learn 2.1 chain chain change

As a reference librarian I work with patrons to provide them the best possible access to our collection- in print and virtual formats. I also go out into the community to help patrons get connected to information and technology.


I read the Davinci article-- very interesting. I would like to see podcasting stations. art studios, video studios implemented in our library. However,I also belive that an enterprise needs the staffing to allow these changes to occur. It would be reasonable to have very detailed training -8 hour work session devoted to learning some of these new technologies. Who knows maybe I'll find some place locally to take specific classes on these topics.

Ricket

ps. my dog walks at least 2 miles a day- she is quite the trim labrador retriever

Learn 2.1 open source 10/8/08

I like LibrarySpot.com. Technology has made it easier for me to find quick answers to simple questions such as addresses and phone numbers. As technology makes information more of an open source I see our patrons actually submitting answers to questions that other patrons have asked. In the future, there will be more collaboration between patrons and staff.

week 3 learn 2.1- NUTRITION DATA

The Nutrition data was very interesting but I do not think I would want to do this everyday. Weight Watchers is easier to use when tracking your daily intake. Nutrition data is very detailed. Maybe it is not for the average person. I do use my MP3 player to listen to my favorite music when I am walking.

I might try the 10,000 steps a day-tracking with a pedometer.

S Ricket
9/16/08
Ref Central

Ricket's adventure in Learn 2.1

Here is a list of a few of the things that I want to learn.
1) I want to create all types of podcasts promoting library products.
2) I want learn to use flashdrives MP3 players without any hesitation.
3) I want more practice creating/posting items on wikis.

Sharon Ricket
Reference Central
9/5/08

my doggy Lady

My doggy only has 4 pounds to lose. She is not very fat anymore. She still loves to chase cats and sometimes I pretend to eat her dog bone and then she freaks out and fights me over the bone. The dog wins everytime.

week 10- Life as a Panther

This assignment is to report how I will use my mp3 player. I probably will not use the mp3 player given for participating in the course. I already have one that I use for downloading music. Assignment complete.

Week 9 Digital music

I liked listening to Emily Wallace. I'm not sure where I fall on the music recording but it seems ok to rip songs from your own cd that you already purchased and listen to them on your mp3 player. I do not believe it is ok to download the music from your cd and give it to someone else. It seems like stealing.

Flickr -week 8 and my beautiful doggy

Not a bad assignment. I just need to locate the camera and get permission to take some pics. How does uploading work? I guess I'll find out soon. This sounds like a group project.

This is week 11 and I finally got a camera. Thanks to Kim, I learned how take a few digital picts. and send them to flickr. I just found her by accident in the workroom and borrowed the camera from the info desk.


I like this course very much. It is crucial to learning current technology and providing excellent customer service. I wish we had this course sooner. However, I am disappointed in not having a classroom partner. I was under the impression that we would work in pairs. I have worked hard to master some of these skills which are probably very easy for a lot of people. I scrambled around to find a staff member who had the skill that I did not have and learn from them. Then I would hustle around and help other co-workers who were having some difficulty so that they could advance in their computer skills. I also benefited immensely from this approach. Under the present changes we have even less time to help each other. It seems as if we are very isolated. When it is slow we should be allowed to join co-worker and sit at a station and do everything listed in the assignment until we can master the skill so well that we can do it in our sleep.

My doggy is very happy. She is constantly running around. She has a lot of energy. She will go to the vet on June 8 for a check up. I hope she has lost more weight.

funny baby

Funny baby -- I stil get message tag is broken

Web 2.0 Adventure -week 7

One of my favorite topics is dogs. Here is a link to a web 2.0 application under the category of social networking. www.uniteddogs.com

My dog Lady the magnificient

My dog has to go back to the vet around June 7th for another check up. The vet decreased her thyroid pill intake. At night she only gets 1/2 of a pill. I took her for a walk this evening and she wanted to run around the block.

I think I will check out a book on html so I can learn to add more stuff to my blog.

Flamingos, Dolphins and Panthers, Oh My!

Not much time to do the adventure part. I liked Puzzle Player. I played deal or no deal. Flipper says hi. I want to add sound to Flipper. If I can figure out out to import a wav file or maybe an html link in my post that says click here and when you click Flipper speaks.

shelfari and html and my doggy

I dont know what happened to my post. I thougt i published it and then discovered I saved it as a draft but when I called it up and hit the publish button it was empty.

I have an account with Shelfari but I cannot figure how to post it to my blog. I keep getting an error message-- tag is broken
My boss has shelfari linked to her blog. Maybe she will pity me and give me a clue on how to add this to my blog. I'm sure that I'm missing something very simple.

My favorite web 2.0 technology-- It is a toss up between blogging and creating an avatar.

My doggy is staying with me this week because my sister is at a conference. She is still losing weight. I found a few gray hairs under my dog's chin but that is okay since she is over 60 in people years.

funny cat video

I still have not figured out how to add a video clip to my blog.

You Tube second try

I placed this link in the url box for links- maybe this will make a difference.

you tube-make it happen

How can I post a you tube video clip showing funny cats or funny dogs?





If you click on the empty box in this post-- actually it has a small x in the corner of it-- you will see the funny cat video. Then you have the option of watching other funny cat videos. This is still not what I wanted to do. I want a small picture of the video above the title of my post and when you click on the video you see just the one cat video with an option to view it again

My perfect doggy

My dog lost 8.8 pounds. She now has to lose 21.2 more pounds. She is looking mush slimmer and she is even running. Oops something happened to my dog picture. I saw a message that said image was stolen. I tried to remove it from my post.

avatar update and my dog Lady

I went back and put in a background for my profile avatar. I also added some animation to her and a cute little doggy with a pink bow in her hair. I want to learn how to make the avatar speak. I want to add audio to her.
Can an avatar be added to each post?

Some thoughts on how to use the avatar concept with patrons--
Have an avatar librarian link that has an animated voice-- The librarian would perhaps talk about "know your business" or maybe just recommend a good murder mystery to read. She could explain how to request and item for home delivery??

Avatars and RSS feeds-- how to put these two concepts together in a library setting??

My dog goes to the vet today at 2pm. I hope she gets a good report. If she gets a good report and has lost weight I think I should buy her a new toy.

week 5 avatar update

Nicole Cavallero helped me cut and paste the url. It was a little tricky because you had to delete some of the address. Who would know this except for webpage designers.

avatar--week 5 second post

I made an avatar but I can't figure out how to export it to my blog.