beyond method 5

What a great tool!  Although I often reread books because I love them, I sometime reread them because I don't remember until I've finished chapter 1 that I have already read it.  I think that this would be a great personal tool for me.  I'm not sure about using it in the library - I can see using it when certain classes come in looking for book report books by genre, and it would be a good place for student reviews (I'm not sure how that would work though).  The biggest drawback would be the time factor.

Beyond method 4

I found the wealth of websites really informative for potential job seekers, I had heard about linkdin, but hadn't seen the other sites before.  I really don't see myself using this much in my library, I rarely have parents coming in wanting help with this.  However, if my district, closes my school and/or decides to cut librarians, I might need these personally in the near future.

Beyond Method #3

I think that the map mashups are pretty interesting.  I liked the vacation example from the first video clip of creating a travel map and collaborating with friends to make it.  I really don't think that I would use this professionally, but may use it personally when going on vacation.  I think that the goole maps site was really easy to use following the method's directions.


Just for practice, I created a map to my school.

http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=202135474700664129938.0004a9149730a6e950976&msa=0&ll=30.228029,-97.790578&spn=0.001706,0.003484

Beyond method #2

I really like the idea of creating a homepage for the library.  Often when students open up a web browser on the computer, they have a hard time finding the catalog book mark and other book marks, a home page would make these things easier to find and link to right from the page. I think that it would also be fun for them to be able to quickly link to book reviews or to open a link where they can input their own book review. 

I think that the Netvibes site seems easier to use than the iGoogle site.  This is definitely a method that I will use, and I will try to implement it this coming school year.

method 12

I've really enjoyed getting better acquainted with some of the Web 2.0 tools that I have heard about but not explored.  I appreciate the opportunity to learn more about and explore these tools.  A couple that I will explore and hopefully apply to my library program are some of the photo and imaging sites as well as podcasts.  I was surprised in going through the exercises about how much I am already using, I always ranked myself as middle of the road when it comes to technology and now I find that I'm a little more advanced than I thought.

The format and pacing of the program was spot on.  I liked the short video explanations, followed by more in depth articles and then a chance to practice. I will definitely participate in future programs.

method 11

Podcasts are a fun way to get information across. I found some foodie ones that were informational and fun as well as some news related ones. 

I could see the library using podcasts as a way to promote up-coming events, as a venue for students to share their book reviews or as a way to have a virtual story time.  This might be something for me to consider starting as an addition to my website, the biggest constraint will be time. 

method 10

I have embraced the wiki.  I began looking at wiki last year and at first was very intimidated by the blank page.  A couple of teachers on my campus were using them in their classrooms to display student work and as a place for students to comment on each others' work.  The library tech team for my district also created a wiki that is a store house for library info, lesson plans and a place for us all to put our ideas out there.  After seeing these different uses for a wiki, I decided to jump right in and created a wiki for my library where I house my schedule, lesson plans, book club information and various other things.  It is an open space that teachers can access to see what I am doing and I have linked it to my library website so that parents can also see what is going on in the library.  I haven't up-dated it since the summer began, but here is the link:

joslinlibrary.pbworks.com