I spent some time exploring this a few days ago, in between puppet show performances. I created a new entry about one of my favorite vacation destinations. I ran out of time as the next performance was ready to begin. I saved the entry, but when I logged in today I wasn't able to find it. Sigh. I wonder if there's an easy way to recover it.
Oh well, I did master posting my blog address on the list and turning it into a link. Tah Dah!
Friday, August 3, 2007
Wednesday, August 1, 2007
Aloha, Wiki!
One fun fact I learned as I purused the resources is that Wiki means quick in Hawaiian. I tried to do this exercise with lots of Aloha spirit.
I first learned and experimented with a Wiki during my LATI journey last fall. I kept wishing there had been a Wiki tutorial available to me then. It seemed there was an assumption that it was so user friendly, anyone could just log on and get started. It wasn't that easy for me at the time. I did a lot of stumbling and bumbling around before I got any results at all. I never did really understand how to correctly add photographs to the postings. I accidentally added a gigantic photo to a page and then couldn't figure out how to remove it. Embarrassing!
I see the value in having a virtual meeting place for collaborative projects. Folks can check in on their own schedule and toss in their ideas. It's flexible and easy to access. My caution is that as we all begin using these tools, we don't take it for granted that this comes easily to everyone or that everyone already knows how to use them.
I first learned and experimented with a Wiki during my LATI journey last fall. I kept wishing there had been a Wiki tutorial available to me then. It seemed there was an assumption that it was so user friendly, anyone could just log on and get started. It wasn't that easy for me at the time. I did a lot of stumbling and bumbling around before I got any results at all. I never did really understand how to correctly add photographs to the postings. I accidentally added a gigantic photo to a page and then couldn't figure out how to remove it. Embarrassing!
I see the value in having a virtual meeting place for collaborative projects. Folks can check in on their own schedule and toss in their ideas. It's flexible and easy to access. My caution is that as we all begin using these tools, we don't take it for granted that this comes easily to everyone or that everyone already knows how to use them.
Library 2.0 Discussions
I read through most of the postings here and feel that I have a little better sense of the big picture now. It seems to distill down to the basic idea that the library of the future will be a fluid, constantly evolving organism. Change will be constant, rapid and responsive. Input will flow in all directions, not just from librarians - patrons from all walks of life will be able to suggest and make changes.
The debate goes on as everyone considers the wide reaching ramifications of this new paradigm. Some express caution that "change for change sake" isn't the way to go. New technologies must meet a real need and operate easily and effectively. Some feel uneasy that "nonprofessionals" will have an active role in determining how the library will look, feel, sound, work, evolve.....
Very interesting!
The debate goes on as everyone considers the wide reaching ramifications of this new paradigm. Some express caution that "change for change sake" isn't the way to go. New technologies must meet a real need and operate easily and effectively. Some feel uneasy that "nonprofessionals" will have an active role in determining how the library will look, feel, sound, work, evolve.....
Very interesting!
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Technorati
I tried the different types of searches using "Learning 2.0" and found these differences: number of hits ranged from 171 to 31,671; format of hits. Also tried "Quick View" tab and found it indexed other types of references including photos and videos.
I watched part of 2 top videos - patton and Potter Puppet Pals. My main comment is that even with high speed internet, there's an annoying lag in the stream of the videos. Sigh. Patton speaking on the war on terror was clever, I guess, and well done. But didn't really interest me. I got a good laugh out of the simple puppets doing their rap dance. How peculiar.
I checked out the top searches and chose the link to Harry Potter. I watched a little of the trailer, but again was annoyed by the delay and quit before it finished.
I watched part of 2 top videos - patton and Potter Puppet Pals. My main comment is that even with high speed internet, there's an annoying lag in the stream of the videos. Sigh. Patton speaking on the war on terror was clever, I guess, and well done. But didn't really interest me. I got a good laugh out of the simple puppets doing their rap dance. How peculiar.
I checked out the top searches and chose the link to Harry Potter. I watched a little of the trailer, but again was annoyed by the delay and quit before it finished.
Del.icio.us
OK, I guess I can see the value of being able to access my favorites from any computer. But I'm a little dubious that my bookmarks would be that interesting to anyone else or that they would find my stream of consciousness tags meaningful. I don't really see myself using this tool, at least not for now.
Rollyo
I created a search tool called "emergent literacy." I added sites about emergent literacy and some that provide resources to promote it. I could see adding more sites like the latter and using it to search for ideas for programs. It would be time consuming to locate and include all of my favorites, but it might be useful to find info from them without a lot of other hits included.
Friday, July 20, 2007
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