So far, I have not been able to download Puzzle Pirates. I am not a gaming fan so I do not feel too bad about this. I was willing to give it a try, however. I just checked again and it is 28% downloaded so we will see if it completes.
I did watch the video on Second Life. I do watch the kids that do gaming at our library. Some of them are very involved. We also have a Tween Center that has
X-Box and Wii games available for fifth through eighth graders. So far, it has not been extremely popular. I think it will take off more in the summer time when we have much more traffic in the children's area. Puzzle Pirates is now 62% downloaded, so I will check back when I have had a chance to play it.
Monday, April 7, 2008
Sunday, April 6, 2008
THING#14: LibraryThing
LibraryThings has been one of my favorite "things" so far. It was really
interesting to add books to My Library and put it on my blog. I added books from the series that I have been reading lately. I also went into some of the groups listed that were of interest to me. The books from My Library were not extremely
popular, compared to some well-known authors. There were a few reviews about the books I put in My Library.
LibraryThing could be used in many ways in our library. We could add our new books to our website. It's alway interesting to see the book covers rather than just a listing of new material. Since I am a Children's Librarian, I am interested in ways of using this site for children. Recently, I was asked by a student why we didn't have a summer reading program for her age (junior high). Perhaps we could do something with LibraryThing. We could create a library account and the students could add their favorite books. They could read each other's reviews. It would be an online book club that could be accessed from the library or from any other computer. They could earn rewards or prizes for putting their reviews online.
I use Amazon a lot in looking for books that are about to be published. Patrons are always asking for the latest book by a favorite author. LibraryThing would be another great site to recommend. It would also be a way for individuals to keep track of what they have already read.
interesting to add books to My Library and put it on my blog. I added books from the series that I have been reading lately. I also went into some of the groups listed that were of interest to me. The books from My Library were not extremely
popular, compared to some well-known authors. There were a few reviews about the books I put in My Library.
LibraryThing could be used in many ways in our library. We could add our new books to our website. It's alway interesting to see the book covers rather than just a listing of new material. Since I am a Children's Librarian, I am interested in ways of using this site for children. Recently, I was asked by a student why we didn't have a summer reading program for her age (junior high). Perhaps we could do something with LibraryThing. We could create a library account and the students could add their favorite books. They could read each other's reviews. It would be an online book club that could be accessed from the library or from any other computer. They could earn rewards or prizes for putting their reviews online.
I use Amazon a lot in looking for books that are about to be published. Patrons are always asking for the latest book by a favorite author. LibraryThing would be another great site to recommend. It would also be a way for individuals to keep track of what they have already read.
THINGS #13: Online Productivity Tools
I chose igoogle for my home page. I like the features it had. It will probably not stay as my permanent home page at home as my husband has the Wall Street Journal as the home page. We will see who wins out! I added the countdown feature to my blog, but couldn't get it to countdown! I noticed from comments that others had this problem also. I did it twice and had the problem both times. Any suggestions?
I also added a calendar from Spongecell to my blog. I can see where that would be a nice website for keeping others up to speed on things happening or coming up.
I tried Remember the Milk and added something to remember. Apparently, you can send this to your e-mail to remind you or check the site itself. I wasn't too impressed.
I think that many of these online productivity tools could be useful if you spend all your time on the computer! I don't think a lot of them will be applicable for me at this time. I did take the Backpack Tour and checked out many of the other sites. I think if you stuck to one site that you found helpful, you would become very familiar with it and it could be useful. I don't enjoy registering at all these sites in order to try them out. Maybe, I am just getting overwhelmed with all that is out there. I'm sure we will all pick and choose the sites that apply to our jobs and lives.
I also added a calendar from Spongecell to my blog. I can see where that would be a nice website for keeping others up to speed on things happening or coming up.
I tried Remember the Milk and added something to remember. Apparently, you can send this to your e-mail to remind you or check the site itself. I wasn't too impressed.
I think that many of these online productivity tools could be useful if you spend all your time on the computer! I don't think a lot of them will be applicable for me at this time. I did take the Backpack Tour and checked out many of the other sites. I think if you stuck to one site that you found helpful, you would become very familiar with it and it could be useful. I don't enjoy registering at all these sites in order to try them out. Maybe, I am just getting overwhelmed with all that is out there. I'm sure we will all pick and choose the sites that apply to our jobs and lives.
THINGS #13: Calendar
Saturday, April 5, 2008
Friday, April 4, 2008
THINGS #12: Do You Digg
I registered on the news media site, Newsvine. I chose an article from the New York Times on the neglect of newborns. It was easy to post the article on Newsvine by copying and pasting the URL. You also could add tags and summarize the article.
I then searched the subject to see where my post went. My article was in a list of sites about newborn neglect and it had my name as part of the address! Way cool!
I can see uses for this tool in the library and at home. If you are sharing information with someone on a certain topic, you could recommend articles for them to read this way. You can add them as a friend so they can view your site. Students doing a research paper together would find it helpful.
I feel these sites could either enhance productivity or detract from it. It is
easy to get sidetracked with all the articles listed. Oh, this sounds interesting and pretty soon you're reading it. If you stuck to your original subject, you probably could enhance your productivity by only reading those articles that are applicable.
I then searched the subject to see where my post went. My article was in a list of sites about newborn neglect and it had my name as part of the address! Way cool!
I can see uses for this tool in the library and at home. If you are sharing information with someone on a certain topic, you could recommend articles for them to read this way. You can add them as a friend so they can view your site. Students doing a research paper together would find it helpful.
I feel these sites could either enhance productivity or detract from it. It is
easy to get sidetracked with all the articles listed. Oh, this sounds interesting and pretty soon you're reading it. If you stuck to your original subject, you probably could enhance your productivity by only reading those articles that are applicable.
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