Woo hoo! I thought 2008 would be Hawthorn's year and they did it! They won the grand final against Geelong. I'm a happy little vegemite.
The following has been sung with much pride and gusto since their win.
We're a happy team at Hawthorn
We're the Mighty Fighting Hawks.
We love our Club, and we play to win,
Riding the bumps with a grin (at Hawthorn).
Come what may, you'll find us striving
Team work is the thing that talks,
One for all and all for one
Is the way we play at Hawthorn.
We are the Mighty Fighting Hawks.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Sunday, June 8, 2008
Thing # 23 - reflection
This has been a sharp, but fun, learning curve for me. By doing the Learning 2.0 program I have benefited by learning about web applications that are available on the Internet. Some I had never heard of before, others heard of but not interested in finding out further information about them as I thought they would be too difficult to learn.
RSS feeds and newsreaders was something that I thought would be difficult. I'm certainly glad that I learnt how easy it actually is to subscribe to a feed and I now have a whole list of useful feeds that I browze through on a regular basis.
I also really liked Flickr since I like photography. I think this is a great site with so much to offer.
This program has assisted my lifelong learning as it has shown me different tools and applications that I can use in my studies. I also use these things in my personal life now. I have benefited from doing this program by having my knowledge base expanded considerably.
Unexpected outcomes from doing this program, I would have to say I was quite surprised to find out how easy all the tasks were to do and just how useful these web 2.0 tools have proven to be. I am far away from being an expert on these applications but I am surprised with just how much I learnt during this journey.
I like the Learning 2.0 format and concept (combining podcasts with text was great) and I don't think it needs to be changed. It worked well for me, especially getting participants to blog about their experiences while doing the program. A great example of incidental learning.
If another discovery program like this was run again I would consider joining in. My learning journey has after all, just begun.
Thanks Helene Blowers, for designing this program and leaving it online long after PLCMC's staff had finished, as it has helped me to develop new knowledge and skills.
Thanks also to my TAFESA library studies lecturer, who had us research this program and the 8 topics that are the 23 things, for "Use, Evaluate and Extend Own Information Literacy skills." I have certainly extended my skills.
RSS feeds and newsreaders was something that I thought would be difficult. I'm certainly glad that I learnt how easy it actually is to subscribe to a feed and I now have a whole list of useful feeds that I browze through on a regular basis.
I also really liked Flickr since I like photography. I think this is a great site with so much to offer.
This program has assisted my lifelong learning as it has shown me different tools and applications that I can use in my studies. I also use these things in my personal life now. I have benefited from doing this program by having my knowledge base expanded considerably.
Unexpected outcomes from doing this program, I would have to say I was quite surprised to find out how easy all the tasks were to do and just how useful these web 2.0 tools have proven to be. I am far away from being an expert on these applications but I am surprised with just how much I learnt during this journey.
I like the Learning 2.0 format and concept (combining podcasts with text was great) and I don't think it needs to be changed. It worked well for me, especially getting participants to blog about their experiences while doing the program. A great example of incidental learning.
If another discovery program like this was run again I would consider joining in. My learning journey has after all, just begun.
Thanks Helene Blowers, for designing this program and leaving it online long after PLCMC's staff had finished, as it has helped me to develop new knowledge and skills.
Thanks also to my TAFESA library studies lecturer, who had us research this program and the 8 topics that are the 23 things, for "Use, Evaluate and Extend Own Information Literacy skills." I have certainly extended my skills.
Friday, June 6, 2008
Audiobooks
I was not able to create an account for NetLibrary since I am not a staff member nor do I have a library card for PLCMC. I did have a look at the list of audiobooks supplied by the link "downloadable eAudiobooks" and found a James Patterson book first up (one of my favourite authors).
NetLibrary provides a wonderful service for those requiring audiobooks. However, I must say they are not something I would require for personal use. I would much rather read a book than listen to one. That being said, I know there are a lot of people, including people with vision impairments, who really like audiobooks. So NetLibrary offers a service that would be quite popular.
NetLibrary provides a wonderful service for those requiring audiobooks. However, I must say they are not something I would require for personal use. I would much rather read a book than listen to one. That being said, I know there are a lot of people, including people with vision impairments, who really like audiobooks. So NetLibrary offers a service that would be quite popular.
