Thing 21 - Podcasts

I didn't enjoy the podcast experience. I am a visual person and wanted to listen to the travel podcasts. This didn't work real well for me as I wanted to see what they were talking about.

Thing 20 - You Tube

The first video that caught my attention is the one that I want to share with my library co-workers. It involves a group of young men who go about getting their pants on in new and creative ways. From swinging into them from the seat of a playgroung swing, to jumping into them, to backflipping into them. This video pretty much shows my level of entertainment.

Wow...I think I actually may have figured out how to make a link to the blog!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pShf2VuAu_Q

Thing 19 - 2.0 Awards

Well... where to start? Wufoo for one is an amazing website that will help you create, store and organize forms, collect payments, and I don't know what else. ProjectStat.Us is another website where you can create and work on projects while allowing those for whom you're creating the project check on its status. EditGrid is a place where you and others (at different locations) can work on spreadsheets in real time. Pretty neat stuff!

Thing 18 - Google Docs

I've been using Google Docs for about a month now. I love it. I'm going to school and often need my notes to be accessible from different locations. Voila!! Google docs to the rescue!!

Thing 17 - Play in the Sandbox

I played in the sandbox. I had a hard time trying to change the font and background color. It worked only when it felt like working!! Oh well

Thing - 16 Wikis

Wikis are a great technological enhancement. It makes great sense to be able to correct and comment on an existing article.

Update: I went back to the wikis that I was directed to and looked around some more. While, a page or two, upon attempting to view, came up as "Page can't be found", I did find many interesting things to view.

I particularly enjoyed some of the book reviews. When I went on the Ocean County widi page I read some interesting stuff, but the page itself is kind of blaaa looking.

All-in-all this was a great learning experience.

Thing 15 - Library 2.0

Well...I don't claim to know a whole lot about what libararies have or should have as far as a collection or virtual collection, but I think that libraries need to move in the same direction and at the same rate (as is reasonably possible) as technology.

Many patrons are well-versed in technology advancements and expect librarians to be able to keep up with that knowledge. Technology is out there for all of us. Technology is not a foreign media; it's accessible and available to the vast majority of our patrons. Those without internet access at home can certainly come to our library and use ours...and they do.

With the internet, there should be not subject, question, or idea that can't be explored. Web 2.0 seem to be making it easier to navigate, thus enhancing and increasing learning.