Monday, December 8, 2008
Discovering Web 2.0 online tools
For Lesson 19 we have been asked to explore some of the useful web tools available. There was a great selection and I recognised many of them as we have explored them in previous lessons. I had a look at the 3 listed below:
Yahoo! Answers.com
This is a useful site. I am going to be one of the "Any Questions?" operators in the New Year so this site will be added to "My favourites" for future reference. I like the layout of the site with subject categories listed on the left hand side for ready reference. However, when I aked a question regarding New Zealand's new Prime Minister they did not have the correct answer! Some-one submitted "Michael Cullen" as a suggestion and then there were other older comments about Helen Clark!
ROLLYO
Here are some useful Reference Search Engines for future access:http://www.rollyo.com/index.html
iFoods.TV
This is a great site as you get to view videos of how to make a variety of diffent dishes from iFoods.TV or from members like me!
I like the table where you can click on a "main ingredient" and it will provide 3 iFood recipes e.g for "Tomatoes" I got the following useful recipes - Guacomole and Tomato salsa, Tomato and pepper bread and Tomato soup.
On the site you can also view the iFoods blog or other food blogs, you can enter competitions and their are other related links for interest. An interesing feature of this site is the League Table. How does the league work? The league table is updated daily but the competition lasts over one month where a member of iFoods can add one sizzling recipe per day per blog and the other members get to vote on the recipes. You get to see a snippet of the members blog on the left hand side, their ranking and members comments about the recipe.
Go on... why don't you have a look! I know those digestive juices are starting to flow..... Perhaps you're short of recipe ideas for Christmas? Check this great site out!
Well, it's time for me to sign out. I have enjoyed this task and I have some good sites to access over the coming months....and some good recipes to try out for all those yoummy summer B.B.Q's!
Catch you later....
Jesus Freak
King of Kings Church on YouTube
Our church is on YouTube!
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=vqYpbjjWd_g
Thought you might be interested in viewing some of the great times we have as a church enjoying the presence of God! Have a look at the great video that Jo (one of our church drummers) put together with many of my special friends! Our service times are Sunday 10 am and 6 pm.
Blessings!
Jesus Freak
http://nz.youtube.com/watch?v=vqYpbjjWd_g
Thought you might be interested in viewing some of the great times we have as a church enjoying the presence of God! Have a look at the great video that Jo (one of our church drummers) put together with many of my special friends! Our service times are Sunday 10 am and 6 pm.
Blessings!
Jesus Freak
Monday, December 1, 2008
Building Progress
We are still proceeding with the option to lease the second floor of the old post office building on Great South Road, Manurewa. The landlords have to put in a lift so they meet council and fire regulation requirements, but things are pushing ahead and it now looks like we may be able to move in at the end of January. It has been a rather drawn out affair but we know that God's timing is perfect and delays can be for reasons unknown to us at the time. Initially we were planning to be in before Christmas. As a result of this delay we will be able to save more money that will be useful for any painting and decorating that needs to be done e.t.c
We are looking forward to being able to meet in the buiding 24/7 rather than just on a Sunday - which has been the case for the last 10 years. It will also be fun to hold conferences as a church.
That's all for now....
Jesus Freak
We are looking forward to being able to meet in the buiding 24/7 rather than just on a Sunday - which has been the case for the last 10 years. It will also be fun to hold conferences as a church.
That's all for now....
Jesus Freak
Zoho - Christmas Recipes
Dear Friends
I decided that I would have a go at using Zoho for publishing a document with some tasty Christmas morsels that I can make this Christmas. I sent this document to my e-mail address and I also copied the URL so you can see a couple of these recipes on the following link:
http://writer.zoho.com/index.do#
The Zoho Templates are also a useful feature of this programme for librarians, with it's resume and cover letter and speech outline templates, which can be found at :
zohowriter.com/templates.im
I have not yet mastered how to insert a picture so that the text goes around it, which I am able to do in MS Word.
I think a "quick tour" around the site would be helpful, so I can better master some of these formatting techniques.
Signing off now so I can begin to explore "Google Docs."
Jesus Freak
I decided that I would have a go at using Zoho for publishing a document with some tasty Christmas morsels that I can make this Christmas. I sent this document to my e-mail address and I also copied the URL so you can see a couple of these recipes on the following link:
http://writer.zoho.com/index.do#
The Zoho Templates are also a useful feature of this programme for librarians, with it's resume and cover letter and speech outline templates, which can be found at :
zohowriter.com/templates.im
I have not yet mastered how to insert a picture so that the text goes around it, which I am able to do in MS Word.
I think a "quick tour" around the site would be helpful, so I can better master some of these formatting techniques.
Signing off now so I can begin to explore "Google Docs."
Jesus Freak
Thursday, November 27, 2008
ZOHO Writer and Google Docs - Here I come!
Well - here I am again after a few months. I apologise for leaving you all out in the cold! Lots of things have happened since September 22nd! I had all these wonderful intentions of getting my Web 2.0 training complted by the deadline - but the deadline came and went.... :(
With some further encouragement, via the draw to get some passes to the movies if I get this finished by the end of the month, I have once again "put my hand to the plough." I do want to be in the first bunch of librarians at our branch to complete this Web 2.0 training. It has actually been an enjoyable process and I have learnt alot about the features/programmes/tools "out there" that are available on the web- which is amazing!
