Week 4, Thing 8
This lesson took me a bit of trial and error and some handholding by a co-worker. I finally did, however, set up my blogline. I subscribed to 15 blogs including 2 of co-workers at CZ. Before I subscribed, I viewed several possibilities and found some interesting stuff. I have some links to articles and blogs about cats, and dogs, and library humor if I ever have the time to look at them!
Wednesday, February 28, 2007
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Technology
Week 3, Thing 7
I have fluctuated between not wanting to bother knowing new technology that I don't think I will need and wanting to learn many new things to expand my possibilities. I still am doing a little fluctuating, although these lessons are getting me excited. With my new blog and flickr account, I have started posting some of the photos that I have had unviewed on CD-Roms. I am starting to dream of bigger things!
I realize that I am a little behind in these lessons. I am on only Thing 7 and I need to finish 23 by the end of March. That gives me a little over a month. I should do at least one every workday just to finish on time. I will have to pick up my pace.
I wrote a comment on the blog of the person who showed me her trading card of her dog which gave me the idea of making a trading card with my cat. She is also the only one (I believe) who has commented on my blog (other than the virtual services team), although other friends have commented through my regular e-mail.
I have fluctuated between not wanting to bother knowing new technology that I don't think I will need and wanting to learn many new things to expand my possibilities. I still am doing a little fluctuating, although these lessons are getting me excited. With my new blog and flickr account, I have started posting some of the photos that I have had unviewed on CD-Roms. I am starting to dream of bigger things!
I realize that I am a little behind in these lessons. I am on only Thing 7 and I need to finish 23 by the end of March. That gives me a little over a month. I should do at least one every workday just to finish on time. I will have to pick up my pace.
I wrote a comment on the blog of the person who showed me her trading card of her dog which gave me the idea of making a trading card with my cat. She is also the only one (I believe) who has commented on my blog (other than the virtual services team), although other friends have commented through my regular e-mail.
Friday, February 23, 2007
Week 3, Thing 6
I actually did this one mostly by myself! During the other lessons I usually had someone nearby to help.
I have been looking at other blogs to get ideas. One person at work had finished her blog (mostly at home), so I looked to hers for inspiration. She had created a trading card with a photo of her dog. That gave me an idea to make a trading card of one of my cats. I used the same technique from a previous lesson of taking photos from a CD-Rom I had made from a disposable camera when I had the roll developed. I saved one of the photos to my flickr and started in on the trading card. I finished it and didn't know what to do next. Whatever I clicked on made the card disappear. I started over and again I lost it. The last time I saved it before I clicked and this time I found the way to get to the page where I found the "blog this" command. So here it is!
I actually did this one mostly by myself! During the other lessons I usually had someone nearby to help.
I have been looking at other blogs to get ideas. One person at work had finished her blog (mostly at home), so I looked to hers for inspiration. She had created a trading card with a photo of her dog. That gave me an idea to make a trading card of one of my cats. I used the same technique from a previous lesson of taking photos from a CD-Rom I had made from a disposable camera when I had the roll developed. I saved one of the photos to my flickr and started in on the trading card. I finished it and didn't know what to do next. Whatever I clicked on made the card disappear. I started over and again I lost it. The last time I saved it before I clicked and this time I found the way to get to the page where I found the "blog this" command. So here it is!
Jo with a catnip "pillow"
Jo is the only boy in a litter of four. He feels a little intimidated by his sisters, even though he is now bigger than they are. I wanted a literary name for them and I finally came up with the "Little Women" names. So he is, of course, Jo.
Saturday, February 17, 2007
Week 3, Thing 5
I have been looking at this lesson off and on for a couple of weeks but didn't do anything until today. I had looked at Picasa and found that it would have been useful when my husband made a collage of photos last month. They were photos sent to him by his children and step-children and he wanted to copy them all on one page and send them to his immediate family. We ended up arranging them on a piece of paper and taping them, and then we photocopied them. Very low-tech when I saw things that could be done with photos!
Most of the photos I have been taking recently have been with disposable cameras. When I have them developed, I always have a Kodak Picture CD made along with the prints. I have never looked at the CDs until today when I used a recent one to add a photo to my blog. It is a photo of my cats on my bed--Rascal at the top, Norton (the gray) in the middle, and Sammy toward the bottom. You can see part of Smokey at the left. I like this photo because my cats seem so relaxed and comfortable together. I forgot, however, to add the tag of SJ_learning2.0 so I don't know if I successfully completed the assignment or not.
