THING #15

THE WORLD AND LIBRARY USERS ARE CHANGING AND THE LIBRARY STAFF MUST BE PREPARED AND UP TO SPEED WITH THE NEW TECNOLOGY TO BETTER PROVIDE SERVICES.
AFTER READING THE PERSPECTIVES ON LIBRARY 2.0, I SEE HOW THE LIBRARY SHOULD BE A SOCIAL AND EMOTIONALLY ENGAGING CENTER FOR LEARNING AND EXPERIENCE. MORE THAN JUST OFFERING NEW TOOLS, EDUCATIONAL WORKSHOPS AND TUTORIAL SOFTWARE SHOULD BE AVAILABLE -- NOT FORCED ON PATRONS -- JUST AVAILABLE.
ONCE THE PATRONS BECOME EDUCATED AND KNOW HOW TO MANIPULATE THE TOOLS, THEN THE 2.0 CONCEPT AND LIBRARIES CAN OPEN UP MINDS TO A NEW WORLD.

THING #14

EXPLORED TECHNORATI - QUITE INTERESTING.
AS FOR "LEARNING 2.0" THERE WERE OVER 26,000 BLOG POSTS AND ABOUT 495 IN BLOG DIRECTORY.
THE MOST POPULAR BLOGS SEEM TO BE TECHNOLOGY RELATED. THEN ALSO YOU HAVE YOUR HOW TO MAKE MONEY ONLINE BLOGS AND OF COURSE YOU SOCIAL BLOGS.
HERE ARE A FEW OF THE TOP 20:
BOINGBOING
PROBLOGGER
TECHCRUNCH
PROFILEPITSTOP


I ALSO CLAIMED MY BLOG AND ADDED A WATCHLIST.

THING #13

I REGISTERED WITH DEL.ICIO.US AND I ADDED ICONS TO MY TOOLBAR TO CLICK AND ADD NEW WEBSITES QUICKLY AND EASILY. I WILL PROBABLY USE THIS MOSTLY WITH ADDING NEW RECIPES FOUND ON DIFFERENT SITES. I POSTED, SORTED AND TAGGED A FEW ALREADY AND FOUND OODLES OF THEM TAGGED BY OTHER USERS. IF I KEEP CLICKING I'LL END UP WITH MORE RECIPES THAN I'LL EVER NEED.
LOVE IT! NOW I MIGHT FINALLY BE ORGANIZED.

CHECK OUT MY ACCOUNT:
http://del.icio.us/MOMERR2212

THING #12

I CREATED 3 SEARCHROLLS AND I LINKED MY ACCOUNT TO MY BLOG. IT IS BENEFICIAL TO HAVE YOUR OWN SEARCH ENGINES SO YOU COULD FOCUS ON THE SITES RELEVANT TO YOUR TOPIC. ALSO, I ENJOYED VIEWING OTHER PEOPLE'S SEARCHROLLS AND EXPLORING THE WEBSITES THAT THEY HAD LISTED.

YOU CAN CHECK OUT MY ACCOUNT:
http://www.rollyo.com/momerr2212/

THING #11

WELL, I ADDED ANOTHER ACCOUNT TO MY LIST. AND THIS ONE, LIBRARYTHING REALLY IS GREAT. BESIDES BEING ABLE TO SORT AND KEEP A LIST OF WHAT YOU'VE READ, RATE THE BOOK AND SEE THE CUMULATIVE RATINGS, YOU CAN READ OR WRITE REVIEWS (I'VE WRITTEN 3 REVIEWS SO FAR AND ENJOY READING OTHER READERS' OPINIONS), SEE SUGGESTIONS ON WHAT TO READ NEXT AND CONNECT WITH OTHER READERS AND EVEN AUTHORS. I'VE ADDED MANY BOOKS SO FAR AND I USED "WIDGET" TO DISPLAY SOME OF THEM ON THIS POST. I THINK PATRONS THAT ARE SERIOUS READERS WILL JUMP AT THE CHANCE TO USE A WEBSITE SUCH AS THIS. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT AND WILL USE IT A LOT.

THING #10

My dumpr
Originally uploaded by MONICA54

IT WAS FUN PLAYING WITH ALL THE IMAGE GENERATORS. HERE'S JUST 2 OF THE MANY THAT ARE AVAILABLE. YOU CAN BE SO CREATIVE WITH THESE GENERATORS AND REALLY MAKE AN IMPRESSION WITH YOUR WEB PAGES.

THINGS #8 AND #9

I SET UP MY BLOGLINES READER ACCOUNT.
I HAVE 11 FEEDS RIGHT NOW INCLUDING:

1. http://www.unshelved.com/
2. http://www.charlotte.com/
3. http://www.mydd.com/

RSS WOULD BE ADVANTAGEOUS TO A LIBRARY SYSTEM IN UPDATING LISTS OF NEW BOOKS, VIDEOS, MCD'S, ETC ON AN HOURLY BASIS. LIBRARY EVENTS COULD ALSO BE SEEN. IT COULD TRACK FAVORITE AUTHORS OR NEW MATERIAL IN A CERTAIN SUBJECT AREA FOR PATRONS AND PROVIDE LINKS THAT INTEREST THEM ALSO.

http://www.bloglines.com/blog/MOMERR2212

THING # 7

ENJOYED DOING THE RESEARCH ON NEW TECHNOLOGY. HEARD ABOUT THE NEW 789 DREAMLINER ON THE NEWS SO I CHECKED INTO IT FURTHER.
UNVEILED ON 7/8/07, WAS THIS TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED AND ENVIRONMENTALLY PROGRESSIVE 789 DREAMLINER AIRPLANE. LOOKS LIKE A GREAT RIDE TO ME AND WILL MAKE AN ECONOMIC DIFFERENCE TO AIRLINE PASSENGERS BECAUSE IT WILL USE LESS FUEL.


http://www.boeing.com/commercial/787family/news/2007/q3/070708b_nr.html

THING #6

My creation
Originally uploaded by MONICA54

THEY WALK YOU RIGHT THROUGH THIS PROCESS. VERY INTERESTING WHAT YOU COULD DO ON THIS SITE.

IF YOU LIKE BEN ROETHLISBERGER YOU CAN BLOG WITH HIM AT:
http://benroethlisberger.typepad.com/

THING #5

Good Lookin' Dog
Originally uploaded by Living in Monrovia

FIRST TIME IN FLICKR. REALLY NEAT!!

Here is a Poodle that looks just like my Shadow! Gorgeous creature, don't you think?

If you wish to learn more about this wonderful breed go to the following links:

: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poodle

: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/2826/

1ST BLOG

Well, I read the 7 1/2 habits and I know that the toughest one for me to do is "To View Problems as Challenges." I like everything to flow smoothly, but I realize that it won't always be like that. For example, I deleted my 1st blog, accidentally, that is. But that might've been a good thing because now I can do it again, understanding it much better.
The easiest for me is "To Teach or Mentor Others." It builds up my own confidence.
Hopefully, I will learn a lot from these blogging excercises. I'm excited to begin (again!!).