Week 1

I've just completed week 1. The Lifelong Learning tutorial was a little basic in parts, but it raised some interesting points. I think we're all lifelong learners already without realising it or putting a name on it. The learning contract wouldn't suit everything, but I think it could be a very good way of approaching some new tasks or goals.

Week 2

Oops, I'm a little bit behind - starting week 2 in week 3. Ah well. Have a look at my blog - not much on it yet, but hopefully it will grow!

Week 3

I think I'm a little bit sleepy this afternoon. After reading and re-reading the instructions on the blog about adding a page to the wiki, Jamie kindly informed me that I had done that already in week 1. Think I need a holiday!







Week 4

After a bit of a lull I'm working on 23Things again. Had a look at flickr today - there are some great photos on it. Most of my pesonal photos have myself are friends in them, so I don't think I'll be uploading any of them!
I can see how flickr would be used in the library though.

Week 5

The image generator is really quite good fun. I definitely can see this being used for marketing posters, on the blog, etc.



Some of the websites listed for Web 2.0 awards might be useful too.
There is an example on the DkIT 23 things blog of how to use Rollyo for searching for books. Maybe this is something we could explore some more?

Week 6

RSS feed week. I already have a Google account, so I went with their reader. It was a little confusing at first - a lot going on on the page - but got the hang of it eventually. The suggested RSS search tools were so-so.

Week 7

I set up a del.icio.us a while ago but hadn't done anything with it, so played around with that for a while. I think it's something I'll use when 23Things is over. I had, typically, forgotten my username and password so that delayed me a bit.

It's unlikely I'll officially add my blog to those listed by Technorati because I don't have anything of interest on it! I have tried to embrace blogs and Technorati but to me it all seems a little too messy and useless. Maybe I'm looking at the wrong ones?

Read some Library 2.0 articles, as suggested for this week. I can see the advantage in some Web 2.0 features but others I'm not so sure about.

Week 8

Online productivity tools this week. I had used Google Docs before when I had to work on a document with someone in Dublin when I was in Dundalk. The formatting wasn't great when you moved the document from Google Docs into Microsoft Word, but it really is a handy tool when two or more people are collaborating remotely. You can even seen the text as the other person types it.

Zoho looks great, especially for something that's free. I'll definitely be looking at this again in the future.

I had set up a LibraryThing account a couple of years ago. I like the look of it but I haven't catalogued any of my books... maybe some day when I have absolutely nothing to do. Or maybe not :)

Week 9

Like most others I search YouTube a good bit, but I'll keep an eye out for library related content from now on. Podcasts can also be really handy for listening to things you missed or want to hear again. I'm not too sure how useful a podcast would be to general library users though- I think webcasts/screencasts be more beneficial.


Fin!