Just testing...
how to insert links into a post. Learn something new everyday.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Our friend, FLICKR
During my first look at FLICKR I was heading north so I looked for pictures of places I wanted to see. My husband wanted to see the Erie Canal, so I looked for pictures of it. I found real photos taken by regular people, and there were tons of them. The difference between these and what you find on official websites is that there were pictures from all angles. You could see everything, not just the professional photos taken from just the perfect angles. This tool would be useful in helping a patron decide if they wanted to travel to some particular place.
If you have a need to share photos among a group, or a family located all over, this tool could be quite useful. Emailing pictures is not very practical sometimes. If you have more than a few photos, then email becomes cumbersome. Using FLICKR, you could sign up, invite your friends, then share away.
If you have a need to share photos among a group, or a family located all over, this tool could be quite useful. Emailing pictures is not very practical sometimes. If you have more than a few photos, then email becomes cumbersome. Using FLICKR, you could sign up, invite your friends, then share away.
Monday, July 28, 2008
Intro to Web 2.0
Watching the video, The Machine is Us/ing Us, I was surprised at how many of these components of Web 2.0 I have already become familiar with. And, yes, some of it I learned through LATI.
In the article Into a New World of Librarianship, the author Michael Stephens said we can't afford to "Techno-Worship" i.e., love new techology just for the sake of new technology. But aren't we all guilty of that sometimes? I know I am. But I find myself having a honeymoon period with this stuff. When I first discover something new, for example my cell phone, I want to use everything. I play with it and find out all that it can do. But as time goes on and the newness wears off I figure out what is really useful to me and find myself using only those features that I really need. The last time I upgraded my cell phone I was more pragmatic about what I wanted versus what I was willing to pay for. It was a wide gap. I ended up with your basic cell phone that would make calls when I needed it to. After all, isn't that what it is really for? I am suspecting that I will find the same with some of this new Web 2.0 technology. It is fun and it has some really cool bells and whistles, but what will it do for me? What parts of it do I need?
That's what we are about to find out, isn't it?
In the article Into a New World of Librarianship, the author Michael Stephens said we can't afford to "Techno-Worship" i.e., love new techology just for the sake of new technology. But aren't we all guilty of that sometimes? I know I am. But I find myself having a honeymoon period with this stuff. When I first discover something new, for example my cell phone, I want to use everything. I play with it and find out all that it can do. But as time goes on and the newness wears off I figure out what is really useful to me and find myself using only those features that I really need. The last time I upgraded my cell phone I was more pragmatic about what I wanted versus what I was willing to pay for. It was a wide gap. I ended up with your basic cell phone that would make calls when I needed it to. After all, isn't that what it is really for? I am suspecting that I will find the same with some of this new Web 2.0 technology. It is fun and it has some really cool bells and whistles, but what will it do for me? What parts of it do I need?
That's what we are about to find out, isn't it?
Wednesday, July 23, 2008
Wow, my very own blog!
Hi, Kids!
We are not just reading, now we are writing, too! So what are we going to write about? What else, reading.
But I am supposed to be writing about being part-time. But the best part about being part time is all of the time I have to do other things. Imagine that, I have time to read, time to clean, time to chauffeur and, now that it's summer, more time to chauffeur. I even have time to teach another person how to drive.
Now I have time to blog!
We are not just reading, now we are writing, too! So what are we going to write about? What else, reading.
But I am supposed to be writing about being part-time. But the best part about being part time is all of the time I have to do other things. Imagine that, I have time to read, time to clean, time to chauffeur and, now that it's summer, more time to chauffeur. I even have time to teach another person how to drive.
Now I have time to blog!
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