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Podcasts
I had a look at a few podcast directories that were listed for this site. Found an interesting podcast put out by justonemorebook.com. This was an interesting site that does podcasts about a children's books, interviews with authors, play reviews and promotes books that users may not have heard of previously. These book review podcasts are done by Nancy Pearl. I thought the one she did on "Throw like a girl" short stories by Jean Thompson was excellent and I am going to see if this book is available in my local library. I added an RSS feed for Nancy Pearl's podcasts to my bloglines account.
By using Podscope, I found a podcast by Bill Thompson on The Bookcast, in which he was talking about the ALA Conference. He interviewed people promoting their products at the conference and discussed how digital America's libraries are becoming and how technology has added new services that libraries can offer. Google was also represented at this conference and he talked about how Google makes a good partner for libraries. Interesting stuff.
My computer is not the best at the moment so I am not even going to attemp to make my own podcast.
By using Podscope, I found a podcast by Bill Thompson on The Bookcast, in which he was talking about the ALA Conference. He interviewed people promoting their products at the conference and discussed how digital America's libraries are becoming and how technology has added new services that libraries can offer. Google was also represented at this conference and he talked about how Google makes a good partner for libraries. Interesting stuff.
My computer is not the best at the moment so I am not even going to attemp to make my own podcast.
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Youtube
I have been aware of Youtube for some time but never spent a great deal of time on it. Just when my children have said, "Watch this." Therefore I was surprised by the number of things that can be found on this site.
I did a search for a number of things, including galahs and was surprised at the amount of clips I found for each search.
Can see that video clips would be useful for libraries for many things, including employee orientations, letting users know what services the library offers, promoting Library and Information Week, which led me to this little gem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwCUtpbUWgk
Created for Library Week 2007 - the L Team - what a great clip and a great way to promote their services.
Have still not figured out how to hyperlink URL's but this clip is worth sharing.
There is quite a lot on Youtube that is not worth even looking at let alone sharing so the only downside I could see is that with so much crap you have to search for awhile to find the treasures.
I did a search for a number of things, including galahs and was surprised at the amount of clips I found for each search.
Can see that video clips would be useful for libraries for many things, including employee orientations, letting users know what services the library offers, promoting Library and Information Week, which led me to this little gem.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwCUtpbUWgk
Created for Library Week 2007 - the L Team - what a great clip and a great way to promote their services.
Have still not figured out how to hyperlink URL's but this clip is worth sharing.
There is quite a lot on Youtube that is not worth even looking at let alone sharing so the only downside I could see is that with so much crap you have to search for awhile to find the treasures.
Thursday, May 29, 2008
Discovering Web 2.0 tools
I like these online web tools. Can see they will be around forever. I had a play around with Widgets on http://www.yourminis.com/ I love this site as there a lot of cool widgets to look at and play with. Being a fan of riddles I chose a riddle widget and found it quite easy to send to my blog, even without signing up. How neat is that.
Widgets would be useful for library sites to add calendars, etc. Would save having to reinvent the wheel and create one yourself - especially for time pressed library staff. Could also link directly to music and video sites from the users web page by using these widgets.
There are just so many to choose from. What a great application.
Widgets would be useful for library sites to add calendars, etc. Would save having to reinvent the wheel and create one yourself - especially for time pressed library staff. Could also link directly to music and video sites from the users web page by using these widgets.
There are just so many to choose from. What a great application.
Tuesday, May 27, 2008
Thing 18
I really like these web based applications. I can see a lot of uses for them. Particularly for me in my role as secretary for a community group. Instead of emailing minutes to the chairperson for editing, they could be accessed on Zoho and done on here. Would save a lot of toing and froing. Would also save having to save documents to flash drives.
Zoho Writer is an easy word processing application to use and has all the features of Microsoft Word. I like the tags options so users can file as they wish. I also like how you can publish to your blog and I am up for the challenge so am going to try that.
The only downside for me with Google docs and Zoho Writer is that I can't access them at work so would not be able to use it there for any word processing I do there. Bit of a shame. 
Might be worth talking to our IT people and finding out why they are blocked.
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Saturday, May 24, 2008
PBWiki
Thing #17 - playing around with PBWiki was interesting. I had a look at PLCMC's Learning 2.0 wiki and their favourites page. Added a post in favourite birds then put my blog into the favourties blog page. Lots of favourites to look at here.
Will definatley go back to play around in their sandbox.
Will definatley go back to play around in their sandbox.
Wikis
I have had an interesting time looking at Wikis for thing #16.
