Betty Blogger Summary

Well, I started the course thinking I was at a knowledge level of 2.3 or 2.sketchy but I realize now that I was probably at the level of 2.huh! With all my work over the summer I've realized there is so much out there and until I familiarize myself with it all on a regular basis I will only rate myself at a 2.5 or 2.youmeanIcandothattoo?!

The BB course more than met my expectations! The Library Lady was helpful, informative and hilarious!

The most challenging part of the course was the Google docs assignment because I spent far too much time that week trying to get that to work. The other part I found challenging relates to the next question - self directed. It's a great way to do this course but I tended to leave each assignment to  Sunday evening. My self direction is lacking!!

I would definitely recommend this course to a friend. Very educational and lots of fun!

It's a Library Thang!!

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/Rhonda45

Who knew there was such a thing as Library Thing? Obviously the Library Lady did! What a great idea! I'll have to explore further but I get the feeling it's sort of like what we can do now with the new Bibliocommons catalogue. I think this is something I would enjoy using.

Thanks Library Lady!

task #8 - Feeds

I subscribed to 2 RSS feeds just to get a feel for things. The two I chose were CBC/Top Stories News and a Stampin' Up demonstrator that I like stampinpretty.com.

I found Google Reader very easy to use but I'm not sure I will use it in the future because I don't need further incentive to spend more time on my laptop! I'm pleased that I know how to use it for future reference though because my needs might change at some point and it will be great to be able to look into Google Reader for updates on what I need.

Betty Blogger and the Library Lady rock!

wikis

I choose to bring crispy chicken drumsticks to the picnic.

My wiki experience went well and it was easy to use.

I don't have a need for my own wiki but I can definitely see the benefits of it.

problems with google docs

Trouble! I wrote a very nice cooking disaster story but no matter what I tried, I couldn't get it to publish properly. Not sure what the deal is! I couldn't make the box bigger, don't know why there is a box. Very frustrating!

My cooking story

picasa - task #5

I chose a picture of a red panda (because they are adorable) with the following tags - Sydney, red panda.

I thought Picasa was a great site with many excellent features especially for photo editing and sharing with friends and family.

I may use Picasa again when I have photos that I know a lot of people will be interested in seeing ie. family reunion, wedding etc.