Happy Christmas - now that it has arrived and you have been so successful in completing this on-line training. Thanks for your help along the way and sharing 'my pictures", that just happened to flash in front of me!!
Friday, November 30, 2007
Disneyland Christmas 2007
Happy Christmas - now that it has arrived and you have been so successful in completing this on-line training. Thanks for your help along the way and sharing 'my pictures", that just happened to flash in front of me!!
Friday, November 23, 2007
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socialising to learn new skills
face-to-face contact to achieve new heights
co-operating with others to learn new skills
not a computer in sight, just books
face-to-face contact to achieve new heights
co-operating with others to learn new skills
not a computer in sight, just books
#23 Summary and my thoughts
#Is this really the end?
Only if you want it to be and in some ways the answer from me would be yes, but in other areas I would continue on the journey.
Overall I have found the program to be enlighting , mind-boggling and exciting.
I particularly like the idea of a word-processor on the net - in Zoho.Librarything as a book club , Image generators and flickr for photos and images.
Some of the sites were difficult to load and I found this quite frustrating. Coming to grips with the terminology and what each thing did was confusing and I found some things did virtually the same thing . Rollyos, technorati, delicious, rss feeds, wikis can be similiar and unless you use the internet daily and have a lot of interests , found that these would not be used by me.
The program was a great introduction to the latest technology and what the kids are using and now I can understand a bit more of their lingo. We as librarians working with the public do need to be aware of the latest technology , even if we dont know how to use it, but know of its existence so that we seem knowledgeable to the public.
All lessons in this program give the impression that all these new tools will benefit us , not only in our profession, but in our own lives , and I feel that we need to be aware that these tools in the wrong hands , eg, morally corrupt people, have the potential to "invade our privacy" without us even being aware that we are being "cyberstalked" That to me is not enhancing anyone's life. Technology, like anything is great in moderation, but we need to have a balance and communicate with others in traditional ways - like socialising, talking face to face , writing letters, going to meetings - like humans are meant to.
This may come across as coming from an old fuddy duddy librarian , that I am not.
Just someone who is ready to embrace new things, but without having every one in space know what I am interested in, have been doing and like to do. I am not a negative thinker, but a realist and I can see how some of these new tools can be useful , and why we need to know about them, but I also think that the disadvantages should also be noted.
Libraries in the future will be information portals - whether it be in hard copy - book form- e-books , search engines, websites , wikis and blogs and we will have to provide an outlet for the public to access this information , but not at the expense of what libraries have portrayed all these years - a public spacewhere the community can explore and expand their knowledge and socialise with their peers.
#22 Audiobooks
I am an audio book fanatic. Its a great way to keep up with the latest releases. As someone else is reading the story to me it frees me up to do other things while listening, like driving, craft work , walking and gardening.
The websites look interesting , but couldnt download any books as dont like to do that on works computers and wasnt a member. I havent listened to all of the stories in the library yet , havent got a mp3 player or laptop and dont fancy "reading my story" on a computer, it is kind of restricting.
Will utilise the websites eventually
next chapter is the last , bet you cant wait
The websites look interesting , but couldnt download any books as dont like to do that on works computers and wasnt a member. I havent listened to all of the stories in the library yet , havent got a mp3 player or laptop and dont fancy "reading my story" on a computer, it is kind of restricting.
Will utilise the websites eventually
next chapter is the last , bet you cant wait
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
#21 Podcasts
Podcasts look like a lot of fun, and a fun way to listen to information. I love audio books, so am used to listening as a way of learning.
Have attached a link to some sites I am interested in. Feeling pretty pleased I remembered how to add a link, and will use this tool more at home.
Could be a useful tool for training and teaching - in remote communities .
http://http://www.podcast.net/cat/106
http://http://www.podcast.net/cat/32
in the last chapter now
yeah
Have attached a link to some sites I am interested in. Feeling pretty pleased I remembered how to add a link, and will use this tool more at home.
Could be a useful tool for training and teaching - in remote communities .
http://http://www.podcast.net/cat/106
http://http://www.podcast.net/cat/32
in the last chapter now
yeah
Friday, November 16, 2007
#20 YouTube
the three little pigs , christmas version. Lots of fun on youtube. Took a long time to find something suitable. As with all internet related information, there is a lot of "rubbish" and it takes time to filter through to the worthwhile stuff. Could be very useful for watching instructional videos/clips , but am always aware of the "dangers" involved in "free to all" in uploading and viewing material. Found it quite easy to cut and paste someone's video into my blog. But can I claim it as my own ? - brings up lots of authorship issues.
Can see why parents, teachers and us in library land need to be aware of what is being looked at on the screen. Need more direction on what is not acceptable in a public place and what to do about it.
stay tuned for next episode
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