Family

Tonight my daughter had a request for supper. Chicken Fajitas. I love it when my family makes requests so then I don't have to think about what I am going to make for supper. My sister joined us so it was a full table. I had this recipe from a E-mealz menu from 2010. I love the versatility of e-mealz and it helps to have a whole folder of meals at my fingertips.

week 5

1. I visited three of the libraries. Appleton, Charlotte NC, and Denver Teen Spot. I found that Denver offered the most amount of information on their account; too much in fact.
2. I felt that Appleton had the least amount of information on their account and I guess I'm not sure how effective "surfacing" information is to the general public.
3. I think that MySpace or Facebook could become a tool for our library. I'm not sold on the idea of just having some basic information on our account and our patrons would flock to our page.
4. I'm not ready to create an account on Facebook. I had a difficult time finding other libraries on MySpace. I have serious reservations on how you would involve your patron to become your friend and why would they feel MySpace would be the go-to place for getting information and answers to your questions?

Final thoughts; I think MySpace and Facebook has it place in life; but I don't think I'm ready to go there yet.

Week 3 Remember the Milk and Jott

I added a task to RTM and looked at Jott. I've learned that there is so much that is offered on the Web that it is mind boggling! Wow! I think there is amazing potential for these two programs.

I think that there is potential to use these programs at the library, but I think it is overwhelming to someone who has never been exposed to this. I might use these things on a personal level, but I'm not sure how much I would use for my job at the library. I'll need to explore this more.

I think it is amazing the amount of material that is offered for free. Someone has done the hard work and we get to use these tools to better our life, to help us in the craziness. A little overwhelming!

Week 2 Googe I docs

I have played with Google idoc and feel that there is great potential for the library staff. You could work on budgeting, making a poster, having a spreadsheet to track how much has been spent for each account. The potential is huge. Well, I'm off to another week!

Semester 2 Week 1

I'm a little behind on my posts. I have found IM'ing to be a little challenging. I put a widget on my blog which is nice. I'm a little confused on having to have Meebo open so that I can see what people have IM me. I guess new things throw me off a little bit! Onto better things!

Week 10-12

Thanks for the experience of blogs, flicker, del.icio.us, library thing. I definitely have expanded my knowledge of what is on the web and so much more.

At our library, we have began to use our existing blog for communicating. It is a valuable tool if used. I would like to experiment with Wiki. We are getting a new computer at home that has the potential to use these tools more. I think my favorite week was Library thing. I liked adding books and plan on using that tool more. I have signed up for 2nd semester and I'm looking forward to learning more!

The process...hmm. I would love to see two weeks for each lesson but I realize that probably wouldn't work; it would make for a very long semester. It has affected me because there is so much potential on the Internet if used in the right way. I really liked learning new things but I also realize I might need another class just to learn the basics. Thanks for a great 1st semester and onto the next!

Week 9!

Well, I think I've completed the 1st semester. Yippee.

I found New London on Wikipedia, and I put in a direct link to the New London Library with Ann's help.

I think a wiki could work for discussions that I have with other librarians. It could provide central information and still be a working document. I am planning on setting up a wiki for my family as they aren't always accessible by phone.

Week 8

I added labels to my previous blogs and for any upcoming ones. I haven't explored del.icio.us yet, but I plan to in the near future.
There is a vast amount of information on del.ici.ous. It is overwhelming but at the same time if you could tag items for usefulness to the library it could become another tool for our patrons. I looked at Menasha's tags and found it useful. It would take time for someone to look at the different websites and then tag it, but I think it would be beneficial. Tags could be used on our websites for different programming, upcoming book releases and more. As far as the uncontrolled vocabulary; it wouldn't be unsettling to me as long as things were alphabetized and had some semblance of order.
I previewed del.icio.us. It is interesting.

week 7

Library thing is an interesting feature. I'm still feeling overwhelmed. Maybe I'll take a class to help me to become more confident posting my blogs, adding links etc.
I have some books on library thing but I haven't figured out how to tag. I'll need to keep working on this. A book that I recently read that had an impact on me is; Thousand Splendid Suns. If you haven't read this book, add it to your list of must reads.
Strength is the huge catalog of books to pull from, being able to personalize your library account, and the versatility that this cataloging system adds. Negatives; too much information! A book suggestion that they gave me was; Some wildflower in my heart by Jamie Langston Turner. Wow, I've done week 7, unto week 8.

Week 6

I added a picture. Thanks to Beth I feel more confident in Project Play. Kudos Beth for being such a great teacher and oh so much patience.
As far as uses at our library. I think the we could upload pics from our different programs so we could share these with our patrons. They could see what is happening at the library. It could be useful. Barriers is the fact that you need to upload the pics and use them. Favorite feature; I'm not sure as I haven't really explored it. It was really nice to find cool picture and have the ability to use them. Flickr has way too many images. Which can be good or bad...For me, it is a little much.

Try some

We recently tried these fruits. Granny Smith was great. Lemons provided pucker power. Oranges, oh so yummy. Now the Pomegranate that was a lot of work. My family told me to not bother buying another one. I see why pomegranate juice is so expensive. Good for you but a pain to eat! This photo found on Flickr shows you how much I love color too.

Updated

I updated my profile; now what?! This is a little out of my league...but I'm going to press on.
I could use the feedback by conversing with others, learning about others and expanding my friendships by utilizing blogs. Hmm, this could get interesting. A barrier would be the fact that I don't go online that often. I have to get ready for Christmas you know!

RSS feed; means death to my project play!!

I really thought that my project play life was ended...that is until I had a play date at the APL lab. Beth helped me. My mistake was that I thought that my RSS feed was connected to my blog. My mistake! Hopefully the time spent in the lab will give my project play new life.

Long Ride

My family went to Minneapolis this past week end. We said good-bye to family, enjoyed birthday cake with my nephew who turned one, and visited the Underwater Aquarium at the Mall of America. It was a very rainy week end! We enjoyed ourselves for the most part. What was really difficult was the very long ride! I think that is why we don't go to MPLS very often.

9/27/07 My first entry

Well, I've accomplished setting up a blog!!! Yippee. I'm learning something new...Thank goodness that learning never ends. Now I can keep up with my kids!