23rd Thing

Yahoo!!! I am finished with 23 Things. Well not exactly I will keep my blog going and keep up with all the web 2.0 things I have learned both professionally and personally.
Survey Complete!!! It was simple and quick.

22nd Thing

Yessss! I have come a looong way. There are a lot of "Things" (Web 2.0) I have heard the students talk about and I had know idea what they were talking about. Now... I know. I agree we should keep up with all the "Things" we have read, explored and learned. I will keep my blog going. When I read my "1st Thing" again today I remembered the feeling of not being able to keep up or finishing these "Things" but, look at me now. I did it! This experience has taught me a lot: 1st - I am willing to try new things like blogs, text messaging, podcasting and facebook (I did and now I can), 2nd - I do like geeky things (webinars are in my future) and 3rd - I can create cool things (Flickr, Big Huge Labs).
I have enjoyed these"Things"! I am excited about all the Web 2.0 things I have learned and will learn with the help of NEFLIN, and http://www.webjunction.org/1 and other Web 2.0 courses.
Finally, I will ask myself "What did you learn Today, What will you learn Tomorrow and What did you learn Yesterday?"!

Thanks,
23 Things @ NEFLIN

21st Thing

I did like how the Assignment Calculator and Research Calculator timed the assignments so they wouldn't have to rush the assignments. When you are helping students with assignments, this is a great starting point for students so they won't expect for you to just finish the assignment for them. Each of the headings has a couple of resources that they can use like online and/or in-person help, Quick Studies, QuickStarts, Reference QuickStarts, and RefWorks. It's so much information when you use the assignment calculator. RPC and Teacher Guide to the RPC would be helpful to teachers as another resource. The media center could probably use this tool but I think it would be unlikely considering most of the time we can't work on assignments with the students due to the fact that we are too busy. I would make the time to help whenever possible. I will share these links with teachers and colleagues at my school.

20th Thing

I have observed that the students love the"Twilight" series and have begin to ask for other books that are similar to this series. So I looked at "Reading Trails" and I especially liked "What Should I Read Next?". We can now answer the question (What's similiar to the Twilight series" or whatever the title maybe) a little faster by looking at these sites instead of using our memory about books we have read in the past. Some of you might know what I'm talking about. All we need to do is type in the book titles and/or authors name and there it is...I also liked "BookBrowse" and "Tonight's Bedtime Story". I loved the illustrations on "Tonight's Bedtime Story". I do think these Book 2.0 tools will enhance the reading experience. I think all the features are necessary it depends on what your interests and needs are...

19th Thing

I was not a member of any online communities. I now belong to and enjoy my facebook community and mylife.com. I also participate in the ning in my school district set up by one of the districts media specialists. I have also joined Good Reads and TeacherLibrarian ning. I have enjoyed reading the postings. I think this ning will most likely be the one I visit and participate in...as for the ning platform I find it quite easy to navigate, set up and use.

18th Thing

First, I took the time to go back and read some of the other blogs and I noticed that quite a few had stopped blogging a while ago. Some people never made it to "Thing 2" I hope they will finish up later. I also took the time to add some other things to my blog and leave some comments.
Enough of that...

I must admit that I was very apprehensive about Facebook/My Space. I chose Facebook because I found out that I have family and friends who are already members. I like the fact that I decide who to let in...and who not to let in... Now...I can now say I don't know why I was apprehensive about this social network. I can connect with my friends and reconnect with my high school classmates that I have lost touch with to see what they have been up to lately. Hopefully I will find friends who have some of the same interests.
This site is blocked from use at my school.
Facebook here I come! http://www.facebook.com

17th Thing

I listened to Rock and Roll Librarian on Podcast Alley and Visibilty @ Your Library on Podcast.com. I think Podcast.com and Podcast Alley were easy to use and easy to navigate. I'm going to subscribe to Rock and Roll Librarian on Podcast Alley I really enjoyed listening to that particular podcast.

16th Thing

Oh! So much fun to watch. I enjoyed watching many of the videos on YouTube and google video. I liked the YouTube video "No Cookies in the Library". The video I chose was funny and I do love Sesame Street.
I do not like sharing personal information with others. So, I didn't register for these sites. I think that it would be a great resource for libraries to use for creating a commercial for new books, SSYRA books, tour of library, book reviews and create a video on the use of the Dewey Decimal System.

15th Thing

I don't know if our media center would have a use for this tool. Our school district already has a search tool that we use. I really didn't care for this site.
I did do a few searches on Travel and came with a few things I wasn't aware of but that was about it. I also searched homework like we were suppose too and narrowed it to crystals and it came up with a few interesting sites for students but nothing spectacular.

14th Thing

I chose igoogle as my start page. I was able to maneuver and add some things to make it my own. This site was very easy to navigate. It appealed to me because it was very user friendly. I checked out Remember the Milk and it would be the tool I would use for my personal needs. I can create lists, manage from anywhere, manage offline, and add things from igoogle which I like. Due to our school district web blocks we don't have access in the library. I could better prepare with the the calendar and set reminders for meetings and share with anyone. I think the to-da-lists would be helpful but I would use Remember the Milk at home instead. I did take a look at Backpack & 30 Boxes. But I thought 30 Boxes would be easy and useful. Overall I had fun with this "Thing".