Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Thing # 23: The End!
I completely forgot to post an end to the 23 Things! I finished it on time, though. I promise!! It's been great fun, and I'm thinking about starting a blog just for the fun of it. Not sure what I'll call it, though, or even what I would write about. :-)
Friday, April 3, 2009
Thing # 22: How Far We've Come
Looking back over the past couple of months, I realize how fast this whole 23 Things flew by. It's been a lot of fun, and I learned some things that I'm not sure I would have spent my time on otherwise, which is the whole point of this exercise. I hope that I can continue to keep up with the Web 2.0 stuff as we keep moving into the future.
Thing # 21: No More School!
I'm very glad that I've finished my Master's Degree, but I wish I had known about the tools listed in this thing while was in school. They are pretty cool!
I probably wouldn't have been very good at following these calculators, because I am truly a procrastinator at heart, but I may have at least tried!
I think it would be good for students to try these out. The timeline gives good ideas about ways to organize the student's time. I wonder how well it would work for high school students.
I probably wouldn't have been very good at following these calculators, because I am truly a procrastinator at heart, but I may have at least tried!
I think it would be good for students to try these out. The timeline gives good ideas about ways to organize the student's time. I wonder how well it would work for high school students.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Thing # 20: Who reads books?
I do!! I love reading. I've never gotten involved in any of these things, but I can see how they'd become very popular, especially Book Stumpers. I don't know that I agree with the $2 cost, justto post a question, unless it's to keep people from turning it into a trivia site.
As a sometimes reference librarian, many of these can be very helpful to patrons, especially those who are looking for a book they read as children.
I could spend lots of time on these sites, but I know I shouldn't, unless it's for work, of course. :-)
As a sometimes reference librarian, many of these can be very helpful to patrons, especially those who are looking for a book they read as children.
I could spend lots of time on these sites, but I know I shouldn't, unless it's for work, of course. :-)
Thing #19: More Socializing!
Outside of the "Big Ones," there are plenty of different social networking sites. I just never really thought of them that way.
I've been a member of Project Playlist for a couple of years. At first, I really liked it, but it's gotten to the point that the song links don't work very often, and MySpace won't allow the playlist on their site anymore.
Some of the other sites mentioned are very interesting, especially Bake Space. I love baking, and it's always great to find new recipes and people whom with to talk about them.
I've used Webjunction for library related stuff before, especially their short workshops.
I think that I could probably become interested in many of these, but like everything else, they can be a terrific drain on my time, which is pretty skimpy these days, anyways.
I've been a member of Project Playlist for a couple of years. At first, I really liked it, but it's gotten to the point that the song links don't work very often, and MySpace won't allow the playlist on their site anymore.
Some of the other sites mentioned are very interesting, especially Bake Space. I love baking, and it's always great to find new recipes and people whom with to talk about them.
I've used Webjunction for library related stuff before, especially their short workshops.
I think that I could probably become interested in many of these, but like everything else, they can be a terrific drain on my time, which is pretty skimpy these days, anyways.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Thing # 18: Socialize!!
Social networking is fascinating! I've had a MySpace page for about three years, and a Facebook for around one year. I like both of them, although I've spent a lot more time on MySpace than Facebook. They both have their pros and cons.
The main reason I first joined was to keep in touch with friends and family. They are both great about helping you keep up with stuff; better than just email, because the information in spread out over multiple people, rather than requiring the owner of the information to notify each person individually of news and pictures and whatever.
I've looked over some of the pages of libraries, and I think they're great! I think they could be improved upon, because they don't need to be a simple extension of a webpage, but should be more dynamic and interactive.
The main reason I first joined was to keep in touch with friends and family. They are both great about helping you keep up with stuff; better than just email, because the information in spread out over multiple people, rather than requiring the owner of the information to notify each person individually of news and pictures and whatever.
I've looked over some of the pages of libraries, and I think they're great! I think they could be improved upon, because they don't need to be a simple extension of a webpage, but should be more dynamic and interactive.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Thing # 17: Podcasts
Podcasts are very interesting and informative radio-type shows that can be listened to whenever convenience allows. I've never really gotten too involved with them, however, mainly because I haven't taken the time.
I wandered around a couple of the pocast directories, and found some interesting things. I added one to my Reader named Let's Travel Radio. It's interesting because they have a wide variety of different programs and themes. I don't know if I'll make a habit of listening to them, but they're fun for a change.
When I was in grad school, I had to use Audacity to create an intro to a podcast. It was fun to do, and not difficult, as long as you pay attention to what you're doing.
I wandered around a couple of the pocast directories, and found some interesting things. I added one to my Reader named Let's Travel Radio. It's interesting because they have a wide variety of different programs and themes. I don't know if I'll make a habit of listening to them, but they're fun for a change.
When I was in grad school, I had to use Audacity to create an intro to a podcast. It was fun to do, and not difficult, as long as you pay attention to what you're doing.
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