Slide presentation

Things 10 and 11

I edited the group document by setting the line space to double and added my comment as to what I corrected. It is an efficient way to share and edit documents. A situation with a patron actually came up the other day, too, in which we suggested using Google docs as a good way to handle her problem.
I also added my slides to the group slide show and look forward to seeing the finished presentation on the blog site.

Thing 11

Thing 11 was fun to do, I used a Coca Cola Santa with jingle bells music. Mary and Yvonne were there to help me thru it all. Merry Christmas, everyone! Ho Ho Ho!

Thing 9

I watched the video and took the tour. To my way of thinking, it is absolutely magnificent for people that spend way too much time on their computers. I can't wait to 'share' this with my sister-in-law and a friend who works from home. Maybe this will relieve some of the frustration of dealing with emails and keep her from destroying our home computers. It is easy to see viable uses for anything that lets you deal with others when it's a joint venture. Even my travel plans could be made easier when coordinating with my traveling companions....lists, dates, needs. WOW

Thing 9

One document, less confusion, easier managing of documents, easier sharing...I just might get organized after all!

Thing 9

Google Docs would be great for individuals, students, or groups who are working on a project together. At Google docs anyone in the group can access the document from any computer to make changes or to just view the document depending on the level of interaction giving to each individual.

Thing 9

I've taken the Google docs tour and learned about the convenience of posting a document, etc., in one spot on the internet with the capabilities of having it edited by invited persons. In concrete images, it rather reminded me of a public storage building that anyone can use to store their belongings, with a "sense" of security and control.
I sure could have used this in college with group presentations, especially with the plus of being able to access the info from any computer anywhere. I did a few editing jobs for a friend overseas that were sent to me via email and the editing was done to satisfaction and easy enough, but will be curious to see how editing through Google docs works.

Thing 8

Okay, I've Diigo-ed! The video was very helpful and had no problems sharing sites with my "library group". As with the other exercises, this is another convenient way to share, explore, stay up-to-date and in touch with information and activities connected with other groups of interest.

Thing 8

Well, if I did this correctly, I just bookmarked and shared with Largo Public Library group. At any rate, apparently my 'diigolet' is there and waiting for me to use it. I really like this concept to use for anything I might be researching at any given moment.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank Elizabeth,Tammy, Diane, Patty and everyone else for all the help they have given me and their continued support.

Thing 8

This was an interesting exercise.  Some how after signing up for Diigo, the site gave me a Diigo sign in button in my toolbar.  So first I had to uninstall that (thanks Diane for you help with this), then I was able to add the Diigolet button.  I like the Diigolet because I can see what other interesting sites people are viewing.  This is a handy way for a group of people to share sites and information.

Big Huge Lab Mosaic

Just fooling around while I waited for my email to confirm Diigo(?!)

thing 8

Finally figured it out, with the help of TW and DS! This will make site retrieving much easier for me and the public. A new way to file things away!

Thing 8

Waiting patiently for an email to confirm diigo......hum de dum...

Thing 7

I made this using image chef.

Crazy Ernie Thing 6

Thing 7

ImageChef.com I Am Awesome

Me Elfself

Thing 7

I checked out 3 of the "fun" things and then posted one the important parts of myself. check it out. Not too sure about "Wordle" and my life is already a cartoon...wonder which 'cel' I'm in today? Have a clue? Let me know.

ImageChef.com I Am Awesome

Thing 6

I'm aging faster than technology is.....that is not to say that I don't enjoy learning some new things. I thought that the BLURB was excellent. This is a great tool to help me write a picture for and about my boys when they were little. Something to really remember me by. I was intrigued by the MyPicsMap, but I am afraid it will send me on a traveling frenzy. Flogr has a string of things that I may actually use personally...on my own time, can you imagine. BigHugeLabs is a really neat thing to mess around with. Spell with Flickr was cutesy. I don't know that I will ever really take my personal time to share my photos online. I am not uneasy about it other than I will not post my granddaughter, but I do not plan on spending any more time on the computer at home than is necessary to do what I already do. But who knows, that is why it is important to learn about new things and try to keep abreast of some of what's happening in the world of technology.

Elf

Thing 6

Thing 6

Three mashups I liked were Jigsawd (puzzles), Vowl (random tag based sideshows) and Tiny Prints (cards). I guess I was thinking of my Monday night story time kids and how these 3 things would entertain them. Those kids probably could teach me a thing or two. Couldn't transfer my spelled word, just got the sight to come up... can't do it on my own yet. Sharing photos is entertaining, but I don't know the risks involved, so I'm not sure about it yet. Feel like a snail...

