The majority of the information that I used to research the Dead Sea Scrolls was found on the internet, through online databases that I accessed from my libraries website. I did the research this way due to the fact that the resources were relevant and authoritative. The small amounts of information I was able to find in reference books were not as in depth as the information that was available online but I believe that to be because of the specific nature of my topic and the library where I was searching for the information was not an academic library. I think I would of found more reference books at an academic library.
The end is here!! I thought I would never reach it, especially in the time allocated. It has been a long and sometimes winding journey that for the most part I have enjoyed. I have learnt from these activities, I am not sure how if I will use this knowledge in the future but the option is there.
My favourite activity; Youtube (who would of guessed?). I do not think I need to explain about Youtube (at least I'm not addicted!). Otherwise it would have to be Librarything. It appeals to my inner librarian, not that I have the energy to catalogue my library.
I do not think that has affected my life long learning goals, but it has made me aware of the amount of stuff (for the lack of a better word) on the www and the amount of people who use it.
The one major problem I had with the learning 2.0 is the amount of time each activity took. It was not just a half hour to forty five minutes to read the information, complete the activity then write a blog about it. It was closer to one hour (especially the larger activities towards the end).
I did enjoy this completing this program, thank you for the chance of completing this activity, I hope you enjoyed the journey.
An awareness of audio books has risen during the last few years, mainly due to the rise of MP3 players especially IPODs as well as memory sticks. The ease and convenience of being able to carry the large amount of information now has made audio books a more popular option.
The World Ebook Fair site is a great starting point to getting Ebooks for your own personal use, while Netlibrary and Overdrive could be beneficial to any public library. Before the introduction of Netlibrary or Overdrive it would be beneficial to the library to first find out who are using the audio books and if they are comfortable with technology as there would be no point in having a subscription if patrons will not use it. The only drawback from World Ebook fair is its limited selection of titles.
Almost to the end of our journey together (did I hear a sigh of relief??), with the end in sight I look forward to exploring podcast.
To begin with, I have heard of but have not used podcast mainly due commercial radio and just general Internet usage. There are certain radio programs that you have been podcast, so if you don't have to miss it even if you are unable to listen at the time of the broadcast, it's almost like taping your favourite TV show to watch later.
I could not get the Yahoo! What is a podcast tutorial to work but it was interesting to see that we can search Yahoo! for audio, it should of been obvious that it was possible but I must admit I had never really thought about it before.
Podcast.net was very easy to use, but you (meaning that I did obviously!) could get sidetracked very easily (not as bad as Youtube however). The addition of a podcast to your bloglines account is simple, thankfully and I added a weight loss podcast to my bloglines account, called easy weight loss (they have hopes!). I did not like the podcastalley.com website, it was too busy and it was more complex to add an rss feed to your bloglines account. Ease of use is very important with new technology. Yahoo! Podcast would be a great way to find podcast as it looks simple and easy to use.
Well that was an interesting experience. I can see how podcasts can be useful. I do not really know how it would work in a library for the benefit of patrons and staff however.
Before I start talking about this weeks learning 2.0 activity I must admit two things, 1 I love You tube and 2 I can waste so much time on You tube just looking around, it is so much fun and you can always find something new and interesting!
Too many choices!!! How am I suppose to choose one video to show?? I really wanted to choose a video clip to a Ciara song, titled Like a boy but I was not able so here is the link if you want to have a look. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFRuUJR4LPI. OK then here is another choice
Aren't they cute???
I love Staffies!! Especially English.
OK, back to work for me otherwise I will spend too much time playing. Thanks
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