Is this really the end? Or just the beginning.....

Wow! This challenge was fun, exciting, eye-opening, trying, and at times painful. Some of my favorites were flickr, Del. icio .us, and learning that You Tube is not just crazy home videos. There is always something to learn out there and in the world of Libraries it is not different. This program was more time consuming than I thought it would be. Working in a service area it was hard to get away to the tutoring sessions. I would probably participate again. Learning can be fun and at times I could not beleive the things we were exploring. I tell my students no Facebook at work and then there I am seaching what was out there (all in the name of learning).

Thanks to the great group of leaders cheering us on.

Face-To-Face Space: Social Networking Communities

I checked out the suggested sites and I have seen students checking their Facebook accounts on a regular basis. I think it is a great way to keep in touch with groups and to get to see pictures is wonderful. I don't like the idea that almost anyone can have access to your pictures. I also think teens should be better educated on limiting personal information in their profiles. I think there are other methods that are more formal for a Library group, but to each their own.

Podcasts

I liked the LibVibe, it had Library News and you can subsribe for updates. I see them being helpful for providing short vignettes of services. The podcasts that Derek has put together are nice, short and informative.

About My YouTube Pick

I came across this by just browsing what was out there. Happyslip is the name of a production company, but I really like the song, that is why I selected this YouTube video. As for using YouTube you can watch forever, new videos are posted all the time. I think its more for entertainment rather than educational use, although there are some training and infomercial videos out there.

Web 2.0

I explored the Web 2.0 Award Nominee, Netvibes.com, it is really neat it customized it my current location with a weather report, and from there I could add content by selecting catagories, RSS feeds, widgets and applications that I could log in from anywhere and get my favorites without searching other sites. I liked the simple drop downs to select options. My only dislike is that you can have too many choices, so instead of simplifying it can add clutter to your screen. Library use could include reseach of current topics as RSS feeds, blogs, wikis and more.

Web-Based Applications

I experimented with Zoho Writer and spreadsheets and Google Calendar. I thought they were all good tools. The flexibilty of access from anywhere, availibility to multi-users is great for global networking and our global economy. Zoho has the multi-lingual support of 21 different language applications. Great flexibility that allows multiple users can edit, add or move data. No worrying about attachments:)

Technorati

... Is another way to search for information and provide overload. Although interesting, I found it a lot of work, for information that I can gather through more familiar sources. I think choosing a search method and using available applications is all about personal preference. Technorati is not my personal choice.