#23

This was a very interesting training. It was good to learn about different technologies and how they might be used for or in libraries. However, many need better tutorials or better instructions for their use by those with little or no technology experience. Also a number of the websites were not user friendly. Obviously I am one of those who needs to have someone walk me through most of these technologies because I had a great deal of difficulty and frustration using many of these things. Also I am one who has to constantly use a technology for a while to be able to remember what it is and how to use it and what it can be used for.

#20

I did the OverDrive tutorial since I could not access the NetLibrary tutorial. This technology is fantastic for someone who is willing to use a device or computer to read their books or for those who want to listen to a book. I however prefer to hold my book and read. I looked at our catalog under Net Library offerings and found only: 112 audio and 319 ebooks under the search term fantasy and 56 audio and 575 ebooks with science fiction as a search term. Under Digital ELibrary there were only 456 science fiction/fantasy selections but 1351 mystery/suspense selections.

#21

http://www.secretworldchronicle.com/feed.rss

This is a podcast I found on Podcastalley.com (which is the only one xthat worked). It is a podcast written by Mercedes Lackey a well known fantasy/science fiction writer, the author of the Heralds of Valdemar series and many other series.
The Yahoo tutorial did not work.

#20

This was a lesson I thoroughly enjoyed. I did some nostalgia surfing and saw some actual footage of Jan and Dean singing plus enjoyed some Monkees clips. The library dominoes was great. I look forward to doing some more surfing at home. I could see this tool being used in the library for footage of interviews with famous people and etc.

#19

I explored Biblio.com under the books category. It did not have the specific book I wanted but did list others by that author. I liked this awards list and look forward to exploring more. For a patron looking to find a copy and willing to buy the book this would be a most helpful site.

#18

I tried Zoo Writer after signing in and creating an account. I could not find a tutorial but it seems simple enough. However when I printed what I wrote it printed as a web page with the website on the bottom and pagination and etc. This would be okay for some things but it might create problems if you needed to turn this in to an authority. Maybe there is a way of eliminating those thiongs but it is not easily accessible. Also one of the notes about this lesson said that we would see things as we wanted it printed but I did not find that to be true. Again maybe with some more instruction. I also looked a the trial for Google Docs. Again the same printing problems. And the trial had no spell check that I could see. I see uses for these 2 online productivity tools.

#17

I finally joined the Sandbox Wiki after trying several times and then clicking on forget password and finally found a place to click on create an account. Then after joining I was told that I don't have access to workspace. I tried to join a workspace and got a message that include charges like $99 for signing up. So this particular activity did not work for me.

#16

It is interesting that you can have a website that can be added to from a variety of locations. I liked the idea that one library system set up a book discussion wiki but they didn't keep it going longer than 1 summer but still have the info available for people to look at. Wikis for MCPL might be used by the A and J Steering committees for some of their work. Possibly we could work on the summer Reading book lists using one and then get more input than from just one library. Librarian boook discussions groups could use one so that those who couldn't attend in person could participate and the info would be available to others.

#15

Web 2.0 links people to people as well as to inofrmation. the principle is simplicity, rich interactivity, user participation, collective intelligence, and etc. The first iceberg that is talked about is the "just in case collection". The author has some good points but there are still too many people who do not deal well with computers and still need priont. Also until "authority" of websites and the information given can be established, researched, and documented as true and reliable, people are still going to use prinjt sources for things that they need to be sure are correct and reliable and not just what someone entered who may or may know nothing about the subject. Those in secondary schools now may eventually rely on the web for most of what libraries provide now but that is still some years in the future. And not even all of those students can use the web. the other comments on the other icebergs are also interesting but who says the librarians have the ability to teach everyone everything and to make it simple to use the web and to get all materials onto the web for access. We do not own the websites nor do we own the books or have the resources to put everything on the web.
I think someone has a misconception of what a librarian is. Managers and library directors and rlibrary researchers and library doctorial candiadatesetc may be able to expand Librarian 2.0 but the librarian on the floor does have the time, the experience, or the money to do so.
all of the info on Web 2.0 and where is is and can go is great and hopefully there will be those who will eventually take us there. But I have been hearing for most of my thirty years in the library business that books are on the way out. Hasn't happened yet.

#13

I tried 2 different computers and could not access the tutorial. I will come back to this one if there is time.

#9

I have subscribed to Shifted Librarian, Book News, Library Bytes, and etc. Subscribing to different feeds is reality easy so this Thing was was not too difficult.

#8

The hardest part of this assignment was getting to a computer where I could actually view the tutorial. I subscribed to 15 different rss feeds and then added several more as instructed. This will be a useful tool to go quick and easy to the websites I like to peruse.

