Thing 23

My most enjoyable time was spent on Thing 19 exploring the Web 2.0 Awards List where I found the most interesting things. I never formally thought about lifelong learning before, so this has assisted me in not taking for granted the need to keep up with the exploding content on the internet. What surprised me the most was how long and with the amount of difficulty it took me to complete some of the Things. I would have liked more precise instructions when starting this venture. The time commitment was so far underestimated that it led to some negative feelings. I began with the goal of finishing and mastering each step. Problems were challenges, and there were many of them. I just kept plugging along in a sometimes not so effective manner. The toolbox was filled with colleagues who were more computer literate in this completly technology related task. I did have some mentoring experiences which went both ways.
I would be interested in doing more of this as there is so much to learn out there. Blogging is not my favorite thing and I could do without that.

Thing 22

Project Gutenberg had an interesting list of the most downloaded titles. They seemed to be academic in nature. Perhaps this is used mostly by students. The Overdrive and NetLibrary tutorials could be viewed but not listened to. They were very detailed so I'm sure could be followed. I haven't tried at this point because I didn't see anything I wanted. I will do so in the future.

Thing 21

Podcasts seem to be audio blogs which means there is a lot to wade through. I am a fan of Car Talk on NPR so that is one that I might be interested in. To subscribe to NPR podcasts there seems to be some other podcasting tools software needed. Reading books for storytime and having them on the library's website has dubious value to me. Finding a podcast is straightforward. I added the EnvironMinute to my Bloglines.

Thing 20

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiVKHnznGqk
This is a youtube video on global warming and loss of the arctic ice pack as it relates to polar bear habitat.
Our computer is too slow to play the videos in a continuous feed, so it is too annoying to watch too much.

Thing 19

I chose the visual arts section from the Web 2.0 Awards short list. I absolutely love ColorBlender. I have been interested in color combinations since I have started hooking rugs. What fun to play with. Swivel looks at graphs. TheBroth is an interactive art site. I briefly looked at music and city guides. I could spend a lot of time exploring these. This has been by far the best "thing" yet.

Thing 18

Boonsboro Free Library

Lap Sit

Wednesday 11:00 am

Birth to 3 Years

I did this document on google docs. The spreadsheet looks like a useful tool for charts to help keep organized.

Thing 17

Done. I have checked back and my web log (blog) is listed in the Learning 2.0 SandBox wiki.

Thing 16

Wiki. People are spending lots of time writing. Thats a good thing. Anything you want to get out there to publicize or inform belongs on a wiki.

Thing 15

I have read some 2.0 information on the web and in Library Journal. If we had not been doing this exercise I would not have given it much thought. It's a little scary thinking what the world will be like in a few years with all this information cross-referenced in cyber space.

Thing 14

I have explored Technorati. It is very busy looking. I have explored the World Live Web blog tracker Technorati a second time after completing 23 Things. I still find nothing engaging. I'm just not into blogs.

Thing 13

I don't have enough time to do what I want let alone peering into other people's lists. Again I say "why".
Del.icio.us is never available when I check.

Thing 12

http://rollyo.com/321321321 This is my rolly search rollyo searchroll. Again, why mess with this. Just use your bookmarks.

Thing 11

Here is my Library Thing list:http://www.librarything.com/profile/js02
This was easy and interesting. I'm not a list person, so I don't need a record of what I've read. There is a lot of enthusiasm for this site, so I'm sure a lot of our patrons would get into it. It would also be valuable to book clubs and discussion groups.

Thing 10

I have created a Meez librarian, but have not been able to transport it and our computer is said not to be able to do the yahoo avatar and it's one roadblock after another, so I'm moving on. I have explored, but not transported.

Week 4 Thing 8, Thing 9

News, environmental updates, weather, ferrets, and knitting. Who could ask for anything more. I copied the word of the day from Ashley's (23 wizard) blog.
I found the Feedster to be the most inviting with the option to choose new, blog or podcast. The news was current. Technorati was busy looking, but looked like a fun way to look for blogs. Syndic8 looked busy and messy. Topix was said to be news, but there were comments and it was unattractive.

Week 3 Thing 5, Thing 6, Thing 7

http://www.flickr.com/photos/the-father/858661805/
Behold a tree via a link to flikr.
My favorite feature was the color pikr-you pick a color on a color wheel and matching photos appear. I'm afraid most of the Flikr fun and mashups were time wasters for me.
I have enjoyed reading Wool Snippets-a forum for rug hookers.

Week 1 Thing 1, Thing 2, Week 2 Thing 3, Thing 4

Thing 1
Read all about it. Ok, so far so good.

Thing 2
Week 1 Thing 2
Common sense.

Week 2 Thing 3
Ah ha, the trouble begins.
Trouble with passwords, no time, this is taking forever to figure out.

Week 2 Thing 4
I begin this with the end in mind-to get it finished. This is the easiest. I usually have an idea of the finished product in mind when I start things. Sometimes things do take an unexpected turn and you end up with a surprise. Technology seems to be getting the better of me here, which surprises me greatly.
Perhaps I was overconfident. So at this point using techmology to my advantage is the hardest.