Thing #23

Nebraska Learns 2.0 by the Nebrska Library Commision is probably just about the best online course on Web Technology that I have ever seen!! It's done in plain english so no matter how old you are you can learn from this. NLC Keep up the good work!!

Thing #22.

In this exercise I reviewed Library Related Podcasts and the one I thought would be most useful to me was "Uncontrolled Vocabulary" as after reviewing recent past episodes it seemed to be the most current of them all. When I went searching for a Podcast for my own use I found one about racing pigeons and it is now linked in my blog.

Thing #21

I was surprised by the amount of videos on an obscure hobby such as racing pigeons. Although they for the most part are not of high quality you still get the idea that these people love and are proud of their pigeons. The hardest part is sifting through the videos to find one that you want to use for a specific purpose. Seeing all the different videos was still very fun to watch. You Tube could be a useful rescource site.

Racing Pigeon Video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMf_9QvoI58
This is a You Tube video showing racing pigeon owners that participate in the sport mainly for the love of the birds.

Thing #20

If you want to find books for purchasing that are of the older variety try using Biblio.com. The site worked for me, I found a signed copy of my favorite book and on top of that the shipping was cheap too!!

Thing #19

This is an easy application to use if you are already familiar with most of the MSOffice type programs.

Thing #18

This was my favorite exercise so far as I can see a ton of uses for Wiki's! Not just at the library but for myself also.

Thing #17

Wiki's, this will eventually become one of the best applications of shared knowledge and views on almost any subject I have seen. Wiki's in my opinion should be used by any organization, club, or group of individuals for facilitating the gathering of pertinent information on subjects that would always be tailored to their specific needs. I can see where collaborative effort could be done much faster and with good information in much less time than using the old mail systems, both traditional letter mail and electronic e-mail!

Thing #16

Library 2.0 is definitely going to challenge people, in order to stay current a Librarian will need to monitor the web and try to at least be familiar with most used communication platforms that are available to the public for free usage.

Thing #15

Winter

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When you decide you have had just about enough of winter, here are some scenes that will let you know we don't have it so bad.

Thing #14 Tagging & Social Bookmarking

When doing this exercise I was thinking to myself that I could possibly use this to find other books about a subject that I may not have read yet. Being able to get to my bookmarks from anywhere is definitely the best feature!

Twitter

I can think of lots of uses for Twitter both in the libraries and for clubs or organizations that would want to notify its members of new information that they may be able to use!

Thing #12

This exercise was a little difficult for me but I actually figured it out on my own, was I surprised! I'm not sure yet how I will use my LibraryThing but I like the idea of being able to find members that may have subject matter that is related to my interests. They may actually send me looking for a tome that I want to read!

Thing #11

Web technology as far as software is concerned is becoming facinating for me. The more I learn, the more I want to learn. Once I'm homebound these technologies will allow me to communicate in another way other than just the telephone. Taking this course was probably one of my wife's better ideas!

Thing #10

Here's the trading card I made for flickr.

Thing #9

Too bad I'm not a teacher this would have been great!

Thing #8

I can see where family and organizations could really use this to help stay in touch and to be able to show photo examples of what you may be talking about!

Thing#7

I think with more time spent on specific searches for RSS feeds I could really cutomize it to what I like not just general content. Now if I can just figure out how to send my RSS feeds directly to my blog page I would be all set!

RSS Feeds

This exercise confused me at first but now I've subscribed and actually pulled up and looked at my feeds! This is smooth!