ZOHO Writer - I like this programme! I think that it provides a good balance of the features we all enjoy on MSWord or MSPublisher with the functionality of the internet so you can "doctor up" all those dull messages with a bit of "presonal flair!" The person(s) who put all this together was certainly "thinking ahead!" I like the fact that you can view, as well as edit your latest 25 documents offline. It can be easy to loose track of where you save your documents, if you aren't accessing your computer frequently. It would be a good programme to promote to our regular learn.net users who don't have a computer at home. Changes made during offline editing are automatically updated once you're back online is also an excellent feature.
I am looking forward to having a go at publisinh a document utilising as many of these features as possible and posting it on my blog.
Watch this space!
Jesus Freak
With some further encouragement, via the draw to get some passes to the movies if I get this finished by the end of the month, I have once again "put my hand to the plough." I do want to be in the first bunch of librarians at our branch to complete this Web 2.0 training. It has actually been an enjoyable process and I have learnt alot about the features/programmes/tools "out there" that are available on the web- which is amazing!
ZOHO Writer - I like this programme! I think that it provides a good balance of the features we all enjoy on MSWord or MSPublisher with the functionality of the internet so you can "doctor up" all those dull messages with a bit of "presonal flair!" The person(s) who put all this together was certainly "thinking ahead!" I like the fact that you can view, as well as edit your latest 25 documents offline. It can be easy to loose track of where you save your documents, if you aren't accessing your computer frequently. It would be a good programme to promote to our regular learn.net users who don't have a computer at home. Changes made during offline editing are automatically updated once you're back online is also an excellent feature.
I am looking forward to having a go at publisinh a document utilising as many of these features as possible and posting it on my blog.
Watch this space!
Jesus Freak
Monday, September 22, 2008
Library 2.0 & Web 2.0 - Lesson 16
I recall a recent conversation with a patron and she made the comment, "I thought libraries were meant to be quiet places?" She had not been to the library for a while and from her accent I concluded that she was either from America or Canada. I also perceived that she didn't really approve of the changes she was observing, hence the comment. I told her that we had recently had an inspirational Librarian, Rivkah Sass, from Omaha library who informed us that their philosophy and direction for the year 2020 and beyond was to incorporate IT in their libraries to meet the needs of the new generation of library users.
It was at this talk that I first heard the terminlogy "Web 2.0" and "Library Thing." My ears pricked up and when I heard that we were going to get training in Web 2.0 I was excited. I agree with the concept of Library 2.0 because I believe that if we don't keep up with technology and provide what our community needs in terms of e-mail and internet access, then our libraries may become relics of a bygone era. The internet has changed the way the world communicates, whether we like it or not. I support the notion that libraries need to "keep up" with IT rather than "opt out." Just as the education sector has had to adjust the way it teaches to incorporate technology, so libraries also have to "add value" to is traditional services, so that we can continue to be a place of learning - through the provision of hard material (books/C.D's/D.V.D's) and e-resources. I am pleased to see that in the recent re-design of our Website that under the teen section we now have electronic databases available for stundets to access. See attached link:
http://www.manukau-libraries.govt.nz/e-resources/
According to Wikipaedia, the concept of Library 2.0 comes from the underlying philosophies from that of Business 2.0 and Web 2.0, and includes online services such as the use of OPAC systems. With Library 2.0, library services are constantly updated and reevaluated to best serve library users. Library 2.0 also attempts to harness the library user in the design and implementation of library services by encouraging feedback and participation. Proponents of this concept expect that ultimately the Library 2.0 model for service will replace traditional, one-directional service offerings that have characterized libraries for centuries. Basically it springboards libraries into the modern IT age.
Jesus Freak
It was at this talk that I first heard the terminlogy "Web 2.0" and "Library Thing." My ears pricked up and when I heard that we were going to get training in Web 2.0 I was excited. I agree with the concept of Library 2.0 because I believe that if we don't keep up with technology and provide what our community needs in terms of e-mail and internet access, then our libraries may become relics of a bygone era. The internet has changed the way the world communicates, whether we like it or not. I support the notion that libraries need to "keep up" with IT rather than "opt out." Just as the education sector has had to adjust the way it teaches to incorporate technology, so libraries also have to "add value" to is traditional services, so that we can continue to be a place of learning - through the provision of hard material (books/C.D's/D.V.D's) and e-resources. I am pleased to see that in the recent re-design of our Website that under the teen section we now have electronic databases available for stundets to access. See attached link:
http://www.manukau-libraries.govt.nz/e-resources/
According to Wikipaedia, the concept of Library 2.0 comes from the underlying philosophies from that of Business 2.0 and Web 2.0, and includes online services such as the use of OPAC systems. With Library 2.0, library services are constantly updated and reevaluated to best serve library users. Library 2.0 also attempts to harness the library user in the design and implementation of library services by encouraging feedback and participation. Proponents of this concept expect that ultimately the Library 2.0 model for service will replace traditional, one-directional service offerings that have characterized libraries for centuries. Basically it springboards libraries into the modern IT age.
Jesus Freak
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