YouTube

This exercise was really fun. I have been watching videos on YouTube for quite some time, but I have never searched with the library in mind. I found some interesting postings--from tours to library 2.0, even the library book cart championships! This is an awesome tool!

Pod Casting...who knew?

Our Learn and Play exercise for this week is all about Pod casting, another subject I thought would intimidate me. But, after scanning the directories and listening to some of the feeds, it seems fun and simple. I subscribed to a feed called "Reel Reviews" movies worth seeing. It highlights obscure movies that don't always get a big Hollywood following. I can use it for "movie advisory" as people ask for recommendations. There are also many sites for book reviews. I am going to listen to some about teen books, as this is my weakest area. I think that this could be a great tool for the library. It could be used to broadcast news about programs, book reviews, and tutorials about things on our website. There was a children's storytelling cast I listened to, and I think that here at Dublin, we could do a better job! I was also excited that there seem to be simple ways to create your own podcast...maybe I can even do it.

Google Docs

I created a form in Google Docs to help track the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday meal. I included the menu and then asked for input as to what each person would like to bring. This will save so much time and back and forth emailing. I am also excited that this can be accessed from any pc anywhere. What an exciting tool!

Web tools 2.0

My winner is Colorblender!!! I am an interior decorator in my dreams and always have color concerns. This site lets you manipulate a color palette and corridinate color design. Any library application? Maybe if someone needs help with an art project, otherwise, I just thought it was a fun and unique site. I will put in on another winner's site, Delicious!

CML Tools

Today I learned about the power tools available on the CML website. Am I the only one, or do some of the Avatars available on Lively really creep you out? I think that gmail does offer some nice features, but I have had my Yahoo account for so long, I am really attached to it. By far the tool I would use most at this time is Highlighter!