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Project Play Week 11-12

2008-03-28T13:26:00.000-07:00

I think I am a curious person at times. I am very curious about things that I am interested in but sometimes not so curious about other things. Project Play has helped me become more curious about some of the new technology out there. Much of this technology can be used to solve problems but we need to be curious enough to investigate it and try it. We can't say it will help not us until be have become "curious" enough to learn out it and play with it. That is what I think Seth Godin was trying to tell us. Don't judge something until you have been "curious" about it.

I enjoyed Project Play but also found it difficult to "play" as much as I would have liked. I would like to go back to the lessons and take my time and "play" a little longer.

Project Play Week 10

2008-03-28T13:10:00.000-07:00

Since KPL was already on the map, I placed Kaukauna City Hall.

Mashups are really interesting. At this time I don't have any ideas on using them. It seems the more I learn that more I am aware of how much more I have to learn.

Project Play Week 9

2008-03-28T07:24:00.000-07:00

YouTube

When I first looked at this weeks lesson I thought "this is a fun thing but I don't see how I could use it". Then the assignment find something that you were interested in. I typed in "quilting". I couldn't believe the number of posts and the interesting videos about different types of quilting. ..some good some bad. I can see myself reviewing many of them. I doublt I would post anything myself but you never know.

I can see libraries using youtube for training both staff ans patrons.

Project Play Week 8

2008-03-14T12:39:00.000-07:00

The screencasts are great. There is always so much staff training to do and I can see screencasts being very helpful to help train staff especially with computer training either on a blog or possibly just a shortcut on circulation desktops.

Project Play Week Six

2008-03-14T09:08:00.000-07:00

I loved the podcast. I can't wait for a reason to use a podcast on our blog. In some cases it would be nicer to communicate with a podcast rather than a written entry.

I did a sample podcast on gabcast. http://www.gabcast.com/index.php?a=episodes&query=&b=play&id=17364&cast=67051&castPage=&autoplay=true

Week 5 Social Networking

2008-02-20T14:19:00.000-08:00

I looked at many of the sites and really had to push myself to come up with any enthusiasm about these sites. At first I felt like it was a total waste of time but keep thinking I was not giving it a chance. I really tried to give them a more open-minded look and after viewing many of them decided that it "could" be fun to create and after all we are here to serve many different people and I am sure this type of page would attract many. So I am reconsidering......

Project Play Week 3

2008-02-08T13:32:00.002-08:00

Don't Forget the Milk and Jott are great. I am a big list maker and I can see myself using this instead of paper lists. Paper lists will become extinct.

Project Play Week 3

2008-02-08T13:32:00.001-08:00

Project Play Week 2

2008-02-08T13:14:00.000-08:00

I thought the Google Web Docs is great. It will be helpful to people on the Internet. It can save small users the necessity of purchasing MS Office and enable everyone to share documents. It think it will be very helpful I am happy to have the opportunity to learn about it.

Week #1

2008-01-22T14:13:00.001-08:00

I think the IM is really cool. Right now we use a program here to communicate between staff called TurboNote. I am wondering why we couldn't use IM instead. One less program to maintain. I can't wait to test it.
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Weeks 10-12

2007-11-26T12:35:00.000-08:00

Project Play

Project Play for me was difficult to find the time to "play" but once I got into it I really felt that I learned alot. I have a few projects I would like to do since I started Project Play. I would like to start a staff blog and get use Flickr for our pictures.

I do intend to do Project Play 2 and this time I will try harder to stay caught up.

Project Play Week 9

2007-11-21T13:34:00.000-08:00

This weeks assignment was on Wikis. I inserted a link to the library's web page on a Kaukauna wiki. I will be searching for more wikis about Kaukauna to be sure we have a link on any that are appropriate. As library users use more technology the library needs to be aware of this technology and even take the lead in providing information to our users. Using a wiki a library could easily provide more detailed information for special collections such as a local history collection.

Project Play Week 8

2007-11-14T13:35:00.001-08:00

The tagging is very interesting to me. I have no problem with the lack of "control". To me it is great to use the words "real people" would use.

One of the assignment questions was how would libraries harness sites like Delicious. I guess I don't see that as a library problem at this time.

I created a site check it out.

This could be very helpful for library staff working together on a project. Especially if there is some travel involved in getting together. It would also save time since information could be shared prior to a meeting. Everyone could look at it on their own schedule before the meeting and arrive at a meeting involved and ready to act.

Project Play Week 7

2007-11-14T13:09:00.000-08:00

My list from Library disappeared. It was there and then went away after I did some editing. Maybe my post was too long. This is my second try.

Project Play Week 7

2007-11-14T12:50:00.000-08:00

This week I learned about Library Thing. I thought it was great. I listed five books I have enjoyed. I feel Library Think would be great to keep track of what you have read.
I like the common information area. You can record the information and can go back to it and it will help you remember information about the book.
Suggestr recommended a book for me and I have placed a hold on it and will try it. I thought that was great. When I first tried Suggester I was not impressed but after playing with it for awhile I changed my mind about it.
While I was using the web site I got a message that the site was down for one to five minutes. I found this very frustrating but actually was only down for a little bit and the books I had put on were still there. I was afraid I would have to start over. Below is my list.

Project Play Lesson 6

2007-11-05T08:58:00.000-08:00

I loved the lesson about Flickr. I can see this being very useful in the library. We can use it to post pictures from our local history collection. We have a number of unidentified pictures that people may be able to help us identify. It would also be useful to promote library programs, in particular the prizes for the summer reading program. As we start our building project it will be an easy way to keep the community informed of our progress.

I loved this picture of the Fire Tower in Mountain. I have personally climbed this tower many times and the view is awesome.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/heidigoseek/54634294/

Feedback

2007-10-25T09:28:00.000-07:00

It is very important to get feedback from your community. Getting feedback from a blog on the library site is great and patrons may be more likely to respond using a blog than in-person. The limitation is you only get feedback from computer users.

I am very interested in your opinions and techniques for obtaining feedback from your library patrons.

RSS

2007-10-25T08:54:00.000-07:00

I have found the RSS very interesting and I am sure it will be a great time saver. Now I just need to control my enthusiasm and try not to subscribe to too many blogs.

Changing the Template

2007-10-25T07:59:00.000-07:00

I have learned to change the template so my blog looks much better.

Discover Stations Tips

2007-09-27T14:04:00.001-07:00

This blog is to help library staff assist the public with Discover Station