Task 23: Feedback

I now know a lot more about social networking tools and Web 2.0 technologies than I did at the beginning of this program. I have enjoyed learning about Flicker, Library Things, Funny Image Generator, Google Maps, Encore , YouTube and iGoogle. I will definitely be using some of these tools in the future. Good program for personal development. It is a handy skill to have but as yet, I haven't had to use these skills to help students.

Task 22: Google Talk

Have read all about Google Talk and invited a couple of people to chat with. I have also added Google talk to my iGoogle. It is a useful tool to use for online reference purposes.

Task 18: Encore

Encore is a great innovative way to find materials in the library catalogue and is easy to navigate. Patrons can also see other tags and keywords which might be helpful to them. Spellcheck is also a great feature.

Task 20: YouTube Video

Please see below a link to a YouTube video on the Library of Alexandria:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dY9PSRZrE7c

Task 21: Podcast

I have subscribed to a couple of podcasts and listened to a media file.

Task 14: Play with Google Docs

I have created a document on Google Docs and shared it with a couple of staff members. I have also saved the document on Google Docs.

Task 17: Playing with Delicious

I've had a play with Delicious searching for Chinese culture , food and travel. Very useful tool to have.

Task 19: Picture of pet on Wiki

Here is a picture of my friend's pets as I do not have a pet of my own.

Task 16: iGoogle

I've customised my iGoogle homepage and added some gadgets eg. Google Map Search , Wikipedia and some themes that change depending on the time of day you're looking at the page. I will be using it in the future.

Task 15: Google Book Search and Google Scholar

Google Book Search is a interesting research tool to use. I used the Advanced Book Search and located a few books by Dan Brown written in Chinese. It is great that one can preview the books before purchasing them.
Google Scholar is great as a research tool for articles. I looked up the author, Maeve Binchy and found some recent articles and citations related to her. I also could look up which libraries hold her books . I found that option very useful. I will be using these tools from now on.

Task 9, 10 and 11

I have set up Google Feed Reader and subscribed to Digg.com. I have also subscribed to a blog search feed for Australian Library News in Google Reader.

Task 12: Explore MySpace and Facebook

I have created an account on Facebook and have added a couple of friends. I find Facebook more user friendly than MySpace in terms of locating old school friends and keeping in touch with current friends whereas MySpace seems to cater for teenagers and young adults.

Task 8: Library Thing

Here are a few books I like

Task 6: More Flicker!

www.flickr.com

How people treat you is their karma: how you react is yours.

Task 13 : Google Maps

Google maps is a fantastic tool. I had a great time locating all the places I had been to on my overseas trips using the satellite ,zoom in and zoom out buttons. I also located where I live using the street view button. One can spend hours just using this one tool.

Task 7 - Image generator

Task 4: Blog comments

I was quite surprised when I received a comment on my blog from someone overseas

cherry blossom

Task 5 - Flickr

I have just posted two photos on Flickr

http://www.flickr.com/photos/27998021@N06/

Follow this link and look at the flowers

'Life is a journey. Roll down the window and enjoy the breeze."

Pandas

These are one of my favourite animals

Task 2 - my first blog

Quote of the day: " The future depends on what we do in the present" - Matatma Gandhi