I am familiar with Delicious. My district held a technology conference back in May and one of the presentations was on Delicious. I can see the use in this site. It is a great place to keep track of my bookmarked sites. I did not add the buttons yet, I am very leery of changing anything on my toolbar. I have had such problems with Internet Explorer I don't want to jinx it now that it is working.
I did add some bookmarks and tagged them. This is a very easy site to use. I searched by the tag "reading' and found lots of cool sites. This is a very useful site since I can bookmark sites and have access to them no matter what computer I am on. My only problem is deciding what tag to use for a site.
My Delicious site is http://delicious.com/ascam722
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Tagging
When I hear the term "tagging" I think of people writing on walls - graffiti or street artists. Of course the kind of "tagging" we are talking about in Thing Thirteen occurs on the web. Everything needs to be categorized somehow and tagging accomplishes this but sometimes in a random way. I get to choose what tag I attach to my photos, webpages, or posts. I can assign them to more than one category so they can be assigned more than one tag. This is great for me but others may not agree with my tags.
Tagging is something that is very useful on the web. It is something that should be encouraged because it makes things easier to find. I believe that librarians are probably better at tagging due to their experience with Subject Headings. We understand the need to be able to locate things and tagging assists with this process. I am not sure how useful tagging would be in a library. Since the purpose of tagging is to allow me to choose what category I put things into this goes against the way the library is categorized. The library "tagging" aka cataloging is a set system to prevent individual selection of categories. It is done this way to keep things consistent so items can be located easily. Tagging removes this consistency and replaces it with individualism. This would not work in a library. The library does promotes individualism just not when it comes to the placement of materials.
Tagging is something that is very useful on the web. It is something that should be encouraged because it makes things easier to find. I believe that librarians are probably better at tagging due to their experience with Subject Headings. We understand the need to be able to locate things and tagging assists with this process. I am not sure how useful tagging would be in a library. Since the purpose of tagging is to allow me to choose what category I put things into this goes against the way the library is categorized. The library "tagging" aka cataloging is a set system to prevent individual selection of categories. It is done this way to keep things consistent so items can be located easily. Tagging removes this consistency and replaces it with individualism. This would not work in a library. The library does promotes individualism just not when it comes to the placement of materials.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Twitter is everywhere. There is even a commercial for cable that talks about Twitter. I signed up on Twitter since that was part of Thing 12. My username is ascam7220. I doubt if I will actually use Twitter because constantly talking about myself gets a little boring. Twittering about yourself seems so Narcissistic. It is not like I am some celebrity that people would want to know my every move. Learning about the new Texas TEKS during the day and doing laundry at night does not seem like something I should twitter about. Now maybe my trip to Alaska later on this summer might be something I can tweet!
I don't see how I would use Twitter in a library unless I wanted to promote something we were doing. Of course my district probably blocks Twitter, since they block Facebook and My Space.
I don't see how I would use Twitter in a library unless I wanted to promote something we were doing. Of course my district probably blocks Twitter, since they block Facebook and My Space.
Instant Messaging
I use Yahoo Instant Messenger and my screen name is scamal12. I have also used AOL and Google IM software. I use Yahoo now because that is what my kids use and I can IM them to remind them that they can't get away from me --LOL.
I really like the voice chat on Yahoo. I get tired of typing and it is nice to hear the voice of the person you are talking to instead of just typing. Plus it does not tie up my phone line. I am not a frequent IM'r so I can't say I know all the ends and outs of IM'ing. I have found the best way to learn is by trying. I found that for me Yahoo messenger was the easiest to use. I have played with it more and am beginning to learn more things it can do such as sending attachments, changing the background, adding emoticons and audibles.
Instant messaging is blocked in my district so it is not something I could use in my library. I believe many of the students are familiar with the abbreviations used in instant messaging since these abbreviations sometimes show up in their speech and writing.
I really like the voice chat on Yahoo. I get tired of typing and it is nice to hear the voice of the person you are talking to instead of just typing. Plus it does not tie up my phone line. I am not a frequent IM'r so I can't say I know all the ends and outs of IM'ing. I have found the best way to learn is by trying. I found that for me Yahoo messenger was the easiest to use. I have played with it more and am beginning to learn more things it can do such as sending attachments, changing the background, adding emoticons and audibles.
Instant messaging is blocked in my district so it is not something I could use in my library. I believe many of the students are familiar with the abbreviations used in instant messaging since these abbreviations sometimes show up in their speech and writing.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
Ning
I had never heard of Ning and after reading the issues with this site I was not sure it was a site I wanted to know. I decided to go search for the ALA on the site and found it but there was a link saying ALA had is own networking site at ALA Connect at http://connect.ala.org/ . Iwonder if this disclaimer is due to the Ning controversy.
I decided to search for some reading sites and found http://readkiddoread.ning.com/ This site boasts being an award winner - three awards actually. This site also had a link to lesson plans. You could click on a book and get a lesson plan to go with the book. I thought this was very useful.
