Sunday, September 26, 2010
#15 Wiki
The most interesting wiki to me was the Library Success story one. I checked around various pages of it but I sort of got stuck on the Gaming page which has a links to resource such as tips and tricks for patrons and even a link to a book about video games and literacy which sounds like a rather interesting read that I might have to pick up at some point.
#14 Technorati
-http://mashable.com/2010/09/25/11-astounding-predictions/ I was pretty interested in this article about 11 Sci-fi predictions that came true. Includes stuff like the Ipad, automatic doors, and tanks!
-http://www.lifehacker.com/ The best find! My brother had sent me a link to this site a while back and I had forgotten about it until I saw it on the list. Very interesting stuff on here for day to day tech tricks.
-http://www.lifehacker.com/ The best find! My brother had sent me a link to this site a while back and I had forgotten about it until I saw it on the list. Very interesting stuff on here for day to day tech tricks.
#13 Delicious
I can definitely see how Delicious could be useful in terms of research especially with groups of people all contributing various links. I am curious about how this differs from Diigo if at all?
Either way both these sites do seem useful and our Diigo site has already proven useful in terms of neat tutorials and various other important info.
Either way both these sites do seem useful and our Diigo site has already proven useful in terms of neat tutorials and various other important info.
Friday, September 17, 2010
#12 More RSS
Reviewing the links:
Feedster: too many ads on the main page and only a simple search box.
Topix: knows where you are. Provides a map of the area with different areas of interest so that could be useful
Syndic8: many places to go from the front page so initially overwhelming somewhat. Better than the alternative though (i.e. Feedster's ads and minimal search box).
Technorati: most aesthetically appealing of the choices.
Feedster: too many ads on the main page and only a simple search box.
Topix: knows where you are. Provides a map of the area with different areas of interest so that could be useful
Syndic8: many places to go from the front page so initially overwhelming somewhat. Better than the alternative though (i.e. Feedster's ads and minimal search box).
Technorati: most aesthetically appealing of the choices.
#11 - RSS
For a long time I was really confused about what RSS was but then a while back I finally took the time to figure it out and I think it is really useful not having to go to each specific site all the time to check for an update.
I love webcomics so I was happy to find the link to that Unshelved one.
I love webcomics so I was happy to find the link to that Unshelved one.
#10 Audiobooks
I think that LibriVox is one of the more interesting projects that the 23 Things has introduced me to. I found the process of exploring the catalog to be quite simple and the most interesting thing that I found were poetry collections. I think that poetry is a fun thing to do audiobooks for because the reading of a poem can greatly affect the meaning and the way that the poem is received.
#9 Podcasts
For the geeky high school version of me I found a somewhat interesting Science Fiction book review podcast SciFi Review Podcast there are a lot of terrible scifi books out there so a podcast helping pick through the masses is definitely a useful one.
The process of finding podcasts could have been better if the search results gave more information initially rather than just the name of the podcast which is not always helpful when it is something like: "JOE'S PODCAST!" or some other nondescript name. Overall though it was by no means a bad experience.
The process of finding podcasts could have been better if the search results gave more information initially rather than just the name of the podcast which is not always helpful when it is something like: "JOE'S PODCAST!" or some other nondescript name. Overall though it was by no means a bad experience.
#8 Youtube
Youtube is a great site! (But I think we all knew that already). User generated content can be a mix of dreadful (such as videos that are just opinionated responses to other videos) to creatively hilarious and creepy:
In terms of library sites perhaps youtube could be used to record segments of special library events and/or a virtual tour of the library.
In terms of library sites perhaps youtube could be used to record segments of special library events and/or a virtual tour of the library.
#7 Flickr Tools
#6 Flickr
Magritte Museum Photo
The link is to a picture of the René Magritte Museum in Brussels. For more information about the museum here is a link to the homepage: http://www.musee-magritte-museum.be/
You might know Magritte from his famous "The Treachery of Images" painting:
The link is to a picture of the René Magritte Museum in Brussels. For more information about the museum here is a link to the homepage: http://www.musee-magritte-museum.be/
Thursday, September 16, 2010
FIRST POST
Hello, this is my first post.
In terms of the 7 1/2 habits that I find most difficult. I think that I would have to go with the very first one: begin with the end in mind. Sometimes it is just that I want to learn new things and not have to picture the end, other times it is that forward planning is somewhat difficult. Having goals are certainly important so I guess I should work on goal formation more.
In terms of the 7 1/2 habits that I find most difficult. I think that I would have to go with the very first one: begin with the end in mind. Sometimes it is just that I want to learn new things and not have to picture the end, other times it is that forward planning is somewhat difficult. Having goals are certainly important so I guess I should work on goal formation more.
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