Libraries are certainly using them in lots of useful ways. Uses for them are “only limited by your imagination”, to quote one site. The possibilities are endless for what libraries can use wikis for. The only drawback would be that because anyone can edit them then wikis can be open to vandalism.
Some of the ideas that I found for wikis that appeal to me are:
posting agendas prior to meetings so some discussion can occur beforehand,
using wikis on staff intranets, and posting book reviews.
The Library Success: A best practices wiki is a great site. Getting libraries to share ideas or anything that could be useful to other libraries is a great initiative. A lot of useful categories to look at here. I explored a lot of interesting links from this site.
Overall, I like the ideas of wikis and I think they can be very useful to libraries.
Libraries are certainly using them in lots of useful ways. Uses for them are “only limited by your imagination”, to quote one site. The possibilities are endless for what libraries can use wikis for. The only drawback would be that because anyone can edit them then wikis can be open to vandalism.
Some of the ideas that I found for wikis that appeal to me are:
posting agendas prior to meetings so some discussion can occur beforehand,
using wikis on staff intranets, and posting book reviews.
The Library Success: A best practices wiki is a great site. Getting libraries to share ideas or anything that could be useful to other libraries is a great initiative. A lot of useful categories to look at here. I explored a lot of interesting links from this site.
Overall, I like the ideas of wikis and I think they can be very useful to libraries.
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Monday, May 19, 2008
Library 2.0 & Web 2.0
Rick Anderson's article, Away from the "icebergs", was very insightful.
I would have to agree that the emerging technology and information that is freely available via the internet will change libraries as we know them.
In the future, possibly even now, there would be no need to purchase reference books (although I often find I will get what I want from a book quicker than the internet). Library staff will need to be educated in the new online applications so they can assist their patrons.
Libraries no longer have the monopoly power for information, which is good news for some patrons, but for libraries it's now a matter of adjusting how they offer their services to people seeking information. They will need to update and reevaluate how best to serve library users.
Generation Z (or the igeneration) take their mobile phones, ipods, laptops everywhere. They already take the Web 2.0 applications for granted so it will be their generation that will mostly demand the change from libraries.
One thing for certain is libraries as we know them will need to change or be left behind.
I would have to agree that the emerging technology and information that is freely available via the internet will change libraries as we know them.
In the future, possibly even now, there would be no need to purchase reference books (although I often find I will get what I want from a book quicker than the internet). Library staff will need to be educated in the new online applications so they can assist their patrons.
Libraries no longer have the monopoly power for information, which is good news for some patrons, but for libraries it's now a matter of adjusting how they offer their services to people seeking information. They will need to update and reevaluate how best to serve library users.
Generation Z (or the igeneration) take their mobile phones, ipods, laptops everywhere. They already take the Web 2.0 applications for granted so it will be their generation that will mostly demand the change from libraries.
One thing for certain is libraries as we know them will need to change or be left behind.
Saturday, May 17, 2008
Technorati
I found Technorati very easy to navigate through and find other bloggers with similiar interests. Found quite a few blogs relating to the Learning 2.0 program and read a lot of positive comments from people who have done the program.
I liked how there were different search options but I probably would not use this application regularly. Will check it out now and then though, when I get time :-)
I liked how there were different search options but I probably would not use this application regularly. Will check it out now and then though, when I get time :-)
del.icio.us
I enjoyed this exercise and learning all about this application. I like how del.icio.us uses free form tagging and has no specific rules or guidelines. I now know what folksomonies are.
I had some fun following other users “tag trails” to discover other websites of interest to me, enabling me to further build my knowledge network. Have started to create quite a good information directory on del.icio.us.
I can see many benefits for using this application, including creating reading lists and for researching material.
I like how you can see how many people have a site bookmarked, which is a good indication that the site is worthwhile.
I think del.icio.us is a great discovery tool and I am certain that I will use it lots.
I had some fun following other users “tag trails” to discover other websites of interest to me, enabling me to further build my knowledge network. Have started to create quite a good information directory on del.icio.us.
I can see many benefits for using this application, including creating reading lists and for researching material.
I like how you can see how many people have a site bookmarked, which is a good indication that the site is worthwhile.
I think del.icio.us is a great discovery tool and I am certain that I will use it lots.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Rollyo
The jury is still out on this "thing". At first I didn't like it at all as I could not see it as something that I would use. Also found it difficult to locate information on how to use Rollyo effectivley.
