#15 Search Engines

Checked out the search engines. Lots of different ways to go but I think I will stick with Google.

Week 14 Podcasting

Well, maybe if I had a laptop-----I listened to a Bill Mahar podcast from NPR. Very funny as expected. I can see where this technology is going to be a great thing for libraries and learning in general. Onward to Week 15.

Week 13 Image generator

Well this was fun. Once again, I am not much for playing with much of this stuff but this could be fun for someone who is. I will keep this in the back of my mind if something comes up where this could be useful.

Week 12 digital media

Once again I don't anticipate using this. I downloaded the Overdrive software and placed an item on hold. Went back and checked out one of the "always available" titles. While it is downloading, I will write my post. I don't listen to audio books--in fact my two year old car has never even played a CD, so I don't expect to actually listen to the book that I am downloading. Maybe a movie, but I'm not much of a movie watcher either. I can see that this is a great tool for patrons who listen to audio while commuting. After reading some of the problems other people had (I guess being behind has its benefits) I had no problem downloading the software or browsing the collection. I didn't find many of my favorite authors but that would force me to try something new.

# 11 tagging

Well I am surprised. I started this thinking that I would never use del.icio.us. I have used the Sno-Isle del.icio.us list for some of the links that disappeared when the website was redone. Now I can see how this could be helpful. I don't have too many bookmarks personally so I am able to keep them straight. However, this could really be a great help.