Week 4 - RSS Video

What do you like about RSS and newsreaders? I guess RRS is pretty cool if you are wanting a lot of information sent to you without ads and not a lot of junk mail. I subscribed to several different ones yesterday and today I am going to check on them through bloglines. I hate having a lot of different screen names and passwords. I am going to have to make up a list so I don't forget all of the links...my websites, my screen names pass codes, etc. Today, I even forgot how to get back into this blog site. I didn't remember what e-mail I used. UGH! I wasn't too impressed with the first stories I received yesterday. But everyone has a bad day! I'm having one today and I'm sure your really not so interested in that! Sorry, but the newsreader is a "New Idea" to me but has been around a while. It seems to make a lot of other people happy. I'm hopeful it will allow others to organize what they are reading, keep up with technology, news, weather etc.

How might this technology be used in your work or personal life? Well I did check on some librarians links, weather and news. I love keeping up with the news and I enjoy the BBC since our local news tells the same stories over several different networks. I like to know what others are thinking about us here in the United States. I may learn about other libraries through this system as well. But, this is new to me. I need some time to absorb all of this and see in the end if it was worth it.

How can libraries use RSS and benefit from this technology? I can see our system making up a blog through it's website with links, see librarians work this when they have off-desk time to answer questions/answers (Q&A) We could connect with other systems across the web and have links for patrons to access via our website.

This could also be used as a learning tool for programming, staff training and online programs through RRS.

Optional: If you're up to the challenge, you can provide the URL address to your public bloglines account on your blog. http://www.bloglines.com/public/teenturf

Flickr

Week 3


This weeks lesson was very interesting to me. Speaking as an artist, I enjoy looking at art, photos and other peoples views. I would go to this site Flickr to browse but I'm not interested in posting my own photos here. I do use another product to organize my photos at home. I am currently working on a project to share with my family. All of my parents albums were scanned and I am in the process of making a slide show program with music etc. to give as a Christmas gift. There are a lot of other people who post their family memories here but I choose to keep my own private.

This picture is from our Summer Reading Program at Fort Myers. The teens really loved learning something new!

7 ½ Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners

Week 2

This weeks lesson is a good start for me personally. I have a lot of new goals currently in my life that I would like to achieve. I am continuing down my journey of life and I am always looking towards doing new and exciting things.

My weakness: Habit 3: View problems as challenges - I know personally speaking I sometimes get overwhelmed. I have to keep my emotional part of myself separate from the situation. I think of the facts and determine what needs to be done first and make up my list. Then I can handle anything. I have to put things down in writing, make goals, set a time table, do the biggest things first and work on the smaller parts pulling it all together.

My strengths: Habit 4: Have confidence in yourself as a competent, effective learner and Habit 7: Teach/mentor others - I haven't really thought of myself as having a lot of confidence. But I do have a lot of confidence "in me". I love to teach! I love showing others how to do something. It's great to share your gifts with someone who is willing to learn. I have mentored a few people over the years in my personal and professional life.

This class time has opened my ideas to "Play". I had a really hard time allowing myself to do this. But, now I am encouraging another staff person to join me on this journey. I hope she joins in.

New Beginnings

Just like the first day of school. I have butterflies in my stomach. I'm excited to share a part of myself with you You know how important it is when you get up in the morning. What do I wear? How will I do my hair? Will some of my old friends be there? Will I fit in? Will I meet someone that wants to be my friend? I hope I don't do anything really stupid and like trip and fall. We all feel that way some times. I know I do. In time, the butterfiles start to go away and I learn to relax.

Yes...wow! I just breathed. That's good. Now I can tell you. This is my first Blog and it's a bit overwealming to know that I am putting myself out there for the world to see. But that's ok and I will get over that in time too.

My life is full of new beginnings lately. I'm in a new job. I'm doing a new position. I'm in a new relationship. I'm in a new town. I'm starting over. This is my "New Beginnings" and you get to see me grow one day at a time. I'm going to make a few wrong choices. I'm going to make a few close friends. I am going to reach out and hope just like you that I am in the right place at the right time.

Now that I am a teen librarian - I'm really excited because I love working at the library in the teen department. Currently I'm reading Stephenie Meyer's book "Twilight" and it's like my life. Starting in a new place, being around new people, starting my first day, all excited and pumped up about life. But deep inside feeling a bit scared. I want to do the right things. Be the best that I can be. Show others that I am confident and smart. Not just a pretty face!

It hasn't been easy starting over and having my "New Beginnings". I have a poem called "New Beginnings" that I wrote almost two years ago when my life started to close one chapter. Now I'm in a new book. More exciting because of all the things are coming together as they should.

I keep going back to the day when I came here... In the picture above you can see me. This is right before Wilma. A beautiful Sunday day. This is the day that I decided to move here to Fort Myers.

I will add more later on... thanks for listening.