After locating a number of sites relating to special education I created search links relating to this topic. I then did a search for a number of topics, using my rollyo search. It was after I had done this that it clicked how this feature could be quite useful, especially for libraries, as they could list all the sites they use regularly for certain topics, under their own search engine. This would then save them having to search each site individually or getting heaps of results from a main search engine, such as Google.
Anyway, link for mine is http://rollyo.com/littlelibrarygal/special_ed/
After locating a number of sites relating to special education I created search links relating to this topic. I then did a search for a number of topics, using my rollyo search. It was after I had done this that it clicked how this feature could be quite useful, especially for libraries, as they could list all the sites they use regularly for certain topics, under their own search engine. This would then save them having to search each site individually or getting heaps of results from a main search engine, such as Google.
Anyway, link for mine is http://rollyo.com/littlelibrarygal/special_ed/
Monday, May 12, 2008
Librarything
This is a great service. I like how librarything 'catalogues' books users enter on their shelf and how the site connects people with the same books. A great way for finding out what others with similiar reading tastes are reading.
Here's the URL for my list:
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/littlelibrarygal
Now if I can just learn how to hyperlink these URL's that I have been adding to this blog.
Here's the URL for my list:
http://www.librarything.com/catalog/littlelibrarygal
Now if I can just learn how to hyperlink these URL's that I have been adding to this blog.
Sunday, May 11, 2008
fototrix
www.fototrix.com
Found another great image generator. Oodles of fun to be had here. I used the rug weaver effect here.
Found another great image generator. Oodles of fun to be had here. I used the rug weaver effect here.
Saturday, May 10, 2008
Image generators
I have had a lot of fun playing around with various image generators. There are a lot out there.
I like motivator as users can create posters for any occassion. Think this site would come in very handy for work.
http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/motivator.php
I like motivator as users can create posters for any occassion. Think this site would come in very handy for work.
http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/motivator.php
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Finding feeds
For this exercise I had a look at Feedster, Topix.net, Syndic8.com and Technorati.
I really like Topix.net as it displays news (topics) from the users home city first. Had no luck with Feedster as it would not display but I got taken to a page for joeant.com, which in itself was a good place to find feeds.
I also found Topix.net quite easy to use. Managed to find a feed for the Hawthorn Football Club, which I will add to Bloglines so that I get the latest news from my favourite AFL club. (Aren't they doing well this year.)
Using Bloglines search I found a feed for a newspaper in Emporia, Kansas, USA and to a weather station. My brother lives there and I thought it would be good to have a feed from this paper as I would then know what was happening over there, especially the weather in tornado season.
I have found when I am looking at websites that I find interesting now, I always look to see they provide RSS feeds. I currently have 21 feeds on Bloglines.
I can see how useful this application would be for libraries, especially being able to share with other people, as libraries would be able to look at what RSS feeds other libraries are using and maybe add them to their own list if they want.
What an exciting way to spend the morning of my birthday. Happy birthday to me!!!
I really like Topix.net as it displays news (topics) from the users home city first. Had no luck with Feedster as it would not display but I got taken to a page for joeant.com, which in itself was a good place to find feeds.
I also found Topix.net quite easy to use. Managed to find a feed for the Hawthorn Football Club, which I will add to Bloglines so that I get the latest news from my favourite AFL club. (Aren't they doing well this year.)
Using Bloglines search I found a feed for a newspaper in Emporia, Kansas, USA and to a weather station. My brother lives there and I thought it would be good to have a feed from this paper as I would then know what was happening over there, especially the weather in tornado season.
I have found when I am looking at websites that I find interesting now, I always look to see they provide RSS feeds. I currently have 21 feeds on Bloglines.
I can see how useful this application would be for libraries, especially being able to share with other people, as libraries would be able to look at what RSS feeds other libraries are using and maybe add them to their own list if they want.
What an exciting way to spend the morning of my birthday. Happy birthday to me!!!
Friday, May 2, 2008
RSS feeds
I set up an account with Bloglines and have added 18 feeds. It took some time to find sites that interest me and offer RSS but think I have enough for now.
http://www.bloglines.com/public/littlelibrarygal
I found that getting the URL so I could paste it here was a bit hard at first, as I could not follow the steps given. Went into accounts and changed my settings to public there so hopefully people will be able to follow the above link if they want to.
