Thing #23

The End! Doing survey!

Done!

*muah* Good night! - Mary W . . .

Ta-da! MB


Are we really finished with 23 Things?? I feel great!! PB

Thing #22

So this is the blog where we look back and say, "Wow, I've learned a lot." I have learned. I got to know Twitter and LibraryThing and the assignment calculator. I learned more about Delicious and YouTube (like copy-pasting the embed html doesn't always work the first time). I finally learned what Digg is (but I haven't really used it yet). And I have become addicted to RSS feeds (there goes all my free time at home - Perez Hilton, you're such a card).

I don't know if this blog is going to get used once this is over, but you can be sure that I will be upkeeping the Union County Public Library blog and the Junior Friends of the Library blog. I used to have a LiveJournal account; I might go dig that back up. :)

As for keeping up with 2.0, well, I have LifeHacker on my RSS feed and library patrons at the desk. I will MAKE SURE that we are keeping up with the Joneses. - Mary W . . .

Ok, I have gone through Neflin 23 Things kicking and screaming, but I am glad I did it. I am taking more advantage of RSS feeds and have set up a Delicious account for my favorite sites. The Union County Public Library has a Blog where we have regularly posted our construction updates. I am more apt to use 2.0 tools now that I have made it through these 23 things...Thank you NEFLIN! MB


I just need to bookmark all my favorite websites. My brain is going to explode with what I have learned through 23 Things. At first, I was a little overwhelmed at all the new information, but I now feel a little more intelligent and up to date, and the fact that I have gotten farther than just Facebook is amazing!!! These are some of my favorite "things" from 23 Things: Photobucket, Twitter, LibraryThing, ToonDoo, Flickr Mashups, Slideshare, and Books 2.0. It's been a long journey, but a journey worth taking!! Priti

Thing #21

Well, I'm not a student at the moment, but I plan on being one again. In the mean time, I know some people who can use these tools. Actually, I just sent him the links. That'll teach him to have 27 papers due by the end of the semester.

I might just make up some bookmarks with those websites on them. Though we mostly get kids whose assignments are due the next day (Good Job, kids!), I know there are parents who would find these useful. I actually input the date of my presentation for FLA . . . 25 days! Get crackin'! Well, I already have a lot of my resources together, but I can see how students can use these sites. And it has email reminders! Though it'd probably be even better if there were an RSS feed or Facebook application for it. - Mary W . . .

I do not know if students are likely to take advantage of RPC tools. Although, I personally try not to procrastinate and to do projects using a planning process, I doubt that I would ever use the RPC tool (or others like it) to assit me in the planning process. Perhaps, if instructors are requiring these tools for various projects...maybe the students would be forced to plan things better...don't find much use for this tool. MB


The Assignment Calculator is sweeeeeet! Currently, I'm six hours away from my AA, so I am not working on any papers, but this will help me tremendously in grad school-what a genius idea! The Research Project Calculator was a little confusing to me, so I didn't bother with it. Priti

Thing #20

Eeek! This thing is HUGE! Argh argh argh.

Okay. Deep breath.

So, I'm using Books iRead on Facebook and have been for a while (apparently). I've rated a few and seen what my friends have been reading, when they bother to update. I'm pretty bad at that myself. I like the social aspect of this application and I like seeing what other people have said about my favorite books. I suppose it's not dissimilar to LibraryThing in that respect.

OMG, I just checked out Storyline Online. James Earl Jones reads kids' books! It's better than when he says the alphabet! I sent the link to my friend Renee; her son, Jamie, might get a huge kick out of it.

I'm following TwitterLit on Twitter. Gotta say, it is so intriguing to read first lines. Sometimes I even click on them. :)

Despite the proliferation of online books or book readers, I think that physical books will always have a place in the world. The 2.0 of books can only enhance the actual experience one has when a book is picked up and enjoyed. Find your books online, read them in the park! Paperbacks forever! - Mary W . . .

Books 2.0 certainly has its place and its followers. this trend will only continue to grow as so many stay attached to their electronic devices. What Do I read Next? and other similar networks are useful. I have also used iRead on facebook, but rarely (ok never) go back and update. I prefer the actual, physical book verses an online version. I don't even like to do my email from my phone, so I am pretty sure that I do not plan to read books from the phone. My sister has a Kindle and swears by it. I do appreciate the portability of a Kindle and other such devices. There is a future in Books 2.0, but I also believe that books with pages will be around for a while. MB

Books 2.0......wow, so much information! Honestly, I knew what NetLibrary and Kindle was all about, but all this other stuff??! ReadingTrails was pretty neat-we have so many customers that come in and ask for a certain book, and all they knew was the character had dark hair and he was really hot and the story took place in Alaska....ummmm...yeah. I like the idea of BookStumpers, but I would not pay $2. Overall, physical books will always exist, and I prefer having a hardback in my hands than a little gadget-I just don't want to spend so much money on a Kindle or any other device when I can get books at my library for free. Priti