Thing 7

This was fun!

 I like the expression on the face of the frog!!

Thing 6

I checked out the FD's Flickr Toys. I've used this app before to make a mosaic of some of my pictures. The HTML5 Kaleidoscope is a app that once you load the picture in the kaleidoscope, you move your mouse around and the pattern changes.  I enjoyed this app, what neat kaleidoscopes that were made with this application.  Trippermap allows you to map your photos.  Then you can use google earth to browse your photos. I think it’s fun to share photos online, it another way to see and remember the moments of life.



I really wished I would of put a cover on my book.  How bland!!!
                                           
           

More Key West

Beautiful place...who's up for a trip?

3 of my Key West pictures

Key West, one of my favorite places!

Image generator

ImageChef.com I Am Awesome

In the Apps Garden, I explored Jigsawed which lets you make photos into puzzles. This would be a fun way to keep puzzle lovers happy. I also checked out Your Contacts recent Faves which is a quick and time saving way to see a random assortment of what your contacts have just recently posted, and MyPicsMap which categorizes photos to a world map. This would be cool in keeping track of the travels of family and friends, and would also be a good resource in seeing what places really look like for future travels.
I could see using some of these apps in sending more creative e-greetings to family and friends, and one could really make some sharp advertising posters, badges, etc. for business.
It's fun and rather helpful to have access to a vast assortment of photos via the internet, but I still have my reservations about the safety of internet sharing, esp. personal related images, and often times see a lack of prudence in what some like to share. Sometimes, it makes me think it is fostering a narcissistic tendency in society, especially in the young, where "image" seems to be all that matters.

Happy Thanksgiving to all you bloggers out there!

Thing 5 (Again)

Verna I like this one also, I like rainbows too!

Thing 4

I signed for Google Reader and picked several news leads. This was selfishly done not to necessarily benefit my blog team, but to make my travel planning even easier. I also added recipes to facilitate getting to eat quicker and relatively healthier after spending way too much time on the computer looking at the other leads.

Pictures

Great pictures everyone. Love them.

Super Ant!

ANt-Lion
Originally uploaded by Superant20

Take me to your leader!!

Thing 5

Winter
Originally uploaded by Superant20

Posting my pix from Flickr
So, I "configured my external blog", and it is very easy now to share pictures thru Flickr.  I noticed that when you click on a photo posted, it gives access to other pictures stored in the photostream, so having the "photosharing link" can be redundant, n'est pas?
...interesting "know-how" to say the least!

And yes, Patty A. thanks for your guidance, and Patty E. for other ideas to try!

Elias and Raymond

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Originally uploaded by emuschne

This is my son Elias and his favorite mascot RAYMOND, Dads favorite to.

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butterfly_color_transp
Originally uploaded by emuschne

I have a headach

Thing 3

My Google Reader enables me to view all the travel info I want as it comes to me. Sure beats spending hours 'googling' all these places. I would never want to forget all the great recipes too. I'm gonna find one to keep me up-to-date with my favorite authors later.

Thing 1 and Thing 2

The video shows just how practical it is (as well as easy) to use the web to share the good, bad and ugly with friends and/or foes.

What does Library 2.0 mean to me? It provides a relatively simple way to play with peoples' minds while you're helping them. (joke, guys)

Thing 5

Thanks for all your help today, Patty A! I'll be able to do the pix thing on my own one of there days. Beautiful pix, Patty E and Mary! Wow, u both could go pro!

Thing 5

Hi Team, finally got a picture uploaded for url.

Thing 5

I have a lot to learn about this blogging stuff....It is has been fun learning new stuff but can be a headache too. I have learned a lot with the help of are LEADER Patty A.

Thanks Patty A. for helping guide me through this.

Bigdaddy

Thing 5

Learning to do this picture thing!!!

Thing 1

Video of collaborating musicians was neat, shows some of the possibilities out there. Can interactive story time be far behind? :) It does feel like a tsunami at times but the goal is to learn to surf the wave. Like any tool, this could be a great thing for education, enjoyment and discovery. Concerns of privacy and security linger? We'll see...

Thing 5

I've had my flickr account since 2008. I also post on wunder photo, facebook and my hometown newspaper forum page under different screen names.

I posted the link to my flickr account, it's at the top right. Team if you don't want it there we can move it.

