Week 8/ #19 Web-based Apps

Zoho writer or Google Docs?  Which to use?  Choices, choices, choices!  I looked at Google Docs and Zoho writer.  These fantastic online tools can be used for word processing, spreadsheet, note taking and an organizing planner.  They enable us to accomplish our work more efficiently, as we can access our documents from anywhere and we can share them with our friends whereby we can all work on it simultaneously.   This eliminates the need to email documents.  Zoho writer has many fine features; I especially liked the templates. I created an account with Zoho writer and will use its "publish" options to post this article to my blog.

 

Week 8 / #18 Social Networking

Social networking is a convenient and delightful way of keeping in touch with love ones, friends and acquintances in the comfort of your own home. My Space, Facebook and Yahoo!360 are just a sampling of sites that enable you to set up your own account and be able to search for a long lost friend. After looking around these sites, I discovered that I preferred Facebook over My Space and think the Dogster, Catster site is entertaining and may like to post one for my beagle. Wow! you can spend hours visiting with others without ever stepping foot outside your front door.

Week 7 / #17 About Technology

Digital cameras have taken us to a new level in picture taking. Gone are the days of dropping film off to be developed and waiting in anticipation to see the prints. With a digital camera, you can take hundreds of pictures, delete the ones you do not want and then save them on your computer. Digital cameras have a screen so you can view the picture immediately. You are also able to print them, send them via email to family and friends, upload them to a website like "flikr" or edit the pictures. Digital cameras are loaded with features like sensing when you need the flash, automatic red eye remover, and zooming in and out functions. Even an amateur can be proficient in photography with the aid of a digital camera.

I have posted a comment to participant, My 23 Things, on Any Technology.

Week 7 / #16 So what's in a wiki?

The wiki is an online tool where anyone can search and access information quickly. Because its contents can be edited by users, it is a good way to gather facts from a large number of people. It can also be a web-based notebook to organize your thoughts. It is easy to use as no knowledge of HTML or other marking language is needed to develop a website.

Wikis are also spaces for quick and easy collaborative editing of documents or posting of agendas for discussion before a meeting. In communities with no newspapers or newsletters, a wiki can become a resource that can position the library as an online hub of their local community. I think that a library wiki in our community would be a valuable resource for all residents especially newcomers trying to get acquainted with the community.

I logged into the iHCPL wiki and added my blog to the list and then commented on a favorite vacation spot.

Week 6 / #15 Library 2.0 & Web 2.0

I was reluctant about Library 2.0 at first for old habits are hard to die. After reading Rick Anderson's away from the "icebergs", I recognize the need for change and appreciate Michael Stephens' new world of librarianship approach to change. I now am ready for Web 2.0 and welcome all the new adventures in learning I have been experiencing through iHCPL and am eager to share these skills with others. One button commands are the wave of the future.

Week 6 / # 14 Technorati

I looked at Technorati and searched "Learning 2.0" in posts, blogs, videos and photos and discovered that others too are having fun learning new technologies and are excited about sharing their new skills. Learning 2.0 is a join effort among colleagues.

Week 6 / #13 Tagging & Del.icio.us

Whee! Del.icio.us is the way to go in the 21st century. An excellent bookmarking tool for research and reference -- not only can I keep all my favorites in one place but I can access them from anywhere. I can share my favorite sites with others and discover new sites from them.