Thing 6

My creation
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Charlie

Thing 8: Share your creations

I like Zoho, it was easy to use and navigate through. It is like using power point, which is useful in making presentations. So, I guess,l we would be able to use this in a library setting when it comes to giving presentations, teaching computer classes, or maybe even training in employees.

I could spend a ton of time on Picture websites, I went to Flicks and made a really cute picture of my littlest baby. I finally figured out how to download it to my blog. It seems that whenever I am downloading any of these fun pictures or designs they are added to the right side of my blog. I would like to add them with to either the left side or add them below my blog but I can't figure out how to do this. So right now the I have pictures at the bottom of my blog which I think are hard to find and you can't tell where to click to bring up the photos. I wish there was a way to be able to move these things around on your blog.

Thing 7: Web 2.0 Communication Tools

Well, of course, I use e-mail almost everyday-who doesn't? We use e-mail at work among co-workers, it is a great way to send out important information to everyone without having to hold a meeting. We use e-mail with our patrons, there is a feature on our website where patrons can "ask a librarian" a question. We also use e-mail to inform our patrons when books/items have arrived and also for overdue notices. We have not stepped into the world of text messaging the reference librarians at our library yet. I do not know if I would like to provide this service or not. Some patrons tend to treat us like doormats and if we keep offering different ways for patrons to keep getting a hold of us we will be constantly answering phones, replying to e-mails and now text messages. When will be able to help the people who actually take the time to come into the library. I think text messaging would be great among co-workers but not for patrons to use. Maybe that makes me sound old, but part of me just really does not like to text either. I'm not a texter.

As for IM, I think this is a great tool. I like seeing when my friends are on-line. It is fun to have a conversation with them this way. For me I am able to multi-task when I am Instant Messaging someone. Also if my kids are screaming or throwing a fit the person I am talking to can't hear it on the other line.

6th Thing- Online Image Generators

This was fairly easy to do. At first I couldn't figure out why me Trading card picture wouldn't show up on my blog but then I realized I had to save it to my computer and then upload the picture. The Image Chef website is a lot of fun too, but there is so much time involved in just playing around with the website and looking at what is all offered. If I were to use these tools to help advertise it would take me a long time to decide what to use.

5th Thing- More Flickr Fun

These tools are fun to use and play with and I can see how they would be fun to use for advertising programs but it seems more like playing around rather than working to me. Sure it is fun but I couldn't help but think I was wasting some time doing these little projects. I also couldn't get the pictures where I wanted them to go on my blog. They are at the bottom of my blog and I would like them to be towards the top. Maybe I will eventually figure it out. Otherwise they where pretty easy to use and I was able to figure out how to get everything onto my blog.