Thing 23

Finished! Hurray!

Thing 22

Finished Thing 22.

Thing 23

Looking back on my previous posts and activities, I am glad that this project is finally finished. It was a stressful time! It could have been a better learning experience and more fun if I was given more time to complete the activities. I understand that the library is under-staffed (so, why were we even taking on this project?), but some individuals were given more time to complete the activities and some actually took the assignments home to complete (their choice). If by chance a patron needs my assistance on the computer, I will try to help him or her the best I can. I am sure I must have retained something I can use to assist patrons.

Thing 21

The six sites I chose were: Flickr, Podcasts.com, YouTube, Diigo, Image Chef, and Wordle. All of these were easy to use and could be a source for fun.

Thing 22

I took the survey.

Thing 20

I chose Google Calendar from the Communicate show & share list. It was easy to use. A person could use it to make a personal calendar of events for himself or herself.

I was easy to make my iGoogle page. I did not save it. I already have something in place that I currently use.

Thing 19

For Thing 19 I explored Sports and Science sites. I read about the "Top 10 Things to Watch for This Baseball Season" and the "Top 10 Zoo Escapes." If you are a sports fan or science fan, you might like these sites. These sites were entertaining.

Thing 23: Final Thoughts

Overall this has been a very positive experience. It is always good to learn something new & if you can have a little bit of fun while doing it, that's even better. When we first started this program, I knew about social networks, video-sharing sites, blogs, etc., but had very little personal experience with them. I've learned a lot (Yea Me!) & will continue to build on what I've learned. Thanks to all the staff who worked so well together & helped us successfully complete these 23 Things.

Thing 22

I have completed the survey.

Thing 21

My 6 are as Google Docs, Flickr, Podcasts.com, YouTube, RSS/Reader, and the Time 50 Best Websites (how can you narrow it down to just one?!) The common thread is that all are easily accessible from anywhere, at any time, with a computer. For the most part, they don't require the download of any software. Most of what you save is stored on your computer, although you may download to a portable device such as a Flash Drive or an iPod. You can limit most of your searches to just what interests you & share what you find/create with friends, family, or co-workers. Each of these are fairly easy to use.

Thing 21

The six I chose were: Google Reader, Flickr, Comic Strip Generator, Del.icio.us, Library Thing, and You Tube. I would say that a patron might find many of these things useful or interesting. Google Reader puts everything on one page, which makes it much easier to check sites of continuous interest. Flickr was best for sharing photos, and Comic Strip Generator was fun. Del.icio.us was a great way of bookmarking things, Library Thing helped to keep a list of what you've read and liked. Probably You Tube is a standard for a young computer user.

Thing 20

I don't see any practical application for this. I didn't save iGoogle page because I wouldn't use it.