I love ELM - it is a great resource for us, but these activities didn't impress me. I could not get the RSS feed into Bloglines. I tried pasting the RSS code. I tried pasting the URL. This would be a great thing, it just didn't work for me. The exercises for EBSCO page composer and ProQuest create a page wanted you to created yet another account/login, and then what do you do with all these web pages you create??? NetLibrary, another account, let you put notes in books. How often would one go back and use/find these? These videos were in Quicktime and I didn't get any to work for me - not unusual with my computer.
OK - I read some tips in one of the newsletters and tried again with the RSS feed. SUCCESS! After removing .proxy.elm4you.org the feed was added in Bloglines.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Thing 16 Student 2.0 Tools
I really love the Assignment Calculator and the Research Project Calculator. I've put the links to both on my high school library web page. I see it especially useful to those procrastinators! I will use it next time I have a project come up.
I also looked through some of the teacher guides and will incorporate some of the search strategies into my presentations for students.
I also looked through some of the teacher guides and will incorporate some of the search strategies into my presentations for students.
Wednesday, April 9, 2008
Thing 15 Online Games & Libraries
I was able to watch the UTube video of the Second Life Library. Nice graphics but not really sure how it works. Or why it would be so fun and interesting!
I downloaded the Puzzle Pirates game to my home computer. The download took 55 minutes over the phone line. The execution was scheduled for 100 minutes - I went to bed and let it run!
4/13/08 I tried to log in to Puzzle Pirates. It said I needed to confirm my registration by replying to an email. I asked for a new email - it's being slow. I'll try again tomorrow.
4/14/08 Still couldn't log in. I sent another request for an email. Hopefully it will show up soon.
I downloaded the Puzzle Pirates game to my home computer. The download took 55 minutes over the phone line. The execution was scheduled for 100 minutes - I went to bed and let it run!
4/13/08 I tried to log in to Puzzle Pirates. It said I needed to confirm my registration by replying to an email. I asked for a new email - it's being slow. I'll try again tomorrow.
4/14/08 Still couldn't log in. I sent another request for an email. Hopefully it will show up soon.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Thing 14 LibraryThing
I belong to the LibaryThing through a chiropractic college. I logged on last night and probed around the site. Our professional collection is catalogued there.
Today I created my own account and added 5 new titles from my school library. The process was simple and I pasted the html so you can see the list below. I've seen some blogs where a bookshelf is located on the side of the blog instead of in a message. I'd like to learn how to do that.
It will be interesting to see if LibraryThing takes off.
Today I created my own account and added 5 new titles from my school library. The process was simple and I pasted the html so you can see the list below. I've seen some blogs where a bookshelf is located on the side of the blog instead of in a message. I'd like to learn how to do that.
It will be interesting to see if LibraryThing takes off.
Thing 13 Online Productivity Tools
I have a customized home page through MSN on my home computer. I love gettng a home page with my weather up front. My husband added his company's stock to keep track of. I looked at the iGoogle, PageFlakes and My Yahoo samples.
I couldn't see the countdown widget, but it's nice to know what they are called because I see them on lots of web pages.
I used an online calendar (MS Outlook) in my former office position. It was a huge changed from the paper to computer, but really worked out well. We simply used it to make appointments, meetings, block off lunches, color code non-school days, etc.
I checked out some of the suggested sites, some had a few tour slides, most wanted you to sign in. I went to my MSN e-mail and looked at my calendar there. Looks like reminders and notes are easy to set up. But I wanted to post a birthday in one of the dates and couldn't figure it out. I'll try again from home.
Not sure I have an interest in the online lists or Backpack features right now. They look interesting and once you get in the habit of setting things up, they'll probably be great. I'd like to try one on a project with one partner to test it out.
I looked at Stikkit but couldn't get any of the screencasts to go. I know that MS Word has a PDF converter, but it doesn't always work smoothly. At my last school, the tech had a great process set up to "print" our document as a PDF and them post it up to the web page.
I couldn't see the countdown widget, but it's nice to know what they are called because I see them on lots of web pages.
I used an online calendar (MS Outlook) in my former office position. It was a huge changed from the paper to computer, but really worked out well. We simply used it to make appointments, meetings, block off lunches, color code non-school days, etc.
I checked out some of the suggested sites, some had a few tour slides, most wanted you to sign in. I went to my MSN e-mail and looked at my calendar there. Looks like reminders and notes are easy to set up. But I wanted to post a birthday in one of the dates and couldn't figure it out. I'll try again from home.
Not sure I have an interest in the online lists or Backpack features right now. They look interesting and once you get in the habit of setting things up, they'll probably be great. I'd like to try one on a project with one partner to test it out.
I looked at Stikkit but couldn't get any of the screencasts to go. I know that MS Word has a PDF converter, but it doesn't always work smoothly. At my last school, the tech had a great process set up to "print" our document as a PDF and them post it up to the web page.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Thing 12 - Do you Digg?
I looked at the home pages of Mixx, Newsvine and Reddit. Digg was down. Interesting, but I'm not really interested in voting on top stories. Too much like American Idol.
I did not register for a site.
When I scanned the home pages of NY Times, BBC & StarTribune, I didn't see buttons for Share tools. I did notice the RSS feeds!
I did not register for a site.
When I scanned the home pages of NY Times, BBC & StarTribune, I didn't see buttons for Share tools. I did notice the RSS feeds!
Thing 11 Tagging and Del.icio.us
The tagging was easy.
I could not view the 8 minute video. I created an account in Del.icio.us and added a few bookmarks. I was able to download the 2 buttons to my screen - really amazing since most things I try to see or do are blocked or my limited technology just won't let me do it. I will check it from an offsite computer tonight.
4/8/08 I easily got to the my bookmarks from a different computer last night. This may turn into a really great tool!
I could not view the 8 minute video. I created an account in Del.icio.us and added a few bookmarks. I was able to download the 2 buttons to my screen - really amazing since most things I try to see or do are blocked or my limited technology just won't let me do it. I will check it from an offsite computer tonight.
4/8/08 I easily got to the my bookmarks from a different computer last night. This may turn into a really great tool!
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