Facebook would not acknowledge my High School. It closed in 1982 and keeps telling me I went to Armstrong or Cooper. This was my first peeve. I finally got it in, but either I'm the first person in the history of Facebook to go to Robbinsdale, or something is messed up.
I found another coworker who had an account so I could add a Friend. It turns out one of my younger cousins also has an account. She probably going to wonder what that old lady cousin of her's is doing asking to be a friend. The things we do for work. Most of the contacts the "friend finder" found from my looking at emails were relatives. My 70+ something uncle has a Facebook account.
I posted to the wall of Librarians and Facebook's Wall and joined that group. I'm too old for this. I think or just don't care much so far for the format, maybe I'm too anti-social. I uploaded my pictures from Italy again. They are getting alot of exposure from 23thingsonastick.
Friday, February 29, 2008
Thing 19 Podcasts
Ok I've been listening to Heroes of Science Fiction & Fantasy podcast. I found it from the Podcast.com directory. There are certainly alot of podcasts out there on the web.
I looked at a bunch of the directories. None seemed that hard to navigate. I don't plan on regularly kooking for podcasts or adding one to my RSS feed. I have better things to do with my time in my opinion.
Depending on what you want out of the podcasts there are lots of possibilites. I have other things I prefer to do myself.
I looked at a bunch of the directories. None seemed that hard to navigate. I don't plan on regularly kooking for podcasts or adding one to my RSS feed. I have better things to do with my time in my opinion.
Depending on what you want out of the podcasts there are lots of possibilites. I have other things I prefer to do myself.
Thursday, February 28, 2008
Thing 18 YouTube/Videos
Ok, I added the Conan the Librarian to my blog. The instructions were ok, once I opened a couple windows and opened yet another account.
I have seen some of the videos before (links from various websites when on my own and playing at home). Quiet a few of my co-workers came over to see what the devil I was doing. The music on some of these is quiet loud. I'm glad I was not in a public areas.
I chose this video because it was wasy to find. It was more interesting than playing around in Ebsco or ELM, but probably not quiet as useful in day to day interactions.
I have seen some of the videos before (links from various websites when on my own and playing at home). Quiet a few of my co-workers came over to see what the devil I was doing. The music on some of these is quiet loud. I'm glad I was not in a public areas.
I chose this video because it was wasy to find. It was more interesting than playing around in Ebsco or ELM, but probably not quiet as useful in day to day interactions.
Thing 17 Elm
I've been using ELM databases for years. No big suprises. I have done custom searches and had updated articles sent to me before from CNN and databases.
The page composer was sort of interesting but not really for me. Some of the examples on Ebsco could be useful in an educational enviroment.
The page composer was sort of interesting but not really for me. Some of the examples on Ebsco could be useful in an educational enviroment.
Monday, February 25, 2008
Thing 16 Assignment Calculator & Research Calculator
Back to the 23things after a week off due to illness at our branch and no time to think. The Assignment Calculator & Research Calculator are interesting tools. I can see where they would be handy for students.
I liked that the A.C. has areas that introduce students to new data sources. Libraries of any type, that have databases could use this to promote their databases and give patrons a better idea of what the database is capable of doing for them.
For disorganized people the email reminders would be nice. I guess I come from a different world/century. My K-12 emphasized writing, so many of the tools and reminders seem redundant or silly to me. However, these days, I do see too many students who don't seem to have a clue where to start or what is expected of them; these tools could be a fantastic start for them.
I liked that the A.C. has areas that introduce students to new data sources. Libraries of any type, that have databases could use this to promote their databases and give patrons a better idea of what the database is capable of doing for them.
For disorganized people the email reminders would be nice. I guess I come from a different world/century. My K-12 emphasized writing, so many of the tools and reminders seem redundant or silly to me. However, these days, I do see too many students who don't seem to have a clue where to start or what is expected of them; these tools could be a fantastic start for them.
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