So twitter, what can be said about it that hasn't already been said? If you are a fan then you are tweeting regularly, if not then you might say what's all the fuss about.
So what is all the fuss? Well it is a good way of letting your friends, families and interetested people know exactly what you are thinking or doing at any given time. Great for people who are constantly on the go, or people in the lime light or even for businesses and other organisations who may need to let their clientelle know what is going on quickly.
But one of the downfalls of Twitter is that for some people they may have no one to read their tweets and then they will wonder why they are bothering. To get the most out of Twitter you need to have a large friends base or a wide variety of intetests.
The fact that Twitter is becoming more userfriendly and talking to other soccial networking sites makes it easier to cross post over multiple social networking sites. This can be a real time saver, check out your posts on from Twitter on Facebook!
Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Week 13
Ok so as I said in the previous post I've been a little slack with the Learning 2.0/2.1 this year, but I have been keeping up with various computer and technology things and have maintained my blog over on LiveJournal.
One of the things that I didn't like about Blogspot when I orginally set up this blog was the limited designs that you could choose from. I'm pleased to say that the recent changes to this is all for the good! You can really let your imagintation run wild and create a blog layout that really suits YOU! The ability to really control the layout of the gadgets/widgets is also a big improvement, before the layout was fairly ridgit, but now you can have gadgets just about anywhere on your page!
At home in my personal time I tend to spend a lot of time on LiveJournal, simply because of it's communities, this is a great place to get to know others who have similar interests and find a lot of great stories to read (yes I admit it I am a fanfic junkie :oo but with so much out there and so many talented writers who wouldn't be!).
But the thing that I really enjoy is the ability to share not only your thoughts but videos, photos and so much more!
So step out, take control and share your thoughts, words and workplace!
Welcome to the wonderful, and growing, world of blogging!
One of the things that I didn't like about Blogspot when I orginally set up this blog was the limited designs that you could choose from. I'm pleased to say that the recent changes to this is all for the good! You can really let your imagintation run wild and create a blog layout that really suits YOU! The ability to really control the layout of the gadgets/widgets is also a big improvement, before the layout was fairly ridgit, but now you can have gadgets just about anywhere on your page!
At home in my personal time I tend to spend a lot of time on LiveJournal, simply because of it's communities, this is a great place to get to know others who have similar interests and find a lot of great stories to read (yes I admit it I am a fanfic junkie :oo but with so much out there and so many talented writers who wouldn't be!).
But the thing that I really enjoy is the ability to share not only your thoughts but videos, photos and so much more!
So step out, take control and share your thoughts, words and workplace!
Welcome to the wonderful, and growing, world of blogging!
Canon Printer Reader
Hi all,
So I've been a little lax on the Learning 2.0/2.1 stuff and have just found the 2.1 course. So I thought I'd start my next round with a vid that I recently created as part of an assignment for TAFE. If you have ever wondered how to use a Printer Reader or even what the hell one is then check this vid out :o)
MMMM I hope that worked!
So I've been a little lax on the Learning 2.0/2.1 stuff and have just found the 2.1 course. So I thought I'd start my next round with a vid that I recently created as part of an assignment for TAFE. If you have ever wondered how to use a Printer Reader or even what the hell one is then check this vid out :o)
MMMM I hope that worked!
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
Our Library
Yay! It has been how long since we sat down and started doing the learning 2.0 course, and we have progress here! Yes you read right we have progress. I am getting ready to teach some of our local writers some of the wonderful things that the web 2.0 can bring to them...including the wonderful world of blogging! As well as showing them some of the other wonders that the web can and will open up to them. Well here's hoping that it all works out for the best!
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Playing
Ok so I posted this over on my livejournal, but I just love the show so much...oh that and I was also playing to see what things I could do...and this little thing was listed as a widget...but you have to put it in the posts section so I'm a little confused...ah well! lol
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Friday, October 10, 2008
Life after Learning 2.0
So it's been a couple of months since I finsihed the learning 2.0 course, and boy was I sorry when it was over. I had a ball learning and backing up knowledge that I already had! But now it's back to the big bad world and time to take my new knowledge with me.
But the big question is have I taken the knowledge with me or have I just relegated it to the scrapeheap that can be my mind?
