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Thing 23

2007-11-21T05:13:00.000-08:00

I made it to Thing 23, yippee! So much new information! I have picked a few "things" and will use them on a regular basis.
This was quite a challenge. As I said at the beginning I prefer to work with an "instructor or teacher" and still do. Is it really better to get knowledge from trial and error? Or is it better to ask a question, get the correct answer and move on?

THE END

I think not.

Thing 22 Overdrive, NetLbrary, Project Gutenburg

2007-11-21T05:08:00.000-08:00

Yet another new and interesting road to travel. Found several books that I plan to "listen" to in the near future.

Thing 21 Podcasts

2007-11-20T09:17:00.000-08:00

Found a real interesting Gardening Radio Show and did a RSS feed to my bloglines account. In fact can't wait until I have time to listen to all the advice and recommendations.

Thing 20 YouTube - Moose Basket Ball

2007-11-20T07:12:00.001-08:00

How would you like to have this guy on your team?

Thing 19 Web 2.0

2007-11-16T11:07:00.000-08:00

Discovered Pandora where I can create my own radio with only the music I like to listen to.
Plan to build on this. Yes, I'm running out of time and am pressing myself to finish this.

Thing 18 Google Docs

2007-11-16T08:36:00.001-08:00

Link to Sweet Potatoes with Apples recipe. Try it and let me know what you think.
http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=dfk4ncg7_1dwx63k&hl=en
(recipe from Giant Weekly Circuliar)

Thing 17 SandBox wiki

2007-11-15T09:21:00.000-08:00

Took some doing but I'm there.

Thing 16 Wikis

2007-11-15T08:19:00.000-08:00

So much information, so little time. I went on the MERLIN Wiki Learning Link and was very impressed to see how this was a tool for "group collaboration and social networking" for different conferences. I then picked a favorite subject to search and of course found loads of information.

Thing 15 Web2.0,Library2.0

2007-11-15T07:34:00.000-08:00

My thoughts: "The ever changing future"

Thing 14 Technorati

2007-11-09T09:03:00.001-08:00

Good "Thing". Found several sites I plan to share with friends. A whole new world of information and opinions has been opened to me.

Thing 13 Del.icio.us

2007-11-09T06:23:00.001-08:00

In researching Del.icio.us I "connected" with some new
and interesting websites. Tags will help to clean up my
multitude of bookmarked sites.
While exploring I went into a photography tag and
selected "What chefs do when bored" thinking I would
connect with something about cooking. Imagine my
surprise when it took me to a site full of animal pictures
and articles.

Thing 12 Rollyo

2007-11-09T05:43:00.000-08:00

This will become a very helpful tool as time goes on and I fine tune and add websites.

Thing 11 LibraryThing

2007-11-09T04:50:00.000-08:00

Thing 10 Image Generator

2007-10-23T10:20:00.000-07:00

Sister Crazy Legs of the Mountains of Montana

Have to admit this Thing was a little more fun than the others.

Thing 9 Merlin & News Feeds

2007-10-23T08:58:00.000-07:00

After setting up Merlin as one of the feeds in my bloglines I explored Topix and now have a feed for the local news where I live. This way I can save some money and trees by not buying the local newspaper.

Thing 8 RSS Feeds & Bloglines

2007-10-23T07:58:00.000-07:00

Gosh, I always wondered what that little orange box with rss in it meant, now I know.
Set up my own blogline with my feeds. It only takes a second to log in and I have access to various articles on subjects that I am interested it.

Thing 7 Technology

2007-10-11T11:06:00.001-07:00

Say Peanuts

We just purchased our first digital camera about 2 weeks ago. Because of "digital image stabilization" we were able to take pictures while horseback riding and they were crystal clear, absolutely no blurr. I have yet to "store" my pictures, but look forward to the different options that are available to choose from. I'm also anxious to post them to my blog.

Thing 6 Draft Horse Mosaic

2007-10-04T11:43:00.000-07:00

My horse Chicklett is part Belgian Draft & part Quarter Horse. Whenever we come across some of these stately creatures, I tell her they are her cousins.

Thing 5

2007-10-04T09:24:00.000-07:00

Had a little trouble with this but finally made it work. Although horses are my favorite, I have been a "Moose Collector" for many years.

Beauty in the Snow

2007-10-04T09:14:00.001-07:00

Beauty in the Snow
Had a little trouble with this one. Although horses are my favorite I have been a "Moose" collector for many years.

Thing 2

2007-09-25T07:37:00.000-07:00

Most difficult habits for me are #2, accepting responsibility for my own learning and #4, confidence in myself as a competent, effective learner. I am sure these will be attainable with lots of determination, even more "prayer" and maybe some encouragement from colleagues. I actually find myself looking forward to the challenges ahead.

The Beginning

2007-09-25T05:39:00.000-07:00

Today I start a new journey in Lifelong Learning. I've always prefered to have someone just show me how to do something and I'm good to go. It's faster and I don't need to exercise "patience". On this journey I must first convince myself that I can learn something new on my own. It's good to know though, that as I progress I can share my experiences and those of other library staff.