests, etc.
My opinion of facebook is summed up in the article, Why Facebook Is the Future, by Lev Grossman. He writes, "Facebook's appeal is both obvious and rather subtle. It's a website, but in a sense, it's another version of the Internet itself: a Net within the Net, one that's everything the larger Net is not. Facebook is cleanly designed and has a classy, upmarket feel to it--a whiff of the Ivy League still clings. People tend to use their real names on Facebook. They also declare their sex, age, whereabouts, romantic status and institutional affiliations. Identity is not a performance or a toy on Facebook; it is a fixed and orderly fact. Nobody does anything secretly: a news feed constantly updates your friends on your activities. On Facebook, everybody knows you're a dog."
Libraries are using MySpace to attract teens and younger patrons. I think it's a great idea. Not sure if it would work for our corporate library, the vp's at our company are a bit old school - but I'm sure if we created a page we'd get a lot of attention so it may be a clever marketing tool.
My friend, Barb Weldon and co-worker, Karen Wood (fellow "23 Thing" bloggers) invited me to be their friends!
These are the two groups that I joined:
Libraries and Librarians, because it's for libraries, librarians and fans of both.
23 Things on a Stick, because this group is made up of librarians who are going through a self-paced learning program of new Internet Tools, sometimes called Library 2.0, but in Minnesota it is called "23 Things on a Stick".
I can see the appeal of facebook. Everyone wants friends - one of my nephews has over 500 "friends". You can let the world know all about your accomplishments, interests, etc.
My opinion of facebook is summed up in the article, Why Facebook Is the Future, by Lev Grossman. He writes, "Facebook's appeal is both obvious and rather subtle. It's a website, but in a sense, it's another version of the Internet itself: a Net within the Net, one that's everything the larger Net is not. Facebook is cleanly designed and has a classy, upmarket feel to it--a whiff of the Ivy League still clings. People tend to use their real names on Facebook. They also declare their sex, age, whereabouts, romantic status and institutional affiliations. Identity is not a performance or a toy on Facebook; it is a fixed and orderly fact. Nobody does anything secretly: a news feed constantly updates your friends on your activities. On Facebook, everybody knows you're a dog."
Libraries are using MySpace to attract teens and younger patrons. I think it's a great idea. Not sure if it would work for our corporate library, the vp's at our company are a bit old school - but I'm sure if we created a page we'd get a lot of attention so it may be a clever marketing tool.
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