web 2.0 program

I likd this program. It was fun and I learned a lot. I really want to do a teen library wiki. I suppose a lot the stuff we did I may not do again do to the fact that I sit in front of a computer at work for 40 hours a week, so by the time I get home, I don't really want to do personal things on a computer. Besides the wikis I also enjoyed the one on photographs and as this is a personal interest so I will probably continue to use, as well as the cataloging your own books to share with others. Thanks to those who put this program together.

pod casts

We are currently working on a pod casting contest for teens! It's for Teen Read Week in Oct. where they talk about their favorite teen or reading list book. We are also having teen volunteers record pod casts for us. We have found they really like or they do not want to do it at all. We use the free software called podbean. So far this has been my experience with pod casts as I have not had much personal use with them. We would like to create staff pod casts on upcoming programs. We are still working out the details such as how to get them hooked on to the catalog and library website.

I liked looking at the pickle site on pod casts. I can't believe there are so many out there. I spent way too much time looking at them and could have spent a lot more.

youtube

I am already familiar with youtube. I am currently trying to get the library's username and password for our account so I can put our teen videos on youtube. We don't have any videos yet but we did finally get our camcorder so we should be making some soon. I am sure everyone has see this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAaZagmAevQ

I also already have a personal youtube account. This is because of a "regular" teen who wants me to watch youtube music videos with him at the desk every time he comes in. He made me create an account. He is my only friend. I have some of my fav music vids saved tho if anyone cares to view http://www.youtube.com/user/KeliB08

award winners

The first thing I checked out was vufind under the Books category. It was pretty cool. I also looked at Mango Learning under Education. Language learning is always a popular question at the desk so I will have to remember this one. I also looked up Upcoming.org under Events for personal use, but then I thought about adding some library programs onto it!! I also enjoyed the ones lists under Food. Overall this was a fun assignment. There's so much stuff out there it's just unbelievable.

wikis

I enjoyed the articles on wikis. I am glad they pointed out the negative aspects of them and that teacher's do not always recognize them as reputable sources as I am always trying to steer students away from using them for research papers. I think it would be a cool idea to make a teen library wiki about programs and suggested reads. The wiki exercises were simple and therefore fun :-) I am trying to catch-up on these assignments so I don't have time for long difficult tasks. I guess my main thoughts on wikis are the pages that are definitely about opinions such as like the entry I created on favorite restaurants, are really cool. The fact based wikis....maybe not so fact based....

web 2.0 - future of libraries

I do not see our print collection as "just in case" because it does get used. People still like to use books as sources and they contain valuable information. If there are books not being used, then yes I can understand getting rid of them. To me awareness is more of an issue that training. The teens that I teach in our electronic classroom can usually figure out how to use the resources, as soon as they are aware that they exist.

del.icio.us

I enjoyed some Doctored photos: 20 memorable picture fakes on Del.icio.us. I also found the Common Craft video a helpful explanation. On the PLCMCL2's Bookmarks I found a podcast fromt he Library Director at a library I used to work at- TSCPL! So that was cool. Ok I know I have to close Internet Explorer so I can install.....more later.

JaxCat

Ok I finally got the search box. Wahoo!! That was the hardest thing so far because my page did not have the same links as the directions. But with Mia's help I was able to do it! I swear I will get caught up soon....

Shelfari

I jumped on the bandwagon. It's much better than GoodReads. I like looking at other Librarian's accounts for recommendations.

been awhile

I think I'm about 3 weeks behind :-( I have been busy with performance evals etc. It's Friday at 5:00 and I am tired. I still have to work tomorrow.

take a break week

So I didn't realize I was a bit behind until given the chance to catch up. ha! Especially on the RSS feeds. I have finally subscribed to some co-workers blogs, and noticed that I had some comments on my blog! Took me a while to notice that one....

LibraryThing

I already have a goodreads account so I will not create a LibraryThing. I would like to share the Teens and Technology Committee's LibraryThing account which we have linked to our teen myspace.

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/jplteenscene

image generator - check out my puzzle!

image generator

I tried the "Motivator" poster on http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/

The picture was blurry though, so I tried to get it "hi-res" since they offered that option....however it costs to do that. I will try something else tomorrow.

new RSS Feed technology - aaargh!!

So I went to bloglines to set up my account and spent some time picking out all of the feeds that I wanted only to be told "the database is down right now...try again later" aaaarrgghh.......

new technology - pod casts

We finally have some pod casts! Or excellent Seed of Change worker, Christina, has recorded a pod cast about a teen book for us which can be found on our test page http://jaxpubliclibrary.org/teens/podcast.html

The sound quality isn't that great (at least on my computer), but hey, it's a start. Special thanks to Andrew Coulon of the Teens and Technology Committee for his pod casting expertise and to Linda Eckersen for linking up our test page. I am sure there will be more to come!

technology continued...

Today's headline - "Watch Google Maps; Watch the First Coast: To celebrate its one-year anniversary, Google Maps has added Jacksonville and the surrounding areas to the cities that are included in its "Street View" feature." I saw my home street and the street that the Main Library is on....pretty cool, pretty cool.

technology - gaming in libraries

Today I am having a "bad teen day". Yes, it is related to technology. Today is our Gaming Day @ Your Library program and it is LOUD in here. I hope the statistics are worth the headache..... haha

test blog - lifelong learning habits

I chose the "teaching others" as one of the habits that I am good at. As a Teen Librarian, I have taught many people how to use the library's databases. This includes one-on-one as well as in a classroom setting. The habit that I find the hardest for me is "viewing problems as challenges". Though I must say, being a supervisor has helped me to get better at this. Problems, though not enjoyable, can be good learning experiences!