Thing 9

If I am ever on any kind of committee that's working on drawing up guidelines, rules, etc., I sure hope we can use something like GoogleDocs or Zoho writer. What a time saver!--members can all be contributing to the document but working on it when each member has the time--even on a home computer. And it's a good way to work on your own document, even if you aren't on your own computer. Forget my laptop? If it's on GoogleDocs it can be edited from any computer.

That said, I did have trouble working with the edits. I would have to spend lots more time with GoogleDocs or Zoho to learn how they work. I'm glad I found out about these computer tools though. If I ever need them, I know they are available.

Thing 8

I spent way too much time but this was alot of fun! I wanted to do a mosaic with a bunch of small photos but after spending this long I had to quit with this one. I love the Northern Lights & wanted to add them to my blog. There are other things I want to try also & now I know where to go to make them. I never dreamed that working with photos would be so easy to do!

I took a look at the efolio Minnesota & think it would be a wonderful source for someone who is looking for employment. I was very impressed with what a person can do on this site. The samples that I looked at were very professional looking.

Thing 7

I read the info about communication tools--don't think I'm ready for some of it yet. We've used email for over 10 yr at my library. In many ways it's convenient. I especially like that I can send out an email to someone when I'm thinking about it--not when that person is available. It has saved me lots of time that way. We've had email reference service but we don't receive many questions that way. We do have some patrons who want articles delivered through email because it's faster & they don't have to come to the library to pick up the info.

I've participated in webinars several times. How successful they are depends greatly on the presenter. If that person presents an organize, well-paced program it can be valuable. However, if the presenter skips from point to point, rambles, or doesn't speak distinctly I tend to get frustrated & lose interest. It is not like presenting the information in person because the visual feedback isn't there. And of course bad & dropped connections frustrate everyone.

IM--I don't use it & I'm not ready to use it yet. After viewing & reading about it today, I can see where it has uses. Maybe some time in the future I'll use it but right now I don't want to be in instant contact with people. As more of my friends & co-workers use it I may decide to use it at that time.

Thing 6

This is my first attempt at a trading card & it was a lot of fun to do.

I used a photo that I had on my computer--choosing what I wanted to use & writing text was the most time consuming. I'm not really sure about how to use the icons. I stuck one in the corner but I don't think it really adds anything to the card. These would be a lot of fun to make for kids & could be used for our kids reading program.

Thing 5

We saw a wolf on the way to work last week. They are so very impressive--big, fierce, majestic animals. I've seen quite a few & they still impress me every time I see one!

I found this photo on Flickr & made it into a puzzle. The puzzle would be fun to use with our children's programs, posters, even invitations to events. I have not figured out how to give credit or make a link back to Flickr yet. After I figure it out I'll have to go back & add them to my puzzle & the photo I added to my previous Thing. I hope that the Flickr police don't find me!

Thing 4

Here is a photo that I just loved! And it fits with my life in the garden theme of my avatar. Two things that I love--flowers & lots of color. These roses are both.

This Thing took longer than I thought it would. If only I would have followed directions better! ;-) Now that I know how to upload photos, I see it's actually easy. I'm planning on creating a Flickr account so that I can upload personal photos to it. I'm not sure I like having my own photos viewable by anyone. Think I'll make those private--I'm not much for spreading my private life out to everyone.

Thing 3

I already love RSS & have signed up for Unshelved, the comic strip. It sure is better than receiving it thru email. I also signed up for a couple of news services, NY Times book reviews. This is great to have so much brought together under 1 website. I like that so many websites have RSS & all I had to do was click on that to add it to my bloglines account. So far all I've added are news or library related RSSs. Next I'll look for sites that that are more for "fun".