Del.icio.us and all that.....

Delicious is a social networking tool so I am told. I clicked on to the http to explore this new world of "Social networking." According to "The Shifted Librarian on PCMCL2, "It is a social bookmarking service that allows you to save bookmarks to an account on a web site, so that they are accessible from anywhere with a browser and Internet access, but also lets you share your bookmarks through tagging, just like Flickr. Very convenient! On the front page I noticed under the tag "Popular tags - Education" a cool site entitled "Online libraries."

http://educhoices.org/articles/Online_Libraries_-%20_25_Places_to_Read_Free_Books_Online.html

Alongside this article they provide a useful "related links" option and I noticed there some excellent material for teaching and learning, amongst other titles. When I continued on the teaching link I came across "Teachertube" which had a video about 21st Century learning. It proports that "a 21st century learner is defined not simply by their use of new technology, but by their ability to learn autonomously." I agree!

I'm off now to discover more about Badges....




Jesus Freak

Technorati thoughts.....

From what I can gather at looking at the Technoratti website is that it is a website all about blogg.ng features and other related technological "add-ons" e.g IPhone. I was interested in one article about this new phone which sounded rather scarry:

Huge iPhone Security Flaw Puts All Private Information at Risk [Iphone]
There's a huge security problem in the latest iPhone 2.0.2: if you have your JesusPhone password protected, using a very simple trick gives anyone full access to your cellphone private information in Mail, SMS, Contacts, and even Safari.

While these technological advancements that come at the push of a button may appear to have it's advantages and convenience, there are pitfalls to be aware of and keeping up with these "pitfalls" caould take an enormous amount of energy! With the computer we can rely on the likes of "Norton" or "McAffee" to keep out viruses and scam, I am not sure what is out there for the Iphone generation. Perhaps this is why "Technorati" will come into it's own as a noticeboard/alert for us "less savvy" consumers?

Under the category of "Rising Itemds in Technology" further down the front page, I was interested in how Google Earth helped an Olympic athlete win a gold medal. Read about it on the following link:

http://www.technorati.com/posts/JiTK%2FCgSdc99Ot69d30cD1DOucHebhBkuyE2OyacN8s%3D

Technorati has been in existence for 3 years and has registered over 50 million blogs! Wow! According to the article on Web 2.0, the blogosphere is doubling in size every 200 days, or about once every 6 and a half months. That is a staggering rate of growth and shows that everybody everywhere is scrambling to keep up with "blogging" phenomenon! I am grateful for the challenge of doing these exercises as it is "encouraging" me to stay relevant with our library consumers who are also embracing this new technology in smaller or larger bursts of enthusiasm!

In the discovery section I had a go at searching for Learning 2.0 in Technorati and there wee 11,986 entries on the subject!

In scrolling down the first couple of pages I didn't find too much that related to what I considered relevant to our Web 2.0 learning, but I did come across the blog about the first Web 2.0 Conference that is going to be held in New York and this help me understand really where Web 2.0 is heading and who , in particular, would benefit from attending this Conference.

http://www.technorati.com/posts/ZntYa9tGkTMiWFRl8mOJXHGSscIF3Wsnb7EaU37VucE%3D

Jesus Freak

Technology Matters....

Technology is advancing in leaps and bounds. Doing the various WEB 2.0 exercises has certainly opened up a "mine-field" of opportunities and possibilities to computer users. There is a lot of technology to help us create wonderful websites and blogs and wiki's to name but a few.... I can see that there will be much to catch up on when retire (a few years from now, I hasten to add!) I say that because I haven't really had the time to expore these aspects further apart from a quick glance to try "something" new that has been suggested for me to read or look at!

I am an avid user of e-mail (as we all have to be), but I wonder whether we use it at the expense of picking up the phone. A sad case recently occurred where a person sent an e-mail to my husband and I and when we tried to ring her, as it was a very important matter warranting further discussion, she wouldn't answer the phone. She choose to use e-mail to communicate but clearly she didn't want the communication to be a two-way process, unless it was e-mail only. The difficulty with this approach to communication is that you can't really soften the tone" of the words you write OR show empathy and understanding (unless you are prepared to write a novel!). You don't have the opportunity to respond in an appropriate way as youcan't hear the tone of their voice....

E-mail has it's uses in that it is quick, but it will never replace the benefit of seeing and hearing somebody, "face to face," which is perhaps the reason behind "face-book" and social networking tool that I have not yet sampled, but I undestand that in a few weeks time, I will be able to comment in a much more informed manner.

Until then.....

Jesus Freak

pbwiki exercise

It was good to have a go at adding a few entries on to a wiki. I enjoyed reading what others had said, especially the ones whose blog names I knew!

See below for my entries!

https://manukaulearn.pbwiki.com/Favourite-Numbers

https://manukaulearn.pbwiki.com/Favourite-Books

https://manukaulearn.pbwiki.com/Favourite-Music

https://manukaulearn.pbwiki.com/Fahttps://manukaulearn.pbwiki.com/Favourite-Television-Shows vourite-Television-Shows

https://manukaulearn.pbwiki.chttps://manukaulearn.pbwiki.com/Favourite-Holiday-Destinations om/Favourite-Holiday-Destinations

https://manukaulearn.pbwiki.com/Favourithttps://manukaulearn.pbwiki.com/Favourite-Recipese-Recipes

Web 2.0 Learning Update

Well - It has taken me a little longer to get back to this new world of web discovery. In this session, so far, I have learnt a lot about the value of wiki's and in my review of some suggested links to look at I came across a great site about Youth programming for libraries. From the front page: A wiki is a collaborative website and authoring tool that allows users to easily add, remove and edit content.

Wikipedia, the online open-community encyclopedia, is the largest and perhaps the most well known of these knowledge sharing tools. With the benefits that wikis provide, the use and popularity of these tools is exploding.

Going through the lesson I came across this interesting site and explored the various links and one that I was interested in, due to my specific librarian responsibilities was this one below:

http://libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Prhttp://libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Programs_for_Young_Adults ograms_for_Young_Adults

I also discovered another useful site which recommends great teen titles which I will explore in more detail when I am next rostered on the Learn.net!

http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklhttp://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/booklistsbook.cfm istsawards/booklistsbook.cfm

Scrolling down on the "Libsuccess site", I found it interesting to see a list of new vocabulary that I need to get "up to speed with" if I am to speak the correct "lingo" with many of our younger, computer-savy library patrons. You may also find it interesting to peruse to see if you have heard these terms such as "meez", "whyville" and "There." I bet you're curious now! Go on and have a look for yourself!

http://libsuccess.org/index.php?tithttp://libsuccess.org/index.php?title=Virtual_Worlds_for_teens le=Virtual_Worlds_for_teens


I'll sign off now and continue my comments in the not too distant future!

Jesus Freak

Walk Through the Bible - The New Testament

This coming Sunday we have some special meetings with Robert Siakimotu (Open Air Campaigners). He is going to teach our congregation the main features of the New Testament through actions. It requires a lot of energy to memorise all the actions but it is a great way to gain a full picture of the highlights of the New Testament writers ranging from the disciples of Jesus through to the apostle Paul, Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Jude. We did the Old Testament books earlier in the year and the sessions were well received by all members.

Flickr Lesson - August 4th

I had some fun with Flickr this week. I have downloaded some photos from the past few years of some special times and achievements that we have celebrated as a family. You can view these on the following link. I also created a badge using flickr which was pretty cool too!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/29261069@N06/

http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/badge.php