Discovery #3 item

I liked the RSS. I signed up thru google reade since I already had an account. I started by subscribing with the reccomendations and then deleted what I didn't like. Then added a couple websites that I always check out. It is good becaus I usually only read the headlines and the top stories anyhow in the news paper. I also read the Swedish news every once in awhile and now I can check it out more because it is on my list. I like it because library staff can be on top of what are the top books. Patrons always ask what is new when they come into the library. If I had the list of the top reads all the time I could offer them that info. It would be a good resource fro students to use in a government current events class.

Thing Discovery #2-Web 2.0

The speaker in the video must have a lot of time to be on the net. I live in the country and have dial up. I think techies forget about half of the people in Norhtern Minnesota who don't have access to DSL. We can't even watch a video unless we go to town to a public access computer to see it. I go to the public library. A lot of people in my area need public access computers just to access the net for basic priority internet time, like a job application, tax info, email corespondance by a college or employer, etc. Many people on the Indian reservsation don't even have a phone let alone a computer with internet access. Will the seperation between the haves and the have nots get bigger with web 2.0? Is it humanly possible and a government priority and concern to have internet for all its citizens? Some of this discussion sounds like science fiction. As for myself. I am in the middle. I am excited about the advances of techmology and I like change BUT I still like the old way with a book in my hand. I have worked in the public library and the older staff absolutely do not want change. As for the reference librarian--her job description has changed--have they told her yet? At our library the reference librarian should be a computer technician and teacher so that he can teach the general public how to use the internet, email, word, excell, spell check, etc. We have a long way to go to get all of the citizens computer competent. And more and more "stff" needs to be donw on a computer.

Second part of #1 Discovery

It took me an hour to decide my avatar. Before that I didn't even know what an avatar was. It was kinda fun BUT I had a hard time deciding what to choose. There sure are a lot of choices. I was disappointed to see provocative clothing as choices in the avatar. If I had a daughter I would not want her chosing something like that even if she was joking. It would be a pedophile predator hit for sure. I think we need community education classes on this technology so parents can see what kids have access to . I had no idea!

Part 2 of Thing #1

I never knew the word avatar before. All this new terminology. It was fun to design myself and have a picture to a "name". I was nervous about exporting it and knowing all the passwords. I thought I would lose it. I liked all the choices but I took took too long to choose. One could spend hours on a computer. Now I know why kids spend so much time on them.

#1 discovery

Wow, that was not too bad to do. The hardest part was to come up with names and titles. I liked doing it in steps and fill in the blanks. I am not too sure if I would use a blog. The jury is still out.