Thing #23--Week 9: Podcasts, Video & Downloadable Audio

This online workshop has exposed me to so many new things. I feel like I've learned so much. I think my favorite exercise was creating the blog itself. I guess it's just something I hadn't imagined myself doing. This program has made me want to keep learning about all the tech tools available out there as well as incorporate them on my campus. I was a little surprised at how so much that I was introduced to here could also be used not just for my job as our school's librarian, but it can also be used by teachers and students in the classroom as well. I think the only thing that could be improved upon for this program is to publicize it more and encourage more people to take it. I would definitely take another discovery program like this. This program has really opened my eyes to what is available to help me meet users' needs and exceed their expectations.

Thing #22--Week 9: Podcasts, Video & Downloadable Audio

I was impressed by the World Book site. It says they have over 2 million free titles to choose from. I would be most intersted in their Classic Literature collection, which includes titles from Shakespeare, Melville and Poe. They also have a Poetry Collection with over a thousand poems which I found interesting as well.

Thing #21--Week 9: Podcasts, Video & Downloadable Audio

I found a podcast called Library Geeks through podcastalley. I also found many others on educational technology and libraries that were interesting as well. I added Library Geeks RSS feed to my google reader account. I found podcast alley useful in helping me find pertinent podcasts. However, I don't imagine that I would use it on a regular basis unless I was looking for something specific. There have been a few times at work when I've been asked to look for sound bites for specific topis, so this might be very useful in those kinds of situations.

Thing #20--Week 9: Podcasts, Video & Downloadable Audio

I visit youtube regularly, but I usually just find exactly what I'm looking for and don't stay to look around. I enjoyed watching the March of the Librarians--very funny. One feature I like on youtube is the related videos list on the side. They are usually right on in that they are related to what you are looking at.

Thing #19--Week 8: Online Applications & Tools

I enjoyed looking around Library Thing and creating my own library. Some of the books that I added were the Twilight series books by Stephenie Meyer, so they were very popular and it was fun to see the reviews and discussions available. One feature that I really liked is the recommendations feature.

Thing #18--Week 8 Online Applications & Tools

I was able to use my Yahoo ID to log on to Zoho Writer and I found that it offers some excellent tools for word processing. I also searched around the site and looked at their other tools and was impressed at everything that was available. They have tools for presentations, wiki publishing, a planner, and loads of other helpful things. I think the wiki publisher and presentation tools would be most useful to me.

Thing #17--Week 7 Wikis

I would definitely use wikis at my campus for collaborative book talks/book reviews. I think students would enjoy seeing their postings online, and it would also serve to help others decide if they want to read the books for themselves. It would also be interesting to see how several students respond to the same book and how their opinions differ or are similar.