Taylor Mali on what teachers make

Spring Cleaning #30: Drives

I don't have anything stored on my Z drive (I actually wasn't aware of this bit of info until now). I don't really use the computers at work much unless I'm filling out my timesheet, but I may just have to start utilizing the Z: drive for saving my timesheets since it seems I'm always having to redo them.

Spring Cleaning #29: Email

Recently, I have made a small effort to begin cleaning up my work e-mail. I probably don't check it as often as I should (mainly because I'm a parttimer), but I have begun to delete some of my old messages. I'm sure before the year is up, I will have mostly new/current e-mail messages.

Spring Cleaning #28

Although the GTD system of organization sounds useful, I typically use my own method. I let things build up for a few weeks and then trash it all.

Week 10,#23: Thank God This is the End!

I can't believe I made it through these 40 hours of 10 hour training credit. Ha Ha! A lot has happened along the way, but I am glad to have made it to the finish line - Finally! Okay, here goes: What have I learned and liked and disliked? I've learned that I'm not as technologically advanced as I had initially believed when I began this training odyssey.

What I liked most and found somewhat useful were: LibraryThings {which I've actually been using to track my book-reading progress} and Zoho Writer {which would save me on a lot of jump drive expenses}. I suppose I also enjoyed Flicker as well.

What I didn't like and found a bit irritating was Library Elf. I am already tired of getting all the e-mail notifications. I receive more from the Elf than I do from HCPL.

Over all it has been an interesting learning experience. ---The End---

Week 9,#22:Downloadable Media

I preferred the library's downloadable media OverDrive than the others I visited, like LibriVox. I managed to reserve an audiobook entitled 10 Secrets For Success and Inner Peace by Wayne dyer. I may make use of OverDrive using my MP3 Player.

Week 9,#21: Podcasts

Podcasts are a waste of time and space. I wasn't impressed with any of the sites (Podcast.net or Podcastalley.com). I did find some library podcasts like Library Geek and others, but thought of them as nothing more than a good nap while listening to them.

Week 9,#20: YouTube

The YouTube video I chose was a re-edited clip of That's My Purse from King of the Hill, which is one of my favorite tv shows. I wasn't that impressed with the other videos on YouTube. I'm not really a YouTube fan. I'm not really sure I would support the use of a site like YouTube for library purposes. That's just my opinion...

Week 8,#19: Zoho Writer Comments

WHAT I THINK OF ZOHO WRITER

                                                    

    I am very impressed with Zoho Writer. It is very useful for a student like myself. I use USB drives to save my documents because I go from school computers to my home computer to my laptop quite frequently. I think Zoho Writer is a lovely idea and will come in handy for me.

Week 8,#18: Social Networking

I am not really a social networker. I do have a Yahoo!360 page though, which I stumbled upon accidentally. I really use it to just post my thoughts and ideas about certain things, but not much more. MySpace has never really interested me since I've heard about different scamming and stalking situations that go on there. But if anyone would like to visit my Yahoo!360 page, be my guest and drop me a line anytime. I am verjentho on Yahoo!360.

Week 7,#17: Blog About Technology

So far I have enjoyed the LibraryThings website. I have started adding more of the books I've read to my book list. It has actually given me even more initiative to read, read, read all I can before the year ends. I'm actually curious to see how many more books I will add to my library by the end of 2008.

Week 7, #16: Wiki

I've been an avid Wikipedia user for a while now and I think it is a great way to share information. I was able to blog some library favorites under books and movies. I think history sharing and poetry sharing would be a wonderful addition to library wikis.

Week 6 #15: Library 2.0

In reviewing the different opinions of the articles about Library 2.0 & Web 2.0, I found that each individual's contributions were valid to some degree. However, it is my belief that library services, although constantly evolving, will need to retain its human-to-human interaction as well.

Week 6, #14: Technorati

I visited the Technorati site and found its objectives interesting. Although I did not join, I think it is a vast resource for those enthusiastic about monitoring the blogsphere.

Week 6, #13 Del.icio.us

I registered at Del.icio.us and looked around, but I was unimpressed. I guess maybe because I really have no real use for it personally.

Week 5, #12: Library Elf

I signed up with library elf, but I didn't think there was anything special about it since HCPL already offers this feature with your account (excluding of course the cellphone notification).

Week 5,#11: LibraryThing

I really liked LibraryThing because it is a good way of keeping track of what you've read. I'd been using Excel to keep track of what I've read, but now I can use LibraryThing. It's much more convenient.


http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=eboneeg&shelf=list

Week 5, #10: Avator

I had a lot of fun learning how to use Meez. It was a very interesting endeavor into my own creativity.

Week 4,#9: Finding Feeds

It was kind of fun exploring Blogline.com for RSS Feeds. I found it less complicated to use than Feedster and some of the others.

Week 4: #8 RSS Feed and Newsreader

I found the RSS feed activity to be a bit tedious, but somehow I got through it. I subscribed to 1o feeds: Dilbert, CNN.com, Quotes of the Day, Joke of the Day, and others. I hope that I am able to share them with anyone who is interested in reading them.