Having everything sent to one page will make it easier to find information and if I don't get what I want from a particular feed then I can always "trash" it. I have chosen pages that relate to libraries, books and personal interest, so should be able to get something from them.
I hope that - '#8 Make life "really simple" with RSS & a newsreader' does make life somewhat simpler when looking for information on the Internet.
http://www.bloglines.com/public/littlelibrarygal
I found that getting the URL so I could paste it here was a bit hard at first, as I could not follow the steps given. Went into accounts and changed my settings to public there so hopefully people will be able to follow the above link if they want to.
Having everything sent to one page will make it easier to find information and if I don't get what I want from a particular feed then I can always "trash" it. I have chosen pages that relate to libraries, books and personal interest, so should be able to get something from them.
I hope that - '#8 Make life "really simple" with RSS & a newsreader' does make life somewhat simpler when looking for information on the Internet.
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Technology
From the Learning 2.0 blog - #7:Blog about technology, I followed the link to SitePal. Can see that this technology would be quite handy to enhance web sites. I like how users can customise their SitePal character. However, I don't have a website so this technology is of no use to me.
I never thought I would ever have a Blog on the Internet either so who knows maybe my own website might be on the cards on day.
To me, technology is anything that makes (or is supposed to) life easier for the users.
I never thought I would ever have a Blog on the Internet either so who knows maybe my own website might be on the cards on day.
To me, technology is anything that makes (or is supposed to) life easier for the users.
Monday, April 28, 2008
7&1/2 habits for effective lifelong learning and goals
Just realised that I hadn't posted a comment on my best and worst habits.
My best would have to be that I am able to accept responsibility for my own learning. Having left school quite a number of years ago, I decided to return to study to get a job that I considered to be worthwhile. This has led me on a roller coaster journey over the years but by making that decision I have had so many positives in my life that I would not have achieved without taking responsibility for my life and what I learnt. I also learn new things every day through my job. I love learning.
My worst - viewing problems as challenges. When I come up against a problem I do become very frustrated. I will persevere however. I have to learn though not to see things as problems but as challenges. I will work on it.
As for my goals - I really want to finish the Learning 2.0 program sometime in June. I want to finish Cert. IV in Library & Information Studies this year and also Cert. III in Disabilty Work. So those are my goals for this year.
My best would have to be that I am able to accept responsibility for my own learning. Having left school quite a number of years ago, I decided to return to study to get a job that I considered to be worthwhile. This has led me on a roller coaster journey over the years but by making that decision I have had so many positives in my life that I would not have achieved without taking responsibility for my life and what I learnt. I also learn new things every day through my job. I love learning.
My worst - viewing problems as challenges. When I come up against a problem I do become very frustrated. I will persevere however. I have to learn though not to see things as problems but as challenges. I will work on it.
As for my goals - I really want to finish the Learning 2.0 program sometime in June. I want to finish Cert. IV in Library & Information Studies this year and also Cert. III in Disabilty Work. So those are my goals for this year.
Flickr mashups
Had a look at some of the mashups that flickr has and must say that they look like they would be fun to play around with. Could be quite useful to use with special education students at school and to use in some library programs.
Decided to make a postcard with Trading Card Maker and had a bit of fun doing so.
Decided to make a postcard with Trading Card Maker and had a bit of fun doing so.
Sunday, April 27, 2008
Discovering flickr
Have looked at quite a few photos on flickr and can see that it is a very useful tool for anyone wanting to share their photos.
This photo was taken at the Waikerie riverfront of the ferry that operates there. I thought it was a good photo to post as who knows how long this ferry will be able to operate because of the drought.
This photo was taken at the Waikerie riverfront of the ferry that operates there. I thought it was a good photo to post as who knows how long this ferry will be able to operate because of the drought.
Friday, April 25, 2008
23 things
This is my first post for the Learning 2.0 journey that I am about to undertake. I am excited about learning all about the new web applications that are available nowadays. Some of it I was not even aware of before so this will certainly be a steep learning curve for me.
I am a library studies student so will need to discover the applications and their uses so I am able to use them in the future (or now, as I think some of it will be useful in my studies).
Will just be a matter of finding the time to do the exercises and post to this blog.
Wish me luck everyone.
I am a library studies student so will need to discover the applications and their uses so I am able to use them in the future (or now, as I think some of it will be useful in my studies).
Will just be a matter of finding the time to do the exercises and post to this blog.
Wish me luck everyone.
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