4. Flickr

I added the photo image from Flickr, after reading through the instructions several times, by saving it to my computer. I am not sure if this is how I'm supposed to do it. Maybe if I go back and read through them one more time, it will sink in. The more I work on this stuff, the clearer it becomes. I think adding a photo or two really improves the appearance of my blog. I know we could use photographs in our library for instructing, and for display purposes. There are many more ways that Flickr could be used, if we plan ahead and make use of it.

3. RSS Feed

I finally figured out how to add to my Bloglines site. Now that I know that, I can relax and spend more time looking through the blogs and websites. I think it will be very convenient. It was frustrating this week because I have to use the computer at the library after work. I would enjoy it more if I could spend time at home to discover how to do some of these things. I believe these new things will be useful at work, after I figure out how to do them without spending such a long time on them.

2. Perspectives on Web 2 or Whatever

I loved the video with Stephen Abram. He talked about making time if we want to and compared it with him finding the time to smoke during the day. (3 packs) That is a great comparison of how we can make time if we desire. The idea of learning through experience is true for me. It used to be called hands-on learning. He also said we need to reflect after learning, and that after learning new things there will be change and excitement. Sometimes unintended consequences will result because of this.

Since I love libraries, I will do anything that will help me to keep current with new technologies, and ways to communicate with other workers, teachers, and students. 23 Things sounds like a good way to achieve this.

I like the idea of using something like the Meebo Me-Contact Us Library Blog. We have talked about trying something like that at our library. We may be moving toward an Evergreen open source online card catalog which would be pretty exciting.

23 things on a stick: 1. Thoughts.

This is new to me and I was nervous about trying to create a blog. It took time for me to do some of the simple things like setting up the accounts. Creating the blog and adding the avatar were easy. The directions were pretty straight forward to follow. I did a right click to export and import which was more familiar to me when exporting to my blog. After completing the process, I felt a sense of accomplishment because I did this alone. I had doubts that I may not have been able to achieve my goal.

Today I completed the first item on 23 Things on a Stick.