The end of 23 Things....or is it?

I am actually glad we wrapped up 23 Things as Summer Reading is already keeping me very busy. I'm glad I went back and checked up on myself as some things had not linked to my blog like they should have. I'm sure I will come back and spend more time on many of the "Things" as I have time or can find a need for them. There are a few that I will just probably not use anymore, but I am very glad to have had the experience and at least learn the basics of how to use them. Working with young adults it's always good to keep up with the latest. I am so glad I decided to participate in 23 Things because I would never have used most of this or realized just how easy it is. Onward and upward!
Have A Wonderful summer!

Final Lesson--Wiki

Wikis seem very easy. I did an edit on Wikipedia on the little town where I went to High school, Grinnell Kansas. I had never thought of creating or editing a wiki before, but now who knows where it will end. I really enjoyed this lesson and think I will do more of this. I am so excited that I made it to the last lesson and actually finished on the week it was assigned. I was behind for a while, but finally got caught up. I have enjoyed learning what is available for me as a librarian and for me personally to use. I should have lots of fun continuing to explore and create and share with my new found tools!

Slide sharing

Ok, so slide sharing is fun. I need to get some better pictures. I can see my family having a ball with this. It really isn't to hard, maybe a bit time consuming. I suppose we could use this to share pics of our summer reading events. It might also be used as a promo for events. HMMMM! The wheels are spinning now. I'll have to see how this plays out. I'll post them here if I use this as promo.

Create your own video slideshow at animoto.com.

Screencasting

Screencasting is fun. I can see many ways to make use of this. I love using all the tutorials on Youtube, now I know how they do it. Also, when someone asks me a question now, I can simply show them rather than try and talk them through it without me seeing their screen or them seeing mine. Handy, Handy!!!! I like it, even though I couldn't get the audio to work right now. Screencast-o-matic is very user friendly and makes you feel like a pro in no time!

I thought I had linked my screencast on how to use the online Chilton's manual, but I guess it didn't link. I will keep trying to get it to link.

LibraryThing, Shelfari

OK so I'm doing my lessons out of order, but with working the front desk today I can't really do the older lessons.
I must say that I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Shelfari. I can't wait to spend more time on it and get my books on my shelf. It is so easy to use and I love the reviews and recommendations. I can't wait to add and invite friends to see what they are reading. This is going to be great fun. I can see having my Young Adults do this. We can share and recommend titles and even do a discussion. I know how the teens would rather use technology than anything else. They can also participate in library related events without having to fit a trip to the library into their already busy schedules. Hmmmm! Possibilities, possibilities!

http://www.shelfari.com/mmader

Falling behind

Oh my goodness! I have been out of town and now am very far behind on my
23 Things. I will be working like crazy this week to get caught up. Maybe it's
a good thing I work this Saturday. It will give me one more day to get there!
Wish me luck!

VIDEO SHARING

One of my all time favorite videos! It really says it all without saying a thing! It has great music! If it shows an error, you can go to Youtube and search Lifehouse skit. There are several, but this one is my favorite!

VIDEO SHARING

Video sharing can be fun. I'm not sure if I will have time to do my "own" video, but I certainly can add a video to my blog. I love to knit and I am so glad when I can share with others how easy it is. I'm convinced "Anyone" can knit. Hope you enjoy the video!

Week 9 Instant Messaging

For some reason I did not like using Meebo. It just didn't seem confortable to me, but I'm not sure why. I do IM on facebook and keep up with my family, friends, and co-workers. It has come in handy a time or when the girls at work have a question and it is my day off.
I started IM long ago when I was in college with ICQ. It was great at that time because no one had heard of cell phones yet, and long distance phone calls were a luxury a college student couldn't afford. I was able to chat with my mom on occasion and at least stay in touch. It had a neat feature where you could record a message and send it. My kids sang happy birthday to my grandma and we sent it. She was tickled! I love that memory!
I think IM has great uses for many people. It's just a matter of finding out how to fit it into your life, whether it be for work or pleasure!

Cloud Computing

I love the idea of creating my summer reading brochure and calendar on google docs and google calendar, and then making them available for the schools to access. This will make sharing the information with the kids so much faster and easier. I think we can even link it to our website so that kids (and parents) will have access to it anytime.
We use google calendar in our library to book our meeting room. All staff has access to it including our administrative office. This is a big improvement over our paper binder we had before. No more running to the front desk to look at the calendar before you book the room.
Outside of work I can see using Google docs with my family to work on our family history. We each will be able to imput information we find without having to email it back and forth and burden one person with compiling all the data.

I shared a document with several other librarians, where we just introduced ourselves and told a little bit about our jobs. If we were supossed to link that here, I didn't get it done, but I did do it!!!!! I promise!