Summary of 23 Things

Even though it took a lot of time, I enjoyed trying out/learning about all these new technologies. It is good to know what is out there. I have a basic understanding if I want to use any of them personally. So glad I was a part of 23 Things!

Net library

I tried to download from Netlibrary on a mac and realized I couldn't. So I used our PC downstairs to download

Nelson Mandela and the Game That Made a Nation.


I also downloaded a Pimsleur short German course for someone who is going to Germany for 10 days. I wonder if I can put it on an iphone?
Net Library is a wonderful resource esp. for languages. It seems much easier to download than it used to be.

Catalog

I am familiar with the library catalog but never explored Research Pro. It is helpful to search a number of databases at the same time such as the catalog, google and Medline!
I found out that Research Pro doesn't work when you use Safari which was good to know. It was fine with Firefox.

Podcasts

http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podcasts/index.php?iid=54904

Here is the url of NPR: Book Tour Podcast podcasts. I listened Ronald C. White, the author of a new book, The Man Who Signed His Name 'A. Lincoln', talk about his book in the podcast.

I am amazed at how many resources are available to post something you have created and have it accessible to so many people at once. It seems like a person's sphere of influence and options to be influenced have grown exponentially since I was a child. Also it is so much easier to collaborate with someone at a distance using these mediums.

YouTube "All You Need Is Love"

YouTube has entertainment value, is used as a medium to get a message across, as in the video below, but can also be used as a threat as in a case where one student threatened to post pictures of another student on Youtube in an unflattering manner.
So there is good and bad as in any medium.
My daughter suggested this song to post on YouTube . It is a project by Starbucks to support Aids...I love seeing and hearing the singers from other countries.


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On December 7th, 2009 at 1:30pm GMT
Starbucks invited musicians from all over the world to sing together at the same time to raise awareness for AIDS in Africa. In that one breathtaking moment, musicians from 156 countries played "All You Need is Love" together. Watch now, as musicians from all around the world come together and share a song.

The global sing-along is part of our continuing efforts to help fight AIDS in Africa. In just one year in partnership with (RED)™, Starbucks has generated money equivalent to more than 7 million days of medicine to help those living with HIV in Africa

Zoho

I did a little typing in Zoho to get the feel of it.
I think Zoho would be helpful if I were working on a computer somewhere else (ie at the library), and wanted to finish at home esp., if I didn't have a flash drive to save it to.

Wiki

I looked at some ways wikis were used in schools. It was a way for teachers to see what their students could learn about certain subjects as well as a way for teachers to communicate with each other.

I am really thrilled with our library wiki! It is such a great way to share information and is always there to refer back to if there is a question about something at the desk. It has helped keep everyone on the same page so to speak, esp. those who are part timers.

PS I didn't realize until now that Wikipedia was a wiki!

Technorati/Delicious

I entered the term "down syndrome" and looked at an article about Sarah Palin at the Oscars which led me to another article about the senator from Colorado which was more refreshing.
technorati.com/politics/article/us-senator-bucks-trend-makes-sense/


I went to Delicious and bookmarked the "official white pages" which I often want to use on my iphone.


If you wanted to have a bigger audience for your blog than I do, you would go to Technorati and add tags relevant to your subject matter which would help more people find you. And vice versa you can use those tags to find blogs you wouldn't have by other means.
Delicious can help us by allowing us to access favorite bookmarked sites quickly and easily without being tied to a single computer.

I typed in a search for Down Syndrome and found a blog I may want to follow NADS, National Association For Down Syndrome Discussion Board.

ImageChef.com Poetry Blender

RSS feeds/ my bloglines

Here is the address to my bloglines.
http://www.bloglines.com/public/lms81

I am amazed at how new technologies are developed to help us manage new technologies. Here is another one. A way to bring websites and news sites together in one place to save time searching. What a great idea! My concern is the amount of time we spend with these technologies. Are we giving up time spent face to face with others by having so much available to us online? Where is the balance?

Glogster!

It was fun to use Glogster but it didn't seem be something of wide appeal.

RSS Feeds

I can see how it would be useful to subscribe to your favorite websites and view them all in one place with a reader (like google reader), using a really simple syndication (RSS)feed.

It saves you lots of time going from website to website, and will give you the latest updates. It is a neat idea but I don't have websites I need to follow that religiously. It is good to know how to do it if/when I do want to.

My Yellowstone Photo uploaded with Image Chef

Field Hospital post from Flicker

Field Hospital
Originally uploaded by bbcworldservice

Thinking about Haiti and the long road ahead for them.

Hibiscus taken by me uploaded with Blogger's photo upload tool

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Originally uploaded by lynnebrubaker

Hibiscus at Longwood Gardens December 2009.

First Blog entry

The snow is beautiful! I'm grateful for a snow blower and a husband who can operate it! Had a good evening with friends watching the Superbowl. Didn't care who won although I was sort of rooting for the Saints because of all they've been through since Katrina. AB played well with the company. She did start on antibiotics which will hopefully help with her congestion. It was nice to have a slow start with the 2 hour delay today. LMS