Well the short answer is YES! I have used what I learnt. Since completing the course I've taken the things I've learned and used them in my everyday work, my blog at livejournal is going great (ok so I still don't post a lot but I'm posting different things now as well as the general everyday stuff) and I've been able to answer questions from our customers about different things on the web. It's been great!
So for anyone out there thinking that it's all to hard or you don't have enough time....make some because it is more than worth it!
But the big question is have I taken the knowledge with me or have I just relegated it to the scrapeheap that can be my mind?
Well the short answer is YES! I have used what I learnt. Since completing the course I've taken the things I've learned and used them in my everyday work, my blog at livejournal is going great (ok so I still don't post a lot but I'm posting different things now as well as the general everyday stuff) and I've been able to answer questions from our customers about different things on the web. It's been great!
So for anyone out there thinking that it's all to hard or you don't have enough time....make some because it is more than worth it!
Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Week 12 Social Networking
So the end is here, after 12 weeks (has it really been that long?) we have finally reached the end of the road....and what a road it has been!
Social networking? We do it all the time and probably don't even realise that we are doing it. I will admit that I hadn't gone as far as thinking about something like that specifically for our library, but it has so much potential! However you come up against the "you can't do that" or "you can't have access to that" problems.
But social networking goes even further than Blogs (I've found Live Journal is a really great way to netword, adding friends is so easy) and messaging. A lot of online games also have a social networking aspect to them as well. Free games like Runescape (you create a character and fight monsters, other players and complete quests, lots of fun!) to sites like Pogo (has things from card games to casino, but it is a pay site) and even WoW (World of Warcraft) all have and rely on a social aspect where people meet, greet and interact.
As for social networking in the Library, it has so much potential. You could get groups of people together who are interested in similar things, eg family history, kids clubs, mystery readers.
Broken Hill City Library has it's own website, which I try to keep up to date, but as with every website it has it's limits. You can't talk to like minded people, it's kind of isolating but it does have most of the information that you need, including what's happening.
So where does this leave libraries? I have always thought that the internet is a great resource for those who know how to use it, and for those who are willing to learn. I do believe it is under used in some situations and abused in others. But it is the way that the world is going. People like the speed with witch it works (most of the time) and with the way things are developing the internet has a great future and is going to be a great way to bring people together. I know using the internet and social networking has broadened my own horizons and circle of friends and allowed me to do things that just wouldn't have been possible in the past. We just have to be able to keep up, or at least not to far behind, and see where the ride will take us!
So here's to all who have completed the Learning 2.0 program, and I hope that everyone got as much out of it as I did. I know I've already employed some of the things that I've learned about in my daily work at our library and I intend to continue to share this knowledge.
Have fun and keep surfing people!
Social networking? We do it all the time and probably don't even realise that we are doing it. I will admit that I hadn't gone as far as thinking about something like that specifically for our library, but it has so much potential! However you come up against the "you can't do that" or "you can't have access to that" problems.
But social networking goes even further than Blogs (I've found Live Journal is a really great way to netword, adding friends is so easy) and messaging. A lot of online games also have a social networking aspect to them as well. Free games like Runescape (you create a character and fight monsters, other players and complete quests, lots of fun!) to sites like Pogo (has things from card games to casino, but it is a pay site) and even WoW (World of Warcraft) all have and rely on a social aspect where people meet, greet and interact.
As for social networking in the Library, it has so much potential. You could get groups of people together who are interested in similar things, eg family history, kids clubs, mystery readers.
Broken Hill City Library has it's own website, which I try to keep up to date, but as with every website it has it's limits. You can't talk to like minded people, it's kind of isolating but it does have most of the information that you need, including what's happening.
So where does this leave libraries? I have always thought that the internet is a great resource for those who know how to use it, and for those who are willing to learn. I do believe it is under used in some situations and abused in others. But it is the way that the world is going. People like the speed with witch it works (most of the time) and with the way things are developing the internet has a great future and is going to be a great way to bring people together. I know using the internet and social networking has broadened my own horizons and circle of friends and allowed me to do things that just wouldn't have been possible in the past. We just have to be able to keep up, or at least not to far behind, and see where the ride will take us!
So here's to all who have completed the Learning 2.0 program, and I hope that everyone got as much out of it as I did. I know I've already employed some of the things that I've learned about in my daily work at our library and I intend to continue to share this knowledge.
Have fun and keep surfing people!
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