Og's Blog

#23 and Survey

2008-12-20T09:56:00.001-08:00

This proved to be a good thing (of course)!

It gave me new insight into some Web 2.0 things and it was a fun experience! I appreciate the time that it took for you guys to create it.

The only thing I was upset about was when we had to list our blog on the favorites one, but other than that - it was great!

Week 9 Finally

2008-12-20T09:43:00.000-08:00

#20
We had pretty tight restrictions with this one and I had to pass it up. ThoughI do use youtube quite often on my personal time.

#21
I actually got a 404 page on the podcasting one and could not access the Discovery Exercise. But I did attend the podcasting workshop on the same day as the 23 Things workshop in Georgetown, so I think I've got it down.

#22
Well, when I tried searching through the catalog, nothing was coming up so I just searched their entire database - and my, did they have A LOT! I might try that "Peace on Earth, Good-Will to Dogs"eAudiobook!

#23
And now I'm off to do they survey. I must say, this was quite an adventure! :) Thanks CTLS

WEEK 8!

2008-12-20T09:34:00.000-08:00

#18
I just finished the Zoho writer exercise and I must say that I prefer the Google Documents that is on my iGoogle page. It seems a bit more user friendly - but those "labels" tend to drive me a little nuts :)

#19
This is also tied in with #18 in that I choose the Google Docs and Spreadsheets from the Web 2.0 awards list. I find it wonderful that I can access any of my documents from any computer since Google is the one to save it. I've told many of our patrons that instead of using the regular Microsoft Word, they should type their reports in Google. It automatically saves everything and it will always be available to you. I loved it!!

Week 7

2008-12-18T08:05:00.000-08:00

#16
We at the Harker Heights Public Library have a wiki, so we are all very familiar with the ins and outs of using it. Here is our wiki link:

http://www.ci.harker-heights.tx.us/hhplwiki/index.php?title=Main_Page

#17
I'm trying to add my blog to the favorite library blogs one. Let's see how it goes!
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Week 6

2008-12-18T07:43:00.001-08:00

#13
Delicious is a really easy way to create bookmarks that I can access from any computer! It is a really neat idea - sort of like iGoogle's Notebook with it's bookmark accessories.

#14
Technorati was not to my taste. I much prefer google reader or blogger.com to read/go through blog posts. For the "Learning 2.0", many different results came up from the blog posts, the tags and in the Blog Directory...

#15
I read the part on tagging and social bookmarking since it went with what I was doing for this event. It was a quick insight guide to what I've been doing for week 6.

Week 5

2008-12-18T07:36:00.001-08:00

#10

I found my boss Lisa Youngblood on gmail's IM and we chatted for about 10 seconds before some troubleshooting issues came up. It was a little difficult for us to find each other and then navigate through google's IM, but we did it in the end.

#11 & 12

We had restrictions with doing this so I was unable to complete this task - though I do have a personal account with facebook (so I know how to work it) and I have played games on the internet before.

Week 4.5

2008-12-18T07:33:00.000-08:00

I absolutely love my google erader! It is so easy to find my favorite comics and authors' web blogs! I love it!! :)

2008-12-10T13:31:00.000-08:00

Starting Week 4

I absolutely LOVE the google reader! Love it!!!

Here are my 3 feeds:

http://www.google.com/reader/view/#stream/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.overduemedia.com%2Frss.aspx

http://www.google.com/reader/view/#stream/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2FInkygirlDailyDiversionsForWriters

http://www.google.com/reader/view/#stream/feed%2Fhttp%3A%2F%2Fwww.lilithsaintcrow.com%2Fjournal%2Ffeed%2F

:)

flickr picture

2008-12-02T12:37:00.000-08:00

# 5 Flickr

I made a Flickr account and uploaded a pictuer on it! If you want to check it out, here it is:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/cactusrose2004/3078308712/

Extra Credit:

Picasa actually was a little more user-friendly (and very visual) while Flickr still had some basic user elements, but both are awesome!

Creating Avatars

2008-12-02T12:20:00.000-08:00

Today, for the CTLS 23 Things program, I created an avatar. It's a cute Christmas penguin! :)

7 1/2 Lifelong Learning Habits

2008-11-18T13:37:00.000-08:00

I viewed the 7 1/2 Lifelong Learning Habits and this is what I discovered:

The Habits in order from easiest to hardest are:

Play!
Accept responsibility for your own learning.
Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner.
Use technology to your advantage.
Create your own learning toolbox.
Teach/mentor others.
View problems as challenges
Begin with the end in mind.

First Test Post

2008-11-18T13:34:00.000-08:00

Here is my first test post on my blog! :)