Week 9 Thing 23

Final Thoughts......

I am empowered! Months ago when I considered joining this program I was hesitant to jump on the techno bandwagon. After much consideration, I decided WHY NOT? thus this blog was created. What a difference 9 weeks can make. Before I took on this task, I was ignorant to the massive amount of information at my fingertips. Now I have an avatar, podcasts, pictures on my Flick account and new friends. This program has renewed my ambition to continue with higher learning. There is so much more out there that I need to conquer. I look forward to continuing my blog and investigating new technology. I would be interested in participating in other programs as they become available.

I thank everyone who helped, inspired and shared their visions with me.........

It's been a great ride.....................

Kim

Week 9 Thing 22

Hello All,
Today I discovered NetLibrary. NetLibrary is a source for downloading audiobooks. I opened an account ( very simple to do ) . NetLibrary has a catalog of over 100,000 titles available to purchase. They are affiliated with a variety of publishers which enables them to offer an array of material on any subject. I would suggest giving it a try at www.NetLibrary.com . You will be surprised at the amount of evergrowing knowledge available at your fingertips..........

Enjoy your day.................

Week 9 Thing 21

Hello All,

I have been looking into the world of podcasts. Podcasts are little audio or video blurbs on just about any subject you can imagine. I chose to look into book review podcats. I found Yahoo to be most useful in searching out this mini reviews. I found a site www.mortaine.com which had a variety of informative reviews. I listened to the podcast about the book The Lovely Bones. I had recently read the novel and agreed with the reviewer's opinion. These podcasts are relevant to library systems in that you can find lots of great information to share with others. Take some time to look into it...............

Week 9 Thing 20

Good Afternoon fellow bloggers,

I have discovered YOUTUBE and I don't care for it. I do not see any use for this site. It just seems to feed on America's fascination with other people's lives. Maybe I didn't navigate through enough videos, but I became bored rather quickly. I would much rather spend my time reading a good book than watching other people's ideas of entertainment. Call me old -fashioned but YOUTUBE has no place in my life...........................

Week 8 Thing 19

To all my blogger buddies,

I just explored a web site called Yelp.com. It is a web site designed to assist you in searching for everything from restaurants to night life to public services. You can inquire about any place in the United States. I looked at restaurants in Baltimore. You can choose from those within walking distance to those more than 20 miles away. There were many styles of restaurants. Everything from BBQ to Himalayan. This site is eqipped with a map center so that you can find your favorite places. It also allows you to post and view reviews of interest to you. I see this as a valuable tool to find popular and not so popular venues to explore.....................

Week 8 Thing 18

Hello Friends,

I just discovered Zoho.com. What a great tool. You can create all sorts of documents. I created a small hello message just to get my feet wet. I can see a true value in this web site. I will be utilizing it in the future.

Hang in there bloggers......................

Week 7 Thing 17

Hello Friends,

I have created my sandbox wiki. You can see for yourself at the Learning 2.0 Sandbox wiki. It's all there under KIM'S PICKS. Go ahead if you're interested in my favorite books and movies. There are plenty more. It's just hard to think of all of them. Explore and enjoy. Until next time....

Week 7 Thing 16


Hello Bloggers,

A wiki is is a web site designed by a group of people to share knowledge and information. It is a flexible space, free and open. It is not well organized , as some would like. A wiki is Hawaiian for quick. It is a fast way to obtain information. Wikis are a collaborative effort and are constantly changing. I think it would serve well in libraies where change is imminent. I found an interesting BookWiki. There were many different book reviews to enjoy. You are welcome to edit and comment on each, if you so desire. . You can wiki information about books, pets, current events or historical locations. The path of knowledge is neverending...............

Week 6 Thing 15

What does Library 2.0 and the future of libraries mean to me?????
I have been coming to the library since I could walk. I have always loved the atmophere of the place. To be surrounded by so many books and to be able to enjoy them has been a passion of mine for as long as I can remember. When I started at the library a year ago, I noticed how much the world had changed and I knew the library, as I knew it, would have to change as well. I think allowing people to participate in library services is a innovative idea. There is much to be learned on both sides of the coin. In working at the library, I myself have had the opportunity to learn a lot from the patrons I interact with. I think the library needs to recognize how much we all have to offer and utilize our collective knowledge to it's benefit. I would love to be able to have unlimited web resources, as well as, a great cup of coffee available whenever I need it. So hears to the libraries of the future...............May we all be a part of it.

Week 6 Thing 14

Hello All,
I just did a tour of Technorati. Lots of information at the tips of your fingers. There are links to blogs, video and a variety of information. The various tags allow you to find what you're looking for even faster than a web search. I enjoyed several videos. I also gots some great ideas from reading other peoples blogs. Technorati is well worth checking out.

Week 6 thing 1

Hello Blog Friends,

I was a little confused about this exercise. After hearing the tutorial about del.icio.us, I decided to look it over. The web site is a very good source of information.There were a lot of different tags used to locate information in a timely manner. I think this site is very useful to anyone looking for or to share information.

Week 5 Thing 12

Hello Friends,
I just created a searchtool with Rollyo. If you would like to check it out here's the address http://www.rollyo.com/explore.html?rollterm=kims+picks This site allows me to share my favorite search engines with you. It's been an interesting time learning and creating online. I hope you are having as much fun as I am.

Week 5 Thing 11

Hello all my blog friends,
I have just explored LibraryThing. It is an amazing site. There are lots of resources to find books by title, author, publisher etc. I signed up and created a short list. It's a great way to keep track of what I have read and let you know what I enjoyed. Please take a look at my link @ http://www.librarything.com/catalog/kfrey I hope you enjoy it. I will be adding to the list periodically when time allows.

Yeah! I did it again. This is my avatar. I choose to have a football background and purple shirt. Can anyone guess why?? Raven's football season is near>>>>Everyone knows it's my favorite time of the year.......See you on Sunday afternoons............

Week 3 #8 & 9
I have discovered bloglines!! After reviewing the site, I created some helpful site feeds to share with you all. Please check out my bloglines at http://bloglines.com/public/kfrey. There are a lot of interesting resources to choose from. This has become a challenge to me to learn more and more about the mysterious computer. I am having fun and hope you all enjoy what I have learned.

Week 3 #7

I remember the first time I saw a digital camera. I thought it was incredible that you could immediately see your image on the small screen. I thought about all the times I had sent film to be developed, waiting for days, sometimes weeks for my pictures safe return. Then I would find half the shots did not turn out the way I had expected. Now I can take a small card to Walmart and have my pictures the next day. I love my digital camera (if only I could remember to keep it charged) This achievement in technology is something I truly appreciate.

Week 3 #6

I hope everyone likes the roses I discovered exploring mashups. I think it will take some time but slowly I am learning more and more. My kids can not believe I actually have a blog. I am doing this for them ,as well as, myself. Take time to smell the roses...................

Week 3 #5
I had a tough time with Flickr in the beggining. After exploring and searching( with help from a few) I managed to get my wedding picture on my blog. I hope you enjoy it.......

Week 1 Thing 2

I have just completed the 7 1/2 Habits of Lifelong Learning. I think the easiest habit for me is -#3 View problems as challenges. I have had MANY challenges in my life and have successfully overcome all of them. It has taken hard work and perseverance, but it has made me the person I am today. I think the hardest habit is 7 1/2 PLAY. With 2 jobs, 2 kids, a new husband, a mother, 5 cats, 1 dog, 2 fish, and 1 guinea pig.....my play time is severely limited. So my goal for the week is find time to play. Wish me luck.................

I'm a Blogger!

I did it! I just created my first blog. I am so proud of myself.