Week 7, Thing 16

I have some experience with wikis. I have used the ALA conference wiki and have used a wiki with a group to create a project. This is a great way to accomplish group work virtually and eliminate the need for face to face meetings. Wikis would be an excellent way for students to collaborate on projects within their class or even to create some type of collaborative projects between classes in different states or countries. However, we need to convince the decision-makers of the value of this tool as wikis are often blocked by school as are many web 2.0 technologies.

Week 6, Thing 15

Each of these articles make very good points about the survival of libraries in the age of technology. In the article by Wendy Schultz, I like her definition of what a library is - "... they are conversations, they are covocations of people, ideas, and artifacts in dynamic exchange....they are communitites..." In order for libraries to continue, they must change with the times and incorporate the new technologies which will only make them a better for patrons to use and relate to.

Week 6, Thing 14

I played around with Technorati and looked at the various tools available. I don't see this tool as one that will be very useful to me or for my students. I will admit I am not in to blogging as much as some, so I'm sure this is part of my lack of interest in this tool.

Week 6, Thing 13

This is a great tools to create resources for students.  It will be a great time-saver as you can access others research and lists.  I certainly plan to make use of this as I update and create new units for use for staff and students

Week 5, Thing 12

This was a little frustrating as I couldn't quite understand how to link this to my blog.  Even though I finally was able to do it, I think there has to be an easier way.  This is a great tool to set up for students to complete their research.  I need to play with it a little big longer to understand it a little better on how to make the link.

Week 5, Thing 11

Woods Cove Sunset
Originally uploaded by greeder

With my interest in photography, I decided to play with tool picnik. This was a photo that I took recently on a trip to Laguna Beach. My original photo was a little dark, so with the use of picnik, I was able to lighten it up a bit and come up with a great beach sunset picture.

I'm not sure of the library application of this tool, but I liked playing with it for my personal use.

Week 5, Thing 10

I like the Comic Strip Generator.  I can see the kids really getting into this.
Made with free image tools @ TXT2PIC.com