Assignment #23 Is this really the end? Or just the beginning.

Except for a few small bumps in the road, this has been a very worthwhile "learning journey" for me. My favorite exercises were Flickr, YouTube, Del.icio.us, and Rollyo. Participating in this program has given me the confidence to try new software applications and has exposed me to sites that I would not have discovered on my own. Thanks to all that were involved in setting up this OU Libraries Learning 2.0 Project. If another similar program were offered in the future I would definitely choose to participate.

Assignment #22 Face-to-Face: Social Networking Communities

I visited Facebook, MySpace, and Friendster. While these social networking sites are very popular they are not something I would be interested in at work or socially simply because I lack the time. Profiles on these sites should contain limited personal information. I have heard from several sources that employers are checking these profiles of perspective employees. There are several methods of networking that would serve library groups better that these social networking sites.

Assignment #21 Podcasts, Shmodcasts!

I ran searches in the three podcast directories, Podcast.net, Podcastalley.com, and Yahoo Podcasts. Some podcasts can be beneficial but there are many that are just plain bad. However, I did find some that were interesting, funny, and enjoyable. I just could not resist the urge to run a search for horses but there were not many podcasts pertaining to horses. When I searched "library news" in Yahoo Podcasts I was able to open Ohio University Libraries News but was unable to have audio even when I adjusted the volume to maximum. I was unable to open all of the podcasts but overall it was fun searching these podcast directories.

Assignment #20 You too can YouTube

It was fun exploring YouTube but very time consuming. The video I chose was Mighty Mouse Horse Tricks 1 because it was horsey, cute, and short. Enjoy! YouTube could be used by libraries to help explain the features and services offered by the library.

Assignment #19 Discovering Web2.0 Tools

> While exploring the different award categories I noticed that some were
> new Internet technologies that we have studies previously. Since I did
> not want to choose one that was the same or very similar to an earlier
> assignment, I chose books then Blue Rectangle. This site
> http://bluerectangle.com buys and sells all kind of books and textbooks.
> The feature I enjoyed most on this site was watching book reviews on
> video. Both of these activities, buying/selling books and book review
> videos, are of great interest to library patrons.

Assignment # 18 Web-based Apps

I created this document in Google Docs & Spreadsheets. Then I posted it to my blog, by putting my settings in Google. This is all done under the Publish tab. I like the ability to create and share documents over the Internet without the need for installed desktop applications. This type technology is something I will definitely use.

Jobie and my horse Rain.

Assignment #17 Playing Around with Wikis

I played around with wikis and then added my blog to the "Favorite Blogs". This was very entertaining. When I visited "Learning 2.0 Wiki Sandbox", the thing I enjoyed most was reading about peoples favorite vacation spots.