Things 22 & 23

I had 100% participation in my library staff completing this program since I am the library staff.
I can see both staff and students utilizing flickr & image generators. I know we can utilize image generators and flickr mashups on websites, brochures, flyers, etc. I can see us using google docs for polls--items to order, favorite series & authors, maybe Bluebonnet voting? Staff will love blog readers, delicious, and rss feeds. Can't wait to show them LibraryThing and some of the students will use it too. One of the teachers and I had already discussed a wiki presentation for the students to use in place of the more traditional bookreport. Maybe we can utilize the image generators on a flyer for another bookreport substitute. On a personal note--Facebook is more enjoyable than I had first thought--talk about working outside my comfort zone! Thanks for an interesting and informative summer.

Things 20 & 21

You Tube is a fascinating spot--lots of everything both useful and entertaining. I had never thought about looking for library events & promotions on it before. I've seen podcasts different places before. Some more effective than others & some that need their audio quality improved. Love that libsuccess wiki--its got a little of everything on it.

Things 18 & 19

Wiki--One of the teachers on my campus wants to try using a wiki for students to post their book reviews--modern take on the old book report I used to do in school. She & I will set it up and work out the logistics.

GoogleDocs--looking forward to setting this up so teachers can give me feedback & info can be compiled electronically by the computer. Might set it up for students too--they like to give input on materials to be ordered for the library.

Thing 17

LibWorm is great. I searched DDS & WordThink as well as 23 Things. Lots of info!

Thing 16

I really like the group Librarians who Library Thing. Name that Book is cool & helpful. I always get reading ideas from the group who like to read mysteries. Library Thing is a keeper.

Thing 15

Digg is entertaining. Larger variety than usual of stories since they do not come from a limited source--news editor. I did not sign up for an account but I will go in periodically to view what has been contributed.

Things 13 &14

I heard about Delicious a couple of years ago but never pursued it further. I am in the process of importing bookmarks now & this thing will be very useful since I work on items at home & at school.
As for tagging--librarians tag all the time--we call them subject tracings. Should be useful. I'm not sure about patrons tagging. I'll have to think about that.

Things 11 & 12

We have instant messaging through our district's e-mail. I don't care for it. I already spend the majority of my day talking to multiple students/faculty simultaneously.
Most of the people I associate with use Facebook as opposed to Twitter so that is the social network I will keep up with.
Good to know there is something out there for everyone.

Thing 10

Ning is very much like Facebook. I'll keep an eye on it but at this time have no plans to keep up with it. It does seem as though it has a more professional air about it as far as libraries go so I'll watch that part more closely.

Things 8 & 9

I am now on Facebook much to the delight of my husband & daughter. Now I can reconnect with some people I have lost track of. I will keep this activity somewhat current or I'll be hearing about it here at home.

Thing 7

I think I covered #7 in the post about #6. Anyway, added a couple of subscriptions including some of my favorite comics.

Thing 6

Google Reader looks handy & I found something my more 2.0 savvy daughter had not heard of. She was interested. Only added a couple of subscriptions at this point--sometimes all these postings can be overwhelming. I am also interested to see if I can access the reader at school--filters, you know.

Thing 5

I don't feel like I can replicate this process easily. My daughter helped me but I feel like I accidentally put the image here. We will see if I can get anything else on the blog from Big Huge Labs.

Thing 4

Cool--the students will love this. Hope they can get there from school computers. If not the tech gurus can fix us up.

Thing 3

Explored Flickr & set up account for school library. I can add pictures of students as well as the displays students create. Students can handle the photography as well. I'm looking forward to this addition.

Thing 2

I watched the last video--which looked like an advertisement/promotional spot for Learning 2.0. The article by O'Reilly was 5 pages. I'm on summer vacation! The other article was the most helpful. My daughter summarized the whole idea nicely. Originally we had the card catalog, then OPAC was available on a limited scale (depending on number of workstations) at the library, now we have access to a library's holdings from home. An excellent development that is only going to improve as we librarian-teachers learn & incorporate more 2.0 tools.

Year's End

As the school year winds to a close I have been considering my summer-time options. So far, I will be volunteering at my church and our public library. Since neither of those will take up much of my time I have also been reminded that our interior doors are in need of painting. This was a task that did not get finished when we remodeled the house a few years ago. So I will borrow the saw-horses from my neighbor and set up under the Chinese Tallow in the back yard. Since both our son and daughter are living at home once more I will enlist their assistance.