Nicodemus: "

OneShot! posted a photo:

OneShot! is my flickr screen name. Isn't he gorgeous.

He's a full Pekingese. He'll be 16 years old on March 2011."

I am use to posting photos. Some of the sites I visit people will post old photos. I love it.

Thing 5

I watched the Commoncraft video on the Photosharing and found it a clear and concise way to explain the basic concept.  I chose Flickr since I am familiar with Yahoo, and its step-by-step instructions and explanations are pretty easy to follow.  All the ways to catolog and share the photos can be overwhelming, but the basic set up is all I can see me using at this time, so no problem there.  I also don't feel comfortable with the whole idea of such large scale public sharing, but the options for privacy are useful.
I do have some questions on the linking of the flickr account and pictures to the blog page... I am assuming we need to add the gadget "Link List" to the blog page, and set up an external blog connection with the photosharing site to post pictures, at least I think that is what I understood from the flickr site...

Team, do you have any thoughts on this??

Team Mates did you know?

Did you know?

So team mates, did you know we have to do discovery exercises?

If you click on Thing 1: Web 2.0 and why do I care?

Then scroll about half way down the page you'll see the discovery exercise list. How did I miss this??? So I had to go back!!! It's like starting over!!

At least Thing 2: Blog Building we already did!

Things 1 and 2

Things 1

The video is a fun way to show how the web can bring people together.

My answer to the question of what does Library 2.0 mean to me is that libraries must constantly evolve and update library services to better serve the patrons.

Things 2

We made our blog on Thur the 11th. Mary was the typist. I thought our blog was quite creative and colorful.

Contributors

Hi team, this is just to let you know I added Patty A as a contributor.

Blog Page

Mary...Are page looks AWESOME...Great JOB.

Things 3 and 4

Alright,, my Google reader is full of info just waiting to be perused, with sites of my interest and a few of the library sites; now it is just making time to do so.  It is a convenient way to gather further and up-to-date info on important topics and interests.

changes

Hi team!  As I am sure you noticed, was just having fun fooling around with the design.  Much more colorful!
Feel free to change things, too!

Things 3 & 4

Wow! Lots of info, overwhelming but with practice I'm sure it'll come together and be so helpful.

RSS Review

I find the idea completely fascinating and look forward to all that travel info coming to me.....wahoo, more trips quicker. I chose googleread and plan to expand my new empire.

Things 3 & 4

Thing 3

I've signed up for a google reader.

Thing 4

I like the RSS because it sends the newsfeed to my google reader account. I don't have to go to that website for the information, it's sent to me and save me valuable time.

This tool will be so useful in my personal life because now I can have the information come to my reader account and I won't waste time going to each individual site.

Patrons can subscribe to the RSS feed on City Of Largo: Library Blogs page and get information sent to their reader account.

Thing 3 & 4

Thing 3 video was helpful in getting started....Thought that video was to fast and thought that they where rushing teach us.

As for thing 4... I think that i will like the different variety's that i have to choose from. I think i will use this in the future after i learn more about this.

Team members

Great Job.....

Thanks Mary...

...for being our excellent typist!

Thing1and 2

Blogging, blogging, blah, blah, blah!  Once this all sinks in it might be fun! I thank my team for their patience!
:)
As I read one blogger's comment, this web interaction does show "the good, the bad, and the ugly"!  I myself have found it useful in learning things otherwise not easily accessible or cataloged, like cooking instructions, recipes and even dance steps;  this is one of the points brought to attention from reading a couple of the Library 2.0 articles...the need for libraries to realize and adjust to the reality of information being more readily accessible through the web rather than from print. But for all its apparent good points, the cons, that are inevitable, can't be minimized either; for it also can be a more easily accessible "Pandora's box", opening up a whole can of unnecessary and often times inappropriate material and images, by those who don't understand prudence or the need for a healthy respect toward knowledge...which although enlightening can also be destructive when acquired and used unwisely.  It brings to mind that quote from the movie Jurassic Park....they were "so preoccupied with whether or not they could, they didn't stop to think if they should."

We did it!

We b the girls...and a baby!

blogging

This is really quite interesting. What a day! Verna give me a break!!!

My new Blog

Starting this new BLOG has been so much fun i could jump off of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge. But since i have to work today and i have a wonderful TEAM i will stay awhile.

Starting out on a blog

Everybody will tell you how easy this is.....for myself I feel that everybody needs to discover this for themselves......ha ha ha