I found Ning easy to search and everything was up and running. It seems no matter what I searched for something came up -- some with no relevance to the subject I had typed. I am still not sure I would use this site but it was interesting to see some of the sites that were there.
I decided to search for some reading sites and found http://readkiddoread.ning.com/ This site boasts being an award winner - three awards actually. This site also had a link to lesson plans. You could click on a book and get a lesson plan to go with the book. I thought this was very useful.
I found Ning easy to search and everything was up and running. It seems no matter what I searched for something came up -- some with no relevance to the subject I had typed. I am still not sure I would use this site but it was interesting to see some of the sites that were there.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
More Facebook
I have found friends and relatives on Facebook that I have not talked to in years and that part is fun. I found a cousin that I have not seen since I was 10 years old and a friend from high school found me on Facebook. I still feel like I am reading other people's mail when I go to my friend's site and read what has been posted there. I like being able to stay in touch with people and keeping up with what is going on in their lives. I am very careful about what I post since I know it will be read by others.
Facebook recommends friends based on your information which I find funny. I listed that I am attending UNT and Facebook suggests people to be my friend based on their attending or having attended UNT. Like I would know the thousands of people who are UNT alumni!
I like the group/business sites which I have found on Facebook. These sites help me stay informed. One of the groups I am a member of is the American Library Association. I enjoy reading the discussions on this site. I am also a member of Feed the Children which I consider a very worthwhile organization.
Many of my friends on Facebook I have found by looking at the friends of friends. This to me is much easier than searching for people, though I have searched when I wanted to find a particular person. My children have a lot more friends than I do but then they tend to accept friend requests from people they don't really know. I am a little more conservative.
Facebook recommends friends based on your information which I find funny. I listed that I am attending UNT and Facebook suggests people to be my friend based on their attending or having attended UNT. Like I would know the thousands of people who are UNT alumni!
I like the group/business sites which I have found on Facebook. These sites help me stay informed. One of the groups I am a member of is the American Library Association. I enjoy reading the discussions on this site. I am also a member of Feed the Children which I consider a very worthwhile organization.
Many of my friends on Facebook I have found by looking at the friends of friends. This to me is much easier than searching for people, though I have searched when I wanted to find a particular person. My children have a lot more friends than I do but then they tend to accept friend requests from people they don't really know. I am a little more conservative.
I have a Facebook account which I have had for a while. I created one, never used, deleted it, then created another one when a friend of mine created hers. I was a little concerned at first about my information being so public but there are some ways to keep it private such as setting the privacy settings to only allowing friends to see it, not filling out all the information, and being selective as to who you add as friends.
I believe that this type of social networking can be a fun way to interact with others but just like anything else on the Internet it can be abused. I have found that there are lots of games and activities that you can do on Facebook but you need to be careful and read the fine print because somethings cost. These are the ones asking for your cell phone number and if you are not careful you will end up with charges on your cell phone bill. All in all Facebook is a fun site that when used properly can help you stay in contact with friends and family.
I believe that this type of social networking can be a fun way to interact with others but just like anything else on the Internet it can be abused. I have found that there are lots of games and activities that you can do on Facebook but you need to be careful and read the fine print because somethings cost. These are the ones asking for your cell phone number and if you are not careful you will end up with charges on your cell phone bill. All in all Facebook is a fun site that when used properly can help you stay in contact with friends and family.
RSS Feeds
I finally learned what RSS means! I knew that you could subscribe to RSS feeds but I was not sure exactly what that meant. Now I know! I have learned about Marc Records and metadata schemes in my library classes but never made a connection to RSS feeds.
I like the links that were posted and plan to add some to my Google Reader. I really feel like I am learning so much with the North Texas 23. I am glad I am participating because this is fun!
I know look for the RSS feed symbol when I visit sites. It is nice to now know what these symbols mean. This is a great way to stay up to date on information. I just added the ALA Tech Source and the District Dispatch so I can stay up to date on information that can affect my library.
I like the links that were posted and plan to add some to my Google Reader. I really feel like I am learning so much with the North Texas 23. I am glad I am participating because this is fun!
I know look for the RSS feed symbol when I visit sites. It is nice to now know what these symbols mean. This is a great way to stay up to date on information. I just added the ALA Tech Source and the District Dispatch so I can stay up to date on information that can affect my library.
Blog Readers
It was very easy to create my Google Reader account. I am following several blogs and they appeared on my Google Reader site. I added subscriptions and created a folder. I had to drag one of my subscriptions into the folder because it appeared outside the folder when I added it.
I was not sure I would really use a blog reader until I set up this account. I am following several blogs and this reader makes it so much easier to see what is new instead of having to go to each blog site. I spent some time exploring and found another way to move my blogs into folders, I figured out how to unsubscribe to blogs I had added, and I learned how to remove folders I did not want. I like this site and plan on using it often.
I was not sure I would really use a blog reader until I set up this account. I am following several blogs and this reader makes it so much easier to see what is new instead of having to go to each blog site. I spent some time exploring and found another way to move my blogs into folders, I figured out how to unsubscribe to blogs I had added, and I learned how to remove folders I did not want. I like this site and plan on using it often.
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