#14

I explored Technorati. The favorites was down at this time. Learning 2.0 search in blogs brought me to something that was learning 2.0 but looking for posts I got American Journey 2.0. There are 1876 blogs on books, 4864 on food, and only 45 on pets. Looking at tags: sierra club had 6 articles in the last month, fast food had 2 articles and food had 2 articles. For someone into blogging this would be a good tool.

#12

I have just spent quite a bit of time searching Rollyo, setting up an account, and then adding a personal search thing. This tool could come in handy but it takes time to set things up and then navigate it. Plus it is another login to remember. foir someone who spends a lot of the time using the computer this would be a worthwhile tool.

#11

I have just finished exploring Library Thing. It would be a useful tool to keep a catalog of your personal books on. My entry is www.librarything.com/home/meredithsassy.

#10c

With the help of someone else I was finally able to post my avatar. I like her the way she is cause you'll never see me wearing anything like that.

#10-Avatar

I am trying to dispolay my avatar

#7-Technology

I read a number of the different participants bogs aobut thing #7 and technology. Most were talking about things liek digital cameras and facebopok and things like that. My choice uis much more mundane but has been a valuable asset. I live with my parents and in 2005, I got a new Dodge Grand Caravan and gave my parents my 2000 Caravan. Last week the air conditioning wasn't working right and after taking it to be looked at it was going to be at least $2800 to fix. So DAd started talking about new vehicle. This is not the time in my life to get a new vehicle but he had had good success with a used one a number of years ago. I had heard people touting CAR Max so I went to their website and showed Dad how to access it and retrieve info (my Dad does okay on word processing and can do some Internet but usually I initiate it for him). He found a few cars he was interested in and I found a few more. So last night we went to Car Max in Rockville and after doing a walk around eliminated everything but another Dodge Grand Caravan. So then we talked to a sales representative. And an hour later we have a car being transferred to here from Virginia to look at that has been visually inspected for us (done in 1/2 hour), had our 2000 van roadtested and a trade in value given, and we are pretty well set to buy another vehicle all through the auspices of the Internet. To be able to look at a few writeups and say yea or nay and then to use the Internet to refine our search to the specifications we really wanted like power doors and quad seats and etc was fantastic. Having gone for several days a couple of weeks ago with no air conditioning in my van due to a bad fan, I know Dad didn't want to go to long without the air conditioning. So now if financing it was just faster, and quicker, and easier and yet it involves technology also cause we have to apply online for the loans (Dad and I are splitting the cost of the new vehicle).

#6 Flickr fun

I am fascinated by the Montagr. I spent quite a bit of time exploring this and putting in different search terms and then looking at the different pictures seen in the createrd mosaic. I did titmouses, and bald eagles, and etc. I looked at all of the other possiblilities also.

23 things #5

After spending over an hour trying to figure out exactly learning about Flickr and then trying to interpret the directions to do this blog I gave up. I came back today and tried again and found that to post a picture I had to sign in to Flickr. Since I do not want a third email account and I will probably never use Flickr again, I decided to just blog about one of the pictures. I looked at: birds, butterflies, Laytonsville, discovered that there is a Tawasentha ParK somewhere ( that's the name of our county's 4-H Camp), and then did 4-H searches and finally limited it to the county fair. And lo, and behold, I found a picture with me in it. www.flickr.com/photos/mvjantzen/1187441094 is a picture from our annual 4-H Cake Auction at the Montgomery Fair. We auction off the 4-H blue ribbon cakes and the money goes to the county 4-H for camp scholarships, other scholarships, items for which there is no other funding like awards and ribbons, and for other needs. I am the chairman for the auction and we have steadily been increasing the amount we get each year for over 15 years. This past year we made over $21,000 (yes, that's correct). Each cake rarely goes for less than $300. I am the adult seated on the right -taking the money and etc.

#2 Blogging

Setting up the blog was difficult for me because the language used was unfamiliar or not clear. I still do not know if I actually entered a password when creating my blog but something said i was supposed to note it down long after I had actually followed the steps to create my blog.

#1 7 1/2 Habits

I am more a visual learner and definitely one who learns by example. However, when the vocabulary is not readily/easily understandable, I have problems. So getting into this program was extremely difficult and time consuming cause I had to keep stopping and asking for help.

7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners

The easiest habit of the 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners is Habit #2: accept responsiblity for my own learning. I learned long ago that I learn something new every day and that learning is as easy as opening a book, listening to the TV, or listening to a person whether you know them or not.
The hardest habit is habit #6: using technology to your advantage. I do not rush to learn a new technology. I only have a cell phone for emergencies and a few situations where I would need to be constantly in contact. Most of the the time my cell phone is turned off and I like it that way. All these modern gadgets just confuse me. I learn best by doing and if I am not constantly using a new gadget, I simply will not remember how to use it.