10. Play around with an online image generator.
11. Take a look at LibraryThing and catalog some of your favorite books.
12. Roll your own search tool with Rollyo.
Monday, July 2, 2007
Saturday, June 30, 2007
Can't add COMMENTS ?
If you have been unable to add a comment to some blogs because it doesn't recognize your userid or password, one way to get around it is to log in to your own blog BEFORE you go visiting other blogs.
Some blogs are set so that only registered users can add comments. By logging in to your own blog first, Blogger will see that you are a registered user and will let you comment.
Some blogs are set so that only registered users can add comments. By logging in to your own blog first, Blogger will see that you are a registered user and will let you comment.
Monday, June 25, 2007
Week 4 -- RSS and Newsreaders
Now that we've learned about blogs and about Flickr, you may be interested in this photo, posted on Flickr, of two well-known library bloggers who are attending ALA.They are Michael Stephens (Tame the Web) and Jenny Levine (The Shifted Librarian).
So welcome to Week 4 of 23 Things!
Hopefully you have completed the Things for Week 3, which means that you have explored Flickr, mashups, and posted something about "anything technology" to your blogs.
Have you visited our FCPL Staff Blogs yet? (See the link to the right) They are looking really great, and there's obviously a lot of good learning going on there. Have you found any comments posted to your blog? Everyone has at least one comment posted by James or me, but we hope you will take a moment to post comments on each other's blogs.
This week's topic is RSS and Newsreaders.
These tools allow us to easily follow our favorite blogs without having to click on a bunch of links to get to them, and they filter out the posts that we've already read before so we only see what's new. You have the following activities to complete:
Week 4: RSS & Newsreaders
8. Learn about RSS feeds and setup your own Bloglines newsreader account.
9. Locate a few useful library related-blogs and/or news feeds.
Monday, June 18, 2007
Week 3 -- Photos and Images
The activities for Week 3 are...
5. Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site.
6. Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups & 3rd party sites.
7. Create a blog post about anything technology related that interests you this week.
5. Explore Flickr and learn about this popular image hosting site.
6. Have some Flickr fun and discover some Flickr mashups & 3rd party sites.
7. Create a blog post about anything technology related that interests you this week.
Thursday, June 14, 2007
Staff Tips Blog
We have a Staff Tips link over to the right now, where I've moved a couple of my earlier postings, such as how post to your blog by email, or how to set your timezone.
If YOU would like to post to the staff tips, just email me with your GMAIL address.
(ex: CrazyDog@gmail.com ) I will "invite" you as an author - which means you'll get an invitiation in your gmail account. Once you respond to the invitation, you can then post to the Tips blog any time.
- Lesa
If YOU would like to post to the staff tips, just email me with your GMAIL address.
(ex: CrazyDog@gmail.com ) I will "invite" you as an author - which means you'll get an invitiation in your gmail account. Once you respond to the invitation, you can then post to the Tips blog any time.
- Lesa
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Great Blogs are Rollin In !
As of right now, we have about 25 blogs already registered, and it's only Tuesday. The staff blogs are looking just great, too! Feel free to click on the "comment" button at the bottom of each other's blog entries so you can support and encourage your fellow staffers.
If you're still feeling a tad overwhelmed with the idea of creating a blog, ask a co-worker to help you. If you click on the "FCPL Staff Blogs" link to the right, you'll see a list of the people who've already started their blog, so right there are some potential helpers.
So far, everyone has been fine with sharing their blogs, which is great, because it's fun to look at them. But if there are some very private or shy folk out there who don't want to share their postings, please do the following when you register your blog:
- Lesa
If you're still feeling a tad overwhelmed with the idea of creating a blog, ask a co-worker to help you. If you click on the "FCPL Staff Blogs" link to the right, you'll see a list of the people who've already started their blog, so right there are some potential helpers.
So far, everyone has been fine with sharing their blogs, which is great, because it's fun to look at them. But if there are some very private or shy folk out there who don't want to share their postings, please do the following when you register your blog:
- if you don't mind displaying your blog, but don't want your name to appear next to it, comment when you register "don't show my name".
- if you don't want anyone else to even SEE your blog, other than the liasons who need to check off completion of project, comment "don't list my blog".
- Lesa
Sunday, June 10, 2007
Week 2 - Create a blog !
For Week 2, you will:
3. Set up your own blog & add your first post. Be sure that you use one of your test posts to create an entry about the habits among the 7 and 1/2 lifelong learning habits that is easiest and hardest for you & why.
4. Register your blog using one of the links below. (This is how James and I will be able to check group progress and it will also provide backup for your CEU credits.)
A: Artz, Bookmobile, Detention Ctr, TH, WA, EM
B: UR, MD, BR, PT
3. Set up your own blog & add your first post. Be sure that you use one of your test posts to create an entry about the habits among the 7 and 1/2 lifelong learning habits that is easiest and hardest for you & why.
4. Register your blog using one of the links below. (This is how James and I will be able to check group progress and it will also provide backup for your CEU credits.)
A: Artz, Bookmobile, Detention Ctr, TH, WA, EM
B: UR, MD, BR, PT
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