............FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY and Learn & Play!! I won the laptop for completing Learn & Play! How awesome is that? Not only was this a really great experience just to complete, but I got the best prize ever! And me, of all people...I never win anything!!
I'm going to be able to put this laptop to good use too...besides just downloading tons of music...lol. I've got a bunch of history classes coming up...which of course amounts to TONS of papers to write. So with my new laptop and my newfound knowledge of GoogleDocs I'll be ready to rock.
Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
The End?!
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. :)
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. :)
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!! :)
Tuesday, October 28, 2008
Who you callin' a Tube?
I've been a fan of YouTube for quite some time. My finance' and I look for hilarious videos, scary videos, UFC fights, Rock Band images you name it, all the time. I love YouTube because not only does it give everyone the ability to be a star (which sometimes can be not so good....lol) but also you can find things that you had seen years ago. I love that you can share something you find, it's nice to be able to send videos to family and friends throughout the country and overseas. :) It's a great way to keep in touch, but with even newer things like Skype and oovoo, technology is just getting better and better!
One of my favorite YouTube stars is this guy. Chris and I are "Rock$tar$" in our own, tackling Rock Band and Rock Band 2.....but nothing/no one can hang with this guy. Plus his video abilities are unmatched. :) I wanna grow up to be like this guy.
One of my favorite YouTube stars is this guy. Chris and I are "Rock$tar$" in our own, tackling Rock Band and Rock Band 2.....but nothing/no one can hang with this guy. Plus his video abilities are unmatched. :) I wanna grow up to be like this guy.
Friday, October 24, 2008
I have the POWER!
K, so I checked out the Power Tools page. First, I'm so creating a Gmail account for myself....but I played around with StumbleUpon. Um, hello, LOVE THIS! I typed in "funny" and "stumbled" across many different amusing things. Who doesn't need a good laugh? Why else do I love this? I didn't need to create an account to play around on it!! :) Don't get me wrong, I love all the things we are trying, but my lists of email/passwords is growing. :)
Anyways, ha ha, check out this llama I found on there!! :)
Anyways, ha ha, check out this llama I found on there!! :)
And the award goes to...............
So I checked out the first place winner for the "search" catagory considering I was "searching" for something to explore. The winnder was "Tweetscan", I didn't realize this was in cahoots with Twitter. How fun! I found it interesting to search for a topic (I did gaming of course) in Tweetscan and you can see what the buzz is going on about what you've searched. It's cool to see so many different people's points of view on a subject, and almost at right that moment, I think the top one said "posted less than 5 seconds ago." I'm still trying to use Twitter itself on a more frequent basis, to keep in touch with those that I don't see often and now I'm seeing it in an even better light. :) I'm changing my tune a bit about Twitter, it's nice to just pop in a note every now and then instead of a long drawn out blog or email if you want to say something on your mind really quick. And better than texting, cause well, I will soon develop "text thumb" if I'm not careful. lol
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