I really need to stop playing with my fish.
Maybe I should get a fish tank for my desk, better yet - a hermit crab.
Yeah! I'm going to get a hermit crab for my desk.
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
Evaluation cont'd
Sigh.
Google Alerts
Ok I've been in and had a look at the Library's Google Analytics account - looks cool. Nobody asks for stats so I haven't really looked very hard.
Survey Monkey
Used - nice free tool.
Flickr
Don't use flickr
Blog writing prompts
•Did you find out something you did not know about through your google alert? If so what?
No (cause I may not have used it)
•What is your experience of using web 2.0 evaluation tools?
Easy, anything I don't know I pick up or Google the answer. :)
Google Alerts
Ok I've been in and had a look at the Library's Google Analytics account - looks cool. Nobody asks for stats so I haven't really looked very hard.
Survey Monkey
Used - nice free tool.
Flickr
Don't use flickr
Blog writing prompts
•Did you find out something you did not know about through your google alert? If so what?
No (cause I may not have used it)
•What is your experience of using web 2.0 evaluation tools?
Easy, anything I don't know I pick up or Google the answer. :)
Delicious
HA! I knew I had a saved post for this week.
Just found it. This is what I've written about this topic so far:
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Meh... I'm not really sold on Delicious.
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Well that's about it I think. Delicious is a nice idea, but since I vaguely know how to use google I can find what I want with out too much effort.
Just found it. This is what I've written about this topic so far:
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Meh... I'm not really sold on Delicious.
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Well that's about it I think. Delicious is a nice idea, but since I vaguely know how to use google I can find what I want with out too much effort.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
Week 14 - Twitter
Notes:
Blog post by David Lee King -
Good points about how to make a pofessional blog. Well worth the quick read.
Tweet like you mean it -
Ahhh... less slides please
Explore
Searched for Libraries - did, most posts about iTunes Library's
Searched for other topics - wow, I've forgotten how inane teenage conversation are (just as silly as most twitter comments)
Discover
Done.
What I thought of twitter - meh, I only follow one or two interesting people and friends (who never really post much - some do however excessively tell me about which tv shows they are watching - here's looking at you taz666).
Blog post by David Lee King -
Good points about how to make a pofessional blog. Well worth the quick read.
Tweet like you mean it -
Ahhh... less slides please
Explore
Searched for Libraries - did, most posts about iTunes Library's
Searched for other topics - wow, I've forgotten how inane teenage conversation are (just as silly as most twitter comments)
Discover
Done.
What I thought of twitter - meh, I only follow one or two interesting people and friends (who never really post much - some do however excessively tell me about which tv shows they are watching - here's looking at you taz666).
Wednesday, August 29, 2012
Hummm
Back again.
I was surprised to find that my blog was still up and running.
Even more surprising was that I remembered what my log in details were.
So far changes that I have made to my blog include:
- new skin
- took out broken widgets
- put in new cool widgets
- installed a fish pond (please feed the fish)
For those current colleagues of mine reading this - please excuse any posts from my web 2.0 days. I'm not sure what I should be asking forgiveness for - as I do not intend on going back and reading the posts, but I am sure that there is something that I regret in those historical documents.
Anyway down to business:
Notes about 25 basic styles of blogging... And when to use each one:
What? Really?
Who has had the time to write about this? and honestly a blog is a blog - why bother putting a category on it?
That's almost as bad as the reference query I had the other day when a student wanted me to find her a book about how to make, style and structure a wiki. She wasn't very happy when I showed her google searches which would give her these answers.
I think she is kinda missing the point of web 2.0 (let alone web 2.1).
On to more business:
Explore
1. Find a new look for your blog. Once you have logged on to Blogger, click the Layout tab. From here you can choose a new template and/or change the fonts and colors of your old or new template.
Done
(just realised that my screen had opened up in html - so just had to reformat this whole page... bummer)
2. Take a look at Page Elements. Blogger has added new Gadgets (called widgets on other sites) since we started the first course.
Done.
