Whoa, Learn and Play is done?!?!? I think this was a really great project for us all to participate in. I've learned alot about many different things. Some which I never even thought I would use, such as Bloglines, more about things I use everyday...like YouTube, and others that I am so super glad I now know of, GoogleDocs...hello! :) It was also a great way for colleagues to work together and learn more about each other. :) Especially reading those that you might not see everyday.
And, I did already assist a customer with a problem he was having from what I learned from Learn & Play. He explained to me that he had created a document on Microsoft Publisher and sent it to everyone on his email. When he didn't get many responses from his flyer, one of his friends said that "Many people don't use Microsoft Publisher" so they couldn't view the material he had sent. I then told him about options of using a Wiki or GoogleDocs. That way everything is online. He was really excited to learn about these new things as well.
Learn and Play rocked! I hope that we continue take these types of initiatives in the future. It would have been ver ineffective to have had so many separate classes and trainings for these types of things and it enabled EVERYONE to participate and learn at their own pace. :)
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
Ewwwww, it's moldy...
Yeah, what an acronym....MOLDI. lol. I've seen this EVERYWHERE, but never did check it out, maybe my subconscious was preventing me from gandering.
Anyways, to the point...this is pretty cool. I was excited to see that you will be able to download onto iPods coming up here shortly. I recently have been toying with audio books. (If you read my previous post about podcasting, I'm not a big fan of someone just yacking on and on.) But, my yard takes 4 hours to cut on a riding mower, so Chris and I have been looking for ways to help pass the time. So instead of me listening to the droning sound of the mower, counting butterflies and stopping every 5 seconds to prevent the death of a honeybee I'm trying audio books. :)
It would be great to be able to just download a title, there were quite a few that looked interesting, I thought there would be like lame-o stuff, but there are new titles as well! The teens here have of course been after me to read Twilight, which was on there too! One thing I did find odd though....why is it that there is a waiting list? Although 65 for Twilight is nothing compared to the waiting list we have right now for the book. I just assumed that it's there, listen and done. Also, you are unable to download Twilight, but could download Acorna for example. Just my wondering.
So MOLDI, even with your weirdo name, you're okay in my e-book. :)
Anyways, to the point...this is pretty cool. I was excited to see that you will be able to download onto iPods coming up here shortly. I recently have been toying with audio books. (If you read my previous post about podcasting, I'm not a big fan of someone just yacking on and on.) But, my yard takes 4 hours to cut on a riding mower, so Chris and I have been looking for ways to help pass the time. So instead of me listening to the droning sound of the mower, counting butterflies and stopping every 5 seconds to prevent the death of a honeybee I'm trying audio books. :)
It would be great to be able to just download a title, there were quite a few that looked interesting, I thought there would be like lame-o stuff, but there are new titles as well! The teens here have of course been after me to read Twilight, which was on there too! One thing I did find odd though....why is it that there is a waiting list? Although 65 for Twilight is nothing compared to the waiting list we have right now for the book. I just assumed that it's there, listen and done. Also, you are unable to download Twilight, but could download Acorna for example. Just my wondering.
So MOLDI, even with your weirdo name, you're okay in my e-book. :)
Podcasting
In my search for podcasts I used one of the reccommended listings, podcastalley. I searched for gaming (surprise, surprise) and found The Playstation Show! First off, nothing against podcasting, I think it's a good tool for those who use this. I personally can't stand talk radio, morning shows, or any other non-music broadcasts (with the exception of NASCAR). I play a CD on my way to work each morning so I don't have to listen to the chatter. Sooooooooo, I'm not so YAY on this. But, it was fairly interesting, I did like that I could fast forward through their opening and go to what I was actually wanting to hear. I also liked that I could view what each topic was about before I listened. :)
Minus my personal views, many people do use this regularly and I think it would definitely benefit the library by streaming upcoming events (especially those geared toward teens.) I'm also thinking back to "Dial-A-Story" when I was a kid and I LOVED it! Wouldn't it be great to have stories on podcasts? Kids/Parents could subscribe to listen to a story and we could reach worldwide!! :)
Minus my personal views, many people do use this regularly and I think it would definitely benefit the library by streaming upcoming events (especially those geared toward teens.) I'm also thinking back to "Dial-A-Story" when I was a kid and I LOVED it! Wouldn't it be great to have stories on podcasts? Kids/Parents could subscribe to listen to a story and we could reach worldwide!! :)
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