WHEW!!! I finally made it, but not without help from Kelley. She knows how much I appreciate all her help and support--she's the greatest. Our TCCL help staff are pretty terrific, too. Thanks to them for their help and support when I REALLY needed it.
These were all very unique 'things' and I enjoyed most of them. Some gave me headaches, and gave Kelley headaches trying to help me. Overall, I think it was a great learning experience.
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Monday, March 23, 2009
#22 Audiobooks
I was truly amazed at all the titles that the TCCL catalog has available to 'check out.' There are quite a few titles that I will download and listen to. There are a few authors I have never read that I think I might like to listen to. As busy as I am during the summer months with gardening and yard work in general, listening to books I don't have time to read makes all the sense in the world. Plus, it would definitely make the chores seem less like chores if you were all wrapped up in a murder mystery.
#21--Podcasts
Talk about Excedrin Headache #97---ARRGGHH!!!!! This was a real brain killer, but with Kelley's help again, I struggled through this. This is definitely one of the more frustrating 'things' we've done so far--at least for me.
After many trials and tribulations, I did finally find a number of podcasts that were of interest to me and would be useful to me and added the RSS feed for my podcast to my Bloglines account. How often I actually use this will be determined by a lot of factors (lack of time being the biggest factor, and the second is actually some type of device to listen to my podcast on other than my computer or laptop), but I do think I will use it again.
After many trials and tribulations, I did finally find a number of podcasts that were of interest to me and would be useful to me and added the RSS feed for my podcast to my Bloglines account. How often I actually use this will be determined by a lot of factors (lack of time being the biggest factor, and the second is actually some type of device to listen to my podcast on other than my computer or laptop), but I do think I will use it again.
Friday, March 20, 2009
#20 Online video
I LOVE YOU TUBE!!! I have had such fun searching different venues on You Tube. There is just no end to what you can search for there. Again, some were more in line with my tastes and some weren't but with all the videos there are everyone can find something they like. It is truly amazing. I could sit for hours watching a wide variety of videos online.
I chose the video I did because I AM NOT a dancer (my sister was and I always wanted to be) and I enjoy watching the different types of dances that are on these videos. The energy of the dancers, the music, the costumes, all of it, I love it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFYGzhF6J8k
Teaching any subject by online video could really be helpful, not only to the student, but also the instructor. How much easier would it be for the student to make up missed classes using an online video created for a particular subject. How much easier would it be for the professor to instruct the student on where to find the tutorial online and be available for questions if the video wasn't clear enough. Educators at every level could use online videos to supplement their curriculum--much like we used to get to watch the 8mm films in history.
We had language labs in high school that definitely could have used an online video as a supplement. All of the students enrolled in that particular language went to the lab each week. We all wore headphones and all listened to the same audio tapes. No one progressed any faster than the slowest learner. Boring!!! An online video would have allowed the faster students to advance at their own rate without putting pressure on the slower learners.
I have found through doing the TCCL 23 Things that there is a lot of technology now that we all take for granted that would have made my life in school much easier. Wikis, blogging, online videos, Web 2.0 online, and more have made things much simpler now than they were in what is usually called 'the simpler times.'
I could see using an online video about Interlibrary Loan policies, procedures, etc. on the TCCL home page as being very beneficial. You could cover more in more detail and not be limited by the space allowed per page. A brief overview of what the Interlibrary Loan Office does, then a short tutorial on how to register and place requests, check the status of your requests, and how to make the changes to your ILL account that can be made by the customer or other staff could greatly reduce the frustration customer's and staff often feel when they are unable to access the customer's ILL account. Brief explanations concerning the Postage Recovery Fee, why some materials are obtained more quickly while others can take much longer (books as opposed to A/V or genealogy materials), policies regarding renewals or no renewals can answer questions ahead of time for both staff and customers. There is so much more information we could give customers and staff with an online video than we currently can with the home page. We are often asked why this or that policy isn't on our home page, and we tell the customer or staff there just isn't room to put all of our policies on the home page.
I chose the video I did because I AM NOT a dancer (my sister was and I always wanted to be) and I enjoy watching the different types of dances that are on these videos. The energy of the dancers, the music, the costumes, all of it, I love it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GFYGzhF6J8k
Teaching any subject by online video could really be helpful, not only to the student, but also the instructor. How much easier would it be for the student to make up missed classes using an online video created for a particular subject. How much easier would it be for the professor to instruct the student on where to find the tutorial online and be available for questions if the video wasn't clear enough. Educators at every level could use online videos to supplement their curriculum--much like we used to get to watch the 8mm films in history.
We had language labs in high school that definitely could have used an online video as a supplement. All of the students enrolled in that particular language went to the lab each week. We all wore headphones and all listened to the same audio tapes. No one progressed any faster than the slowest learner. Boring!!! An online video would have allowed the faster students to advance at their own rate without putting pressure on the slower learners.
I have found through doing the TCCL 23 Things that there is a lot of technology now that we all take for granted that would have made my life in school much easier. Wikis, blogging, online videos, Web 2.0 online, and more have made things much simpler now than they were in what is usually called 'the simpler times.'
I could see using an online video about Interlibrary Loan policies, procedures, etc. on the TCCL home page as being very beneficial. You could cover more in more detail and not be limited by the space allowed per page. A brief overview of what the Interlibrary Loan Office does, then a short tutorial on how to register and place requests, check the status of your requests, and how to make the changes to your ILL account that can be made by the customer or other staff could greatly reduce the frustration customer's and staff often feel when they are unable to access the customer's ILL account. Brief explanations concerning the Postage Recovery Fee, why some materials are obtained more quickly while others can take much longer (books as opposed to A/V or genealogy materials), policies regarding renewals or no renewals can answer questions ahead of time for both staff and customers. There is so much more information we could give customers and staff with an online video than we currently can with the home page. We are often asked why this or that policy isn't on our home page, and we tell the customer or staff there just isn't room to put all of our policies on the home page.
#19 Web 2.0 tools
This was a very interesting 'thing.' It was almost impossible to look at all the sites, but I found quite a few that interested me enough to check out. Some I found very amusing, lots that were very informative and others just not quite my taste.
Although I don't see any use for this type of application in my job I can see the uses of this type of site on a much larger scale in all types of business. With some of the interactive sites I checked out creativity by customers and staff could be endless and interesting. I think younger children woulld find some of these interactive sites entertaining and fun.
This 'thing' warrants further exploration, and I am looking forward to checking out more of the sites.
Although I don't see any use for this type of application in my job I can see the uses of this type of site on a much larger scale in all types of business. With some of the interactive sites I checked out creativity by customers and staff could be endless and interesting. I think younger children woulld find some of these interactive sites entertaining and fun.
This 'thing' warrants further exploration, and I am looking forward to checking out more of the sites.
Thursday, March 19, 2009
#18: Web-based apps
Golly, was this great fun. There are just too many uses for this 'thing' in anybody/everybody's everyday life to even begin to scratch the surface. Planning on any scale can be made much simpler with Google docs. I didn't know such a critter existed, but I'm very glad this was one part of our 23 Things because I can see this being used more by me than the others thus far.
This was a GREAT 'thing.'
This was a GREAT 'thing.'
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
#17 PBWiki
How awesome is this. I had a nudge from Kelley to get me started, but this was GREAT. It was fun to read the other entries from staff and also to create one of my own. It's a great way to learn more about your co-workers without asking a million questions (which may seem nosey to some).
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