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

I have enjoyed 23 things. I especially enjoyed learning more about Flickr, YouTube and Library Elf. The benefit to learning about these different technologies in a self paced program is that we can spend whatever amount of time we want to on each "thing." I found some of the technologies very interesting and will definitely spend more time discovering more about them. On the other hand, some of the 23 things didn't interest me so I'll feel comfortable passing on them.

I appreciated the opportunity to earn some training hours without having to travel. I do think that everyone should be given 10 hours of training, regardless of how many hours they had prior to this program. That's the fair thing to do - after all, we all worked the same out of time! Thanks again for the opportunity and thanks to the hard working staff that had to read ALL of these blogs. What a job that must have been!!!! You should have your training earned for the next five years!

Week 9: #22 Downloadable Media

I enjoyed this exercise. I had not checked out overdrive so that was interesting. I was surprised how many titles HCPL had available and impressed with the collection. I checked out Wowio also. I actually was not as impressed with it as HCPL's overdrive. Wowio's collection seemed to be more dated. I definitely will be checking out some titles from overdrive in the future.

Week 9: #21 Podcasts, Smodcasts!

Actually this was probably my least favorite assignment for some reason. I looked around at several different podcasts but really couldn't find anything real interesting. Since I love to travel, I suppose the most interesting ones I found were travel related. I'm not sure I would ever really be a full fledged podcaster!!

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

I've heard about YouTube, but haven't really looked at it much. I did a search for Seattle Pioneer Square and found a great short clip showing different buildings in Seattle and particularly in Pioneer Square. I love that area and would like to live there one day. I going to attempt to place it in my blog post, we will see if it works!

Apparently I was not successful in attaching the YouTube video to my blog. Later....

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

I signed up for a free account with Zoho and played around with Zoho writer and the spreadsheet. I think this sight is a great tool for those who do not have or cannot afford the expensive Microsoft packages. Also it makes sharing projects with coworkers so easy. All they have to have is a computer and be online. I attempted to send my work to my blog but I was not successful. I will continue to work on that. But for now, it's really time to do some real library work like check in and check out books!

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

I have to be honest. I hardly have time to keep up with my personal email so I don't think I will be setting up an account in any of the Social networks. http://ratemyspace.hgtv.com/ and http://www.dogster.com/ were kind of interesting. I suppose if I had time, I might possibly check those out every now and then. I can definitely see how the younger generations are really getting into the networks.

Week 7: #17 Blog About Technology

Technology is great when it works!!!!! I'm still pretty slow when it comes to using the new technology out there such as MP3 players, Ipods, etc. I've only had my cell phone for 3 years. As with other new gadgets, I can't do without it now. But, I only use it to talk to people. I do not take pictures with it and I don't text message. Give me a few years and I'll probably be texting all the time!