Week 5, Thing 12

I created a "My travel search" Rollyo. I think this will be helpful in planning a vacation because I usually end up going back and forth between different web sites looking for hotel reviews and ratings. I like that you can place the RollBar in your browser to create a bookmark.

Week 5, Thing 11

I had heard about LibraryThing but had never looked at the website. As a cataloger, I found this site to be an interesting way to maintain a catalog of my own personal library. Many times friends ask me for a recommendation of a good book to read but the titles don't always come to mind. This way I can keep an account of all the books I enjoyed reading.

Week 5, Thing 10

I spent quite a lot of time with Meez. During my first attempt I was able to create an avatar but for some reason was unable to place it in my blog. I never did figure out the problem. I saved the character and decided to leave it for another day. I went back to it today and this time I had no problem putting it in the blog. When I saw it in the blog I decided to change the title. Now I have 2 characters with different titles and I can't seem to figure out how to delete one of these from the blog. Anyone know how? I also played around with Yahoo avatars and tried the Generator blog.

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Week 4, RSS & Newsreaders, Thing 9

I subscribed to Merlin and used each of the search tools. I found they each retrieved more than I wanted to look at. I think I need to develop better search strategies to retrieve exactly what I want.

Week 4, RSS & Newsreaders, Thing 8

Last year I took the training session on RSS feeds so I remembered a little about it. I liked using the Bloglines newsreader as a place to gather all the newsfeeds that I want to read. My son follows a number of blogs and I decided to subscribe to one about our neighborhood written by a student at the U of MD.

Week 3 Thing 5,6,7 : Photos & Images

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I realized when I was looking around Flickr that my son has pictures on this site from his study abroad year in England. This is a picture of a swan in Norwich. He has some other pictures posted at Yahoo which will be disappearing soon. Because he no longer remembers his password, he can't transfer them to Flickr-- a good reminder to me to make note of all my passwords.

I enjoyed exploring the mashups and third party tools. One that intrigued me is the Trip Planner. What a great way to organize information about a vacation along with photos. I feel a little overwhelmed by all the possibilities of things you can add to your trip planner -- maps, hotels, itinerary, etc. I also created a movie poster which was fun to do. I wanted to try out Mappr but unfortunately something seems to be wrong with it at the moment. I'll have to remember to try it out another time. One problem with trying out all these new things is that I tend to get caught up with it and time flies by.

I've been thinking a lot about technological advances in the medical field. The library will soon be getting an AED (Automatic External Defibrillator). This amazing device can save so many lives and the more public places that have them, the better. The difference between life and death is just a matter of minutes when someone experiences sudden cardiac arrest.

Week 2, Thing 3 & 4 Blogging

It wasn't too hard to set up the blog but it took me awhile to choose the name and decide on a template. I wonder why the posted time for the blog is several hours earlier than the actual posted time.

Week 1, Thing 1: About this program

Some of the things I'll be learning about through this program sound interesting. Maybe it will help me bridge the technology divide that I sense between myself and my kids.

Week 1, Thing 2: Pointers from lifelong learners

I sometimes have a problem with the 3rd habit: View problems as challenges. Many times I look on them more as obstacles to my learning which in turn can lead me to give up and go on to something else.

One of the easier habits for me is creating my own learning toolbox. I enjoy searching for information online or finding just the right book.