30 October 2008

Week 7: #17 Playing around with PBWiki

Wikis are cool. They're collaborative. Versatile. Democratic. And fun! WikiNorthia has a wiki I really like. Click the link above to visit the site.

Week 7, Thing 17 Playing around with PBWiki

In the words of one rave reviewer, "PBwiki lets us outsource the hassle and worry of data protection. They protect our data just as well as we can." That's a pretty good endorsement of PBwiki for "enterprise collaboration" --- CafePress is a perfect example of how a multitude of businesses can use a single wiki to promote their product and service. Of course, there are many other reasons to use a wiki like PBwiki. Organizations, like libraries and schools can use them for conferences and classrooms. Individuals can use a wiki as another source of communicating with others, thereby significantly reducing the volume of their email. Saves time, saves money. At least that's the claim according to the PBwiki manual.

25 October 2008

Get in the Loop: Lifelong Learning

Lifelong learning is an exciting journey in which learners are always seeking knowledge. Omaha Public Library is an exceptional learning resource for staff as well as customers from all walks of life. Learning in an unstructured environment can be a challenge. The best lifelong learners impose upon themselves a systematic approach to learning. Our 23-Things exercise offers an example of a perfect opportunity for using a structured self-paced course to expand knowledge about blogs, rss feeds, wikis, podcasts, and so much more. Those who don't at least familiarize themselves with the various technologies for communicating information will be left in the dark on so many fronts. Click my title link above to see Scott Young's list of excellent tips for developing good lifelong learning habits.

Week 1: Learning 2.0 & Lifelong Learning

  • As recommended by Rayburn's 23 Things Challenge
  • 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners
    1. Begin with the end in mind. 2. Accept responsibility for your own learning. 3. View problems as challenges. 4. Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner. 5. Create your own learning toolbox. 6. Use technology to your advantage. 7. Teach/mentor others. 7 1/2. Play. PLAY is my favorite, probably the easiest for me since I'm a hands-on learner. BEGIN WITH THE END IN MIND is probably the most challenging for me since I tend to get distracted by so many interesting things along the way. I have to make a concerted effort to focus on the end instead of wandering off course down some other tantalizing path.

Week 4: Thing #8 Blog Feeds

With the Blogger Reading List, I can read the latest posts from my selected blog right on my Blogger Dashboard. My Blogger Reading List is located under my list of blogs on my dashboard. I can subscribe to any blog with a feed, which updates instantly every time a new post is published.

16 October 2008

Learning 2.0

Now here's a site to link into.

Week 6: Thing #13 Technorati and Such ...

Into week 6: Learning about Tagging, Folksonomies, Technorati, Delicious (a social bookmaking site) (thing #13), Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and the future of libraries.

Anyone who's hip on the above mentioned topics will be ahead of the curve. Libraries are information centers, and web technology, blogs, RSS feeds, and things like Web 2.0 and Library 2.0 are the future. The amount of tools and information out there is mindboggling but a focused program like the Library 2.0 23 Things Challenge is a godsend.

The number of accounts I've created on various eServices (my term, I think) had become almost unmanagable for me ... until I discovered the bookmarking service Delicious. How cool! I can bookmark my eBlog, Facebook, Zoho, FastCompany Linked-In, Shutterfly and all the other accounts I've created and access them through my very mobile Delicious bookmarks account from any Internet-access computer! Not just on one computer but from any computer in the world! How cool is that! It never ends ....

06 October 2008

Week 3: #5 Flickr and Posting Images






Here are two images I snapped with my phone cam. One of the interior at the Cloisters in Washington Heights, NYC, and the other of a sculpture of Jesus on the cross inside the St. Benedict Retreat Center in Schuyler, NE.


I've also created an account on Flickr and downloaded a few photos. The enclosure link should take you to my slideshow. One problem I've encounted is deleting photos. There are two photos I pulled from a library folder to use as a test. Though I've not yet figured out how to delete those photos, I will.