Thing 10. Wikis

Really enjoyed the video, it explained it in simple terms that anyone could understand and it made it all look so easy.

I already called someone who is helping plan a class reunion and let him know about how I thought the wiki would be very beneficial to their upcoming plans. He also has started to work through the 23 things and is enjoying the process.

I can really see how patrons, staff, well just about anyone, would benefit from this great free product. I can see in our library some possible places that this would be quite useful, when we find the time (after Summer Reading Program) in August.

Thing 9. Online Collaboration Tools

I found these hard to navigate through as some worked others did not. I tried to embed the code to have one of my annual reports on this page but I am finding it hard to do. I can place the code in the layout but not here. Could it be place in the blog or does it have to go into the layout format?? Will try to work through the issues.

I am still waiting to have permission (over 1 hr so far) granted to change the Declaration of Independence.

These have great potential for people working on updating the same documents and not having to meet face-to-face. But for our library were are not quite ready for this.

Thing 8. Share Your Creations

WOW!!!!

What a great a idea for showing off your pictures in a variety of ways!!!!!!! I can really seeing our blog and website becoming used more and more. Who ever design and are keeping up with ways to enhance your site I would like to wholeheartly thank them.

I tried the ZOHO to transfer a slideshow presentation but it took too long and did not fully load. I did try PictureTrail Flicks but only a part of my presentation showed up on the side. What did I do wrong or need to do differently??
I love the Flicks part of PictureTrail. What possibilities.

Thing 7. Web 2.0 Communication Tools

E-Mail
I have used this for many years in the library. It was a great way to communicate with colleagues, family and friends and keep up with what was going on. It was especially helpful when pictures could be exchanged with the local newspapers.

We have taken part in a grant opportunitythrough our regional library system to teach seniors and other how to use computers, emails, photos and file sharing. We also do one-on-one training for anyone who would like to sign up for a service.

We do have some patrons who use the e-mail to notify us of a books they would like to reserve, renew, or just see if we have the book available. We also receive reference questions from patrons.

IM
I see a real need for this even in our small library. I am asking the staff to set up their our accounts and start using this rather than calling across the room for an answer. This will be used by us a lot.

I really appreciate Round 2 of the 23 Things this time I want to finish and force myself out of my comfort zone and learn more about Web 2. Then I can help family, friends, colleagues, and patrons feel more comfortable about some of the really cool tools out there in cyberspace.

Thing 6. Online Image Generators

This is way coooool!! I made a wanted poster of my parents with a margarita sunglasses and mailed to all of my brothers and sister and of course my parents. Now my parents want me to enlarge the photo to hang in their carribean fun room. Success!! Really had fun with this .

I and some of my staff had a great time learning Image Chef. Lots of fun applications. Will be used more in the future. This would be great this summer for trading cards of bugs to give to kids.













I made a trading card of my sister and I in Progresso Mexico.

Thing 5. More Flickr Fun

I can appreciate how some libraries could use these mashups but at this time I really do not have a use for them. I will keep the links and maybe find a use int he future. I did put one up for my last name.

I went out to WebMonkey but it had moved and I could not find the ten best mashups. Would be interesting to see what other libraries are doing with mashups.

Thing 4. Photosharing with Flickr

I had started a fliker account about two years ago and used it a lot for library and family photo sharing. I stop using it as I started a blog for the library and used photos from Photoshop that was loaded on my desktop. It seemed more convenient to use but we now have a new Children's Librarian and she will be uploading photos to the Fliker account for all to share.

I feel this is a great tool for all to use and is easy to understand. The uses are wide and varied according to the library needs. We are fortunate to have a digital comera at our disposal and it get used a lot for all of our programs and I try and place on the blog the same day pictures of the events and them do a poster for the library patrons to see. I also let the local paper know about the programs and send pictures over to them.




This is a picture of Army Sgt Lolley reading a poem to residents at Prairie Meadows Assisted Living as part of the Books on Wheels outreach program through the Kasson Public Library. We were talking about Armed Forces Dayn and Memorial Day and what it means to us all.