I have been looking at this lesson off and on for a couple of weeks but didn't do anything until today. I had looked at Picasa and found that it would have been useful when my husband made a collage of photos last month. They were photos sent to him by his children and step-children and he wanted to copy them all on one page and send them to his immediate family. We ended up arranging them on a piece of paper and taping them, and then we photocopied them. Very low-tech when I saw things that could be done with photos!
Most of the photos I have been taking recently have been with disposable cameras. When I have them developed, I always have a Kodak Picture CD made along with the prints. I have never looked at the CDs until today when I used a recent one to add a photo to my blog. It is a photo of my cats on my bed--Rascal at the top, Norton (the gray) in the middle, and Sammy toward the bottom. You can see part of Smokey at the left. I like this photo because my cats seem so relaxed and comfortable together. I forgot, however, to add the tag of SJ_learning2.0 so I don't know if I successfully completed the assignment or not.
Saturday, February 3, 2007
Week 2, Thing 4
I guess I completed the "register your blog" when I told the committee my blog name and received confirmation and congratulations.
In the meantime, I discovered that there was a scanner for public use in the lower level at the King Library. I took a photo I had taken of the Joyce Ellington Library while it was being demolished and scanned it for practice and e-mailed it to myself. More on that later, because I used that photo in my flickr account.
I guess I completed the "register your blog" when I told the committee my blog name and received confirmation and congratulations.
In the meantime, I discovered that there was a scanner for public use in the lower level at the King Library. I took a photo I had taken of the Joyce Ellington Library while it was being demolished and scanned it for practice and e-mailed it to myself. More on that later, because I used that photo in my flickr account.
Week 1, Thing 2
I think in this lesson we were supposed to talk about the easiest and hardest (for us) of the 7 1/2 habits of highly successful lifelong learners.
I might pick Habit 1 as the easiest for me since I frequently set goals for myself. As yet, however, I don't know the end of these lessons, but my goal now would be to complete them and learn new technology in the process.
Which brings me to the hardest for me--Habit 6 "Use technology to your advantage." I find that while customers in the library look to me for answers to their questions on the computers, I really know just a small part of what is available on a computer and on the Internet. There is so much to know and it increases every day. I always seem several years behind the rest of the world in learning new technology. But when I do learn it, I try to use it to my advantage.
I have found that other people are very willing to share their knowledge with me. I am finding, also, that nurturing other people helps me learn.
I think in this lesson we were supposed to talk about the easiest and hardest (for us) of the 7 1/2 habits of highly successful lifelong learners.
I might pick Habit 1 as the easiest for me since I frequently set goals for myself. As yet, however, I don't know the end of these lessons, but my goal now would be to complete them and learn new technology in the process.
Which brings me to the hardest for me--Habit 6 "Use technology to your advantage." I find that while customers in the library look to me for answers to their questions on the computers, I really know just a small part of what is available on a computer and on the Internet. There is so much to know and it increases every day. I always seem several years behind the rest of the world in learning new technology. But when I do learn it, I try to use it to my advantage.
I have found that other people are very willing to share their knowledge with me. I am finding, also, that nurturing other people helps me learn.
Week 1, Thing 1
I will go back to the beginning since I haven't written anything about Week 1 or Week 2.
I have never had a blog, although I knew what they were. I had also never added anything to anyone else's blog. I bought a set of headphones and listened to the introduction. Thanks, Mary, for your explanation. I am still not sure exactly how this will fit into our jobs at the library, but I'm sure it will be clear by the time it is completed.
I'm looking forward to earning a flash drive for completing this set of lessons, although I'm looking forward to learning the lessons, too! I think flash drives are the best thing since sliced bread! I think of mine as my office in my pocket, since I work at two branches and could never carry with me everything I might need.
I will go back to the beginning since I haven't written anything about Week 1 or Week 2.
I have never had a blog, although I knew what they were. I had also never added anything to anyone else's blog. I bought a set of headphones and listened to the introduction. Thanks, Mary, for your explanation. I am still not sure exactly how this will fit into our jobs at the library, but I'm sure it will be clear by the time it is completed.
I'm looking forward to earning a flash drive for completing this set of lessons, although I'm looking forward to learning the lessons, too! I think flash drives are the best thing since sliced bread! I think of mine as my office in my pocket, since I work at two branches and could never carry with me everything I might need.
Joyce Ellington Library
Here is Joyce Ellington Library as it is being demolished. You can see the mural in the picture book area from the sidewalk!
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