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It's been awhile. Glad to be back!

Reflections on Learning 2.0

Wow is right! I finally finished this new exploration in Learning 2.0 and I now know that it is just the beginning of my education with new online technology. When I first started with a blog I felt accomplishment just adding to the personal design of it, now I have so much more knowledge from these self discovery exercises. The discovery of Flicker, RSS feeds, Library Things, Image Generator and YouTube are my favorites. I enjoy getting my daily feeds on so many topics which include favorite quotes and new puppy care. The goal of learning Web2.0 has helped contribute to my passion of always being a lifelong learner. Yes, of course I would participate again in a new discovery program!

Audiobooks and other Downloadables

While getting familiar with The Suffolk Wave :Your Digital Library, I was able to check out two items. One item was an audiobook, 101 Dalmations, and the other was a video called Stormalong. I found the Suffolk Wave very user-friendly. It took less than a minute to check out these digital items. I loved the easy feature of looking at Your Cart, Your Checkouts and Your Waitlists. This is an excellent service for all library patrons, that I am sure will continue to grow. Thanks to all the wonderful Suffolk County Libraries that participate in this new innovative feature. Time to download...listen and look!

Podcasts

I subscribed to a series called Childrensbookradio,through the Yahoo Podcasts directory. This is a new Podcast about children's books that I feel would be beneficial as a children's librarian.

What a Wonderful World!

One of my favorite songs by the late Louis Armstrong. I found this on YouTube. I thought it was beautiful.

I like YouTube. I find it easy to use and applied in a library setting...I feel it can possibly be used in the future for the motivational needs of staff.

Discovering Web 2.0 Tools

BIBLIO.COM
It was interesting to view the Web 2.0 Awards. Being a little familiar now with Technorati and Bloglines, I decided to search Biblio.com. This sight could be used in the library for a collection basis. It was user-friendly and reminded me of Amazon.com but only for more used, out-of-print and rare books.

Zoho!

http://writer.zoho.com/index.do

Getting to know Zoho. Seems similiar to word and publisher, but web-based. Pretty cool though. This application would be good for collaboration in the office while possibly working on a project. It wa easy to insert an emotion. I'm just playing around...