Learning 2.0 is a really great tool for learning how to use the internet to its full potential. After I did this programme, I realised how much I didn't know, even though I frequently blog and use YouTube and Facebook and tweak basic html for my webcomic page...
Podcasting and RSS feeds had a huge impact on me. I didn't realise how much the internet had evolved and have been using it like I have been for the past 8 years or so.
Thank you for encouraging us to participate in this programme (the mp3 player is an awesome incentive hahaha) And I will definitely share my knowledge of this learning journey to others :)
Friday, December 14, 2007
Thursday, December 13, 2007
NetLibrary
There are so many classics in NetLibrary! It's a shame that most of the titles I like are a bit more contemporary... But I did put under my favourites "Through the Looking Glass" and "Gulliver's Travels" as I've been meaning to read them for a while...
As good as ebooks are... and with the development of nifty electronic book readers... it's not the same as holding a good old hardcover one in your hands and flipping pages while keeping your place with a finger. And your eyes will start to water after a while from concentrating from the words on the screen. So libraries won't become obsolete. 20 years down the line, we will still have books. Well, I will still have books anyway lol!
As good as ebooks are... and with the development of nifty electronic book readers... it's not the same as holding a good old hardcover one in your hands and flipping pages while keeping your place with a finger. And your eyes will start to water after a while from concentrating from the words on the screen. So libraries won't become obsolete. 20 years down the line, we will still have books. Well, I will still have books anyway lol!
Podcasts
BookLog Book Review Podcast
http://booklogpodcast.libsyn.com/rss
Radio has evolved to this... anyone can record absolutely anything and turn it to a podcast. I can see really whacky reviews just around the corner... like which plastic forks are the best, or even just stories about things that happen everyday...
The library can definitely use this. Getting patrons who do not like word processing or don't have the ability to can literally voice out their opinions on a book... and the podcast can be allocated to the book. And any famous authors who want to talk about their book... literally the whole world can tune in and listen to what they have to say.
http://booklogpodcast.libsyn.com/rss
Radio has evolved to this... anyone can record absolutely anything and turn it to a podcast. I can see really whacky reviews just around the corner... like which plastic forks are the best, or even just stories about things that happen everyday...
The library can definitely use this. Getting patrons who do not like word processing or don't have the ability to can literally voice out their opinions on a book... and the podcast can be allocated to the book. And any famous authors who want to talk about their book... literally the whole world can tune in and listen to what they have to say.
YouTube
This German kid is amazing! He was 12 years old in the video... I've been obsessed with "Queen of the Night" ever since my friend sang it for her performance and then I stumbled across this clip lol.
If YouTube is added to the library website, perhaps linking moving image with literature? Eg Chocolat the novel is introduced and rated, then a snippet of Chocolat the film juxtaposed?
It is also good for teaching people how to use databases and search engines and stuff... like the YouTube clip about Wikis that was on the learning 2.0 page...
What I don't like about YouTube is that there are waaaay too many distractions. Too many links everywhere... the hours just fly past.
Here is another clip that I found after my original one...
Web 2.0 Winners
From the huge list I selected Swivel... because it had a catchy name. Haha.
And it's actually perfect for what the website has to offer... because to swivel involves changing direction right... and the statistics-based website juxtaposes completely unrelated pieces of data together to form mini-conspiracy theories! It's great!
How the library can use this... maybe female/male/child/adult ratio in libraries at certain periods of time during the day? Then the library can cater to patrons better. And books people pick up and put back down on the shelves the most... and the books most cried over... it's almost like each book needs a microchip in it or something lol.
And it's actually perfect for what the website has to offer... because to swivel involves changing direction right... and the statistics-based website juxtaposes completely unrelated pieces of data together to form mini-conspiracy theories! It's great!
How the library can use this... maybe female/male/child/adult ratio in libraries at certain periods of time during the day? Then the library can cater to patrons better. And books people pick up and put back down on the shelves the most... and the books most cried over... it's almost like each book needs a microchip in it or something lol.
Zoho
If I had known about Zoho earlier, it would have saved me tons of stress and corrupted memory sticks lol!
Wow, this is amazing. Imagine what this could turn out to be in the next 5 years... maybe you can even do Photoshop-related things and save it online, not just limited to text... even video editing. Now that would be cool.
Wow, this is amazing. Imagine what this could turn out to be in the next 5 years... maybe you can even do Photoshop-related things and save it online, not just limited to text... even video editing. Now that would be cool.
Favourite Blogs
To wiki is so simple it's scary...
Wow, there are so many blogs on that list! :O
Clicked into a few, and it's really cool how different they all are haha :D
Wow, there are so many blogs on that list! :O
Clicked into a few, and it's really cool how different they all are haha :D
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