I'm grateful for the time and effort you put into these lessons. At least I have a working knowledge of what the terms mean. Before this they were mostly gibberish.
I definitely relearned that a lot of popular culture trends and much of technology is not to my taste. Some of it I have been forced to learn, some I will never bother to try to learn, and a very small percentage of it I will actually use willingly. I'd still rather curl up with a good book than stare at a computer screen!
Thursday, November 8, 2007
NO. Sorry. I'm a very private individual. I've done all the rest of these exercises, including the ones I'll never look at again. I've also done this blogging thing even though I hate it. This one I refuse to do.
Podcasts
Rats! My computer blocked all the images! The audio wasn't enough to figure out what was going on.
I did check the titles of a few of the podcasts under keywords "library" and "storytelling." It appears that this method could be used very successfully for lessons or tours.
I did check the titles of a few of the podcasts under keywords "library" and "storytelling." It appears that this method could be used very successfully for lessons or tours.
YouTube
I found a few videos of people I actually knew. One video I knew was there, 2 others I just typed in names and hoped to find something. I also looked at several of the categories and wondered what criteria the editors used for their featured picks. That's not a criticism - I'm just curious.
I like the idea of being able to share videos that have an appeal to a wider audience, but I was disappointed by the poor sound quality of most of what I viewed. Some of the photography was reasonably good, some was awful.
In a library, YouTube could be used to promote ongoing programs, feature displays, or advertise a new service. If we try this at NSU, I would hope that care would be taken to make a product that reflects the quality of professionalism to be found here.
I like the idea of being able to share videos that have an appeal to a wider audience, but I was disappointed by the poor sound quality of most of what I viewed. Some of the photography was reasonably good, some was awful.
In a library, YouTube could be used to promote ongoing programs, feature displays, or advertise a new service. If we try this at NSU, I would hope that care would be taken to make a product that reflects the quality of professionalism to be found here.
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Web 2.0 Tools
I looked at several sites.
Biblio reminded me very much of Barnes and Noble's used book web sites. Since I did not intend to purchase anything I did not go through the checkout process, but the organization of the search area and the results was so similar to B&N that I was very comfortable using the site.
I also compared the organization sites. Google & Zoho were obviously aimed at large organizations. I thought the Backpack site had more to offer for the individual user. In fact, I am going to explore using it instead of Outlook for myself.
Biblio reminded me very much of Barnes and Noble's used book web sites. Since I did not intend to purchase anything I did not go through the checkout process, but the organization of the search area and the results was so similar to B&N that I was very comfortable using the site.
I also compared the organization sites. Google & Zoho were obviously aimed at large organizations. I thought the Backpack site had more to offer for the individual user. In fact, I am going to explore using it instead of Outlook for myself.
Zoho writer
The Zoho writer had most of the features I am familiar with in MS Word. I noticed that the options for types and size of fonts were short and there did not seem to be a way to change or increase these. For someone who does not need a lot of flexibility this would be an excellent alternative to buying software and constantly having to upgrade.
I did wonder who developed the site, whether it will be changed in the future and what remuneration they get for maintenance?
I did wonder who developed the site, whether it will be changed in the future and what remuneration they get for maintenance?
NSULibs Wiki
Once again I am missing some essential info because the PB Wiki tour would not play on my home computer. I had to play with adding a title to Favorite Books because I didn't understand that I was supposed to link it to another page. The first time I just typed in the title, then wondered why it didn't look like all the rest.. I also took a long time to figure out how to add my blog to the Favorite Blogs section. I feel very proud that I managed to fumble my way through both exercises.
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