I Have Survived Learning 2.0!

It is finished! And I have survived. Actually, I have more questions about most all of these lessons, but I think in time I may discover those questions myself. Face it, I have all these great research and learning tools at my fingertips.



Thank you for the opportunity to learn so much.


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Wikis Lesson #15

The funny thing about this lesson was that it was so easy, I didn't realize I had done it. I expected it to be much harder than it really was. My only question was how to I log onto the internet and start a Wiki? But, that will have to wait for another day. My brain is....

Wikis Lesson #14

I love the Wiki idea. I looked at several of the links and liked blogging libraries best. It seemed to have lots of ideas. I can certainly see where this would help all librarians. I was surprised that our own library wasn't on the list.

Mashup Lesson #21

I liked Photomunchrs and I think my grandchildren will really benefit from Quinturq Kids. I poked around in Colr Pickrs, too. The Google Mashup editor seemed confusing to me, but it's been a looooonnnnngggg morning, trying to catch up on 2.0 and I think my brain has "mashed up". Regret is a powerful thing. I regret I didn't do these a little at a time, so that I could absorb these lessons better. Oh well.

Mashups Lesson #20

Michael Wensch's Digital Ethnography should be a reality check for all libraries. Having complicated, cumbersome data bases is pointing libraries down a deadend road. With accurate, helpful, not to mention - easy to find, information on the web, why would anyone bump around in the dark? If the antiquated card catalog is just that, antiquated. Difficult data bases become useless.

Think about this...

How many people does it take to teach someone to use Google? Most of us have pecked and poked around all on our own. And most have mastered searching.

I worry about public and university libraries. They must evolve into a social gathering place to survive. But is that the goal? We must become user friendly, self explanitory, streamlined and selfhelpful, if that's a word.

That's what the video showed me.


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Podcasting Lesson #19

Okay, I've been deported! So much for being part of the "next generation web citizen"! I am not sure how I got on such a rabbit trail, but I felt like Hansel & Gretel. Wherever it was it was going to cost me $7.95 a year and crashed my computer twice.

Fortunately, a kind woodsman (Brad) helped me find my way back!

YouTube Lesson #18

I have a 21 year old son (pictured here with my grandaughter), so I've known about YouTube for sometime and I find it a place you can literally let time slip away from you. One video leads to 1,000 more. I write for my church e-Newsletter and I put a YouTube video of one of our members music on the newsletter. It was amazing to me how many people ended up looking at his site. He went from 250 hits before the newsletter to well over 1,000 in just a matter of hours! I think it shows two things. One that the 320 people who subscribe to the newsletter are forwarding it on to others, but that YouTube is contagious.

I wonder if this will have any affect on the music industry as we know it today? So many people long for that "big break" and now they have the power in their own hands. Where will we go from here? There is no telling.