3. Update the information on your profile. From the Dashboard click Edit Profile and edit, or add to the information. You don’t have to reveal all there is to know about you.
Done - or will do once I finish this post.
4. Consider your display name (Under Identity on Edit Profile page). Best practices indicate that in a learning community such as this one, knowing who the participants are contributes to the cohesiveness and collegiality of the community. You don’t have to put in your entire real name you can still remain anonymous.
Anonymous, anonymous all the way (even though anyone reading this already knows more or less who I am).
Now it's 10:10am - time for a coffee I believe (ok, ok after I play with my details).
I was surprised to find that my blog was still up and running.
Even more surprising was that I remembered what my log in details were.
So far changes that I have made to my blog include:
- new skin
- took out broken widgets
- put in new cool widgets
- installed a fish pond (please feed the fish)
For those current colleagues of mine reading this - please excuse any posts from my web 2.0 days. I'm not sure what I should be asking forgiveness for - as I do not intend on going back and reading the posts, but I am sure that there is something that I regret in those historical documents.
Anyway down to business:
Notes about 25 basic styles of blogging... And when to use each one:
What? Really?
Who has had the time to write about this? and honestly a blog is a blog - why bother putting a category on it?
That's almost as bad as the reference query I had the other day when a student wanted me to find her a book about how to make, style and structure a wiki. She wasn't very happy when I showed her google searches which would give her these answers.
I think she is kinda missing the point of web 2.0 (let alone web 2.1).
On to more business:
Explore
1. Find a new look for your blog. Once you have logged on to Blogger, click the Layout tab. From here you can choose a new template and/or change the fonts and colors of your old or new template.
Done
(just realised that my screen had opened up in html - so just had to reformat this whole page... bummer)
2. Take a look at Page Elements. Blogger has added new Gadgets (called widgets on other sites) since we started the first course.
Done.
3. Update the information on your profile. From the Dashboard click Edit Profile and edit, or add to the information. You don’t have to reveal all there is to know about you.
Done - or will do once I finish this post.
4. Consider your display name (Under Identity on Edit Profile page). Best practices indicate that in a learning community such as this one, knowing who the participants are contributes to the cohesiveness and collegiality of the community. You don’t have to put in your entire real name you can still remain anonymous.
Anonymous, anonymous all the way (even though anyone reading this already knows more or less who I am).
Now it's 10:10am - time for a coffee I believe (ok, ok after I play with my details).
Monday, August 24, 2009
THE END
WEEK 14!!!!!
Discover:
Just a quick message about the discover section. I am very much going to miss the videoclips from the Commoncraft people. They are so enjoyable and make things very easy to understand.
Explore:
The article is quite interesting and it brings up some quite good points. I Especially like the idea of the ability for social networks to utilise customer feed-back for development and innovation.
I very much linked the British Library’s Facebook account. The person who runs the sight makes their status updates entertaining to read and this gets people interested.
Social Networking
Facebook could be a good way of letting the public know about what’s going on at the library.
For example: Facebook offers an ‘Events’ application. In this someone (the Library) sets up a page for an event that is being held, and sends out invitations to people. This enables fast communication about up coming events.
WELL, I think that just about does it. I don’t think I have missed anything, but I shall go back and check over it all just to make sure.
Discover:
Just a quick message about the discover section. I am very much going to miss the videoclips from the Commoncraft people. They are so enjoyable and make things very easy to understand.
Explore:
The article is quite interesting and it brings up some quite good points. I Especially like the idea of the ability for social networks to utilise customer feed-back for development and innovation.
I very much linked the British Library’s Facebook account. The person who runs the sight makes their status updates entertaining to read and this gets people interested.
Social Networking
Facebook could be a good way of letting the public know about what’s going on at the library.
For example: Facebook offers an ‘Events’ application. In this someone (the Library) sets up a page for an event that is being held, and sends out invitations to people. This enables fast communication about up coming events.
WELL, I think that just about does it. I don’t think I have missed anything, but I shall go back and check over it all just to make sure.
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