The End!!

Oh my goodness! What a learning experience that was. It has never been so clearly and completely demonstrated to me how little I know about computer technology and how far out of touch with the electronic age I really am. I feel very humble and in awe of every 12 year old that could have completed the 23 Things exercise in one hour and still have had the time to text their friends and download music and videos from the Internet. My favorite exercise was Library Thing. It's a good feeling to see some of the books a person has read and to also list all the books that you want to read when time permits. The 23 Things exercise has shown that when push comes to shove even an old broad can learn a little about computer technology and use the knowledge to simplify our hectic lifestyles. I found Blogging to be helpful in arranging one's thoughts and offering an avenue to express them. Another realization I'm taking away from this exercise is I should really make an effort to at least attempt to keep up with a small fraction of the technology that is offered and hopefully remain as "tarp as a shack" as I age. I found some aspects of the exercise were modified from the tutorials and that only proves the point that an individual has to be flexible. If another training exercise was offered I'd have to think about undertaking it, it all depends on the workload...


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Finding RSS Feeds

Well that was an eyeopener! I found that I couldn't use Feedster it's under construction! However the other three search tools for feeds were relatively simple and straightforward once one got the hang of them. I don't think I 'll use them alot, although if there's a certain news story I'm interested in, I'll know where to look for it.

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RSS

Well, I managed to muddle my way through another exercise. The concept is great to streamline a person's need to keep current with the world news. However, I don't even have the time to watch an hour of television news so I don't think I'll be utilizing RSS very much. It's a benefit for people who perhaps need to keep on top of events for their jobs and have some time to devote to it. However, I did have another go at it and was able to subscribe to a few more feed successfully. I don't feel quite as frustrated as before. Libraries could have important newsworthy sites on a newsreader and be able to manage the information for patron inquiries.

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And the award goes to...

I explored the Music at Last.fm site. I just had a quick cursory look or should I say listen around the site. It offers many options to listen to numerous artists. Although I don't seem to be able to hear a complete song or track. Maybe I need to explore a bit more. I'm sure a technologically savvy youth could spend hours on this site and come away a much better person for the experience. They could listen to some artists to see if they like their music before checking out a compact disc. Feeling a bit "lost" and having no one to ask directions, I stumbled upon Google maps. Now here's an informative, helpful site. You can find just about anything you need and it's current and convenient. This I'm sure would be very helpful in a library setting when a patron wants to find a hotel or business in a city they're unfamiliar with.
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ONLINE APPS

It is very convenient to be able to create a word document on the Internet. It has simple graphics and seems user friendly enough. I created a simple Christmas card, actually it's a Christmas sheet but I ran into some technical difficulties trying to post it to my blog. I know, that's strange, by now, I should be able to post just about anything I want to my blog, however this one document escapes me. Maybe I'll try later when I'm thinking a bit clearer.

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Library 2.0

Well, what are my thoughts on Library 2.0, Web 2.0 and I just don't know 2.0? Oh my goodness, there's just too much information, thoughts and opinions for a mere mortal to contemplate. I'm a traditionalist, I have a very antiquated vision of a library as a "quiet, restful, soothing place where one can come to to just relax and read. However, I'm not living in Mayberry, so I have to change my vision and keep up with the steady, inexorable advancement of technology. It'll happen whether we support it or not. I guess we have to support it in order to stay current and on the cutting edge of technology so we can reach people all over the world in various ways. People who face health and medical challenges can benefit from the assisted technology of Daisy Readers and audio books that can be downloaded. Technology definitely has it's advantages. It's just a little hard on the grey matter to retain.

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Technorati

Tags work with blogs just seamlessly. You can search amazing amounts of blogs just by typing in a few words. I found the most results when I searched for Learning 2.0 in Blog posts. Searching by tags and blog directory brought up fewer blogs, but still an impressive amount.

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