#23 Is ths really the end?

Some applications were great others not so exciting for me but all together I think that this is a great way to be introduced to different programs and websites. With so much guff on the net it sometime takes another person to show you what stands out.

My favourite memories would have to be turning my dogs infa-red on a photo imaging site, finding out my biker gang name and trying to make a cartoon me ('cause its all about me!)

I can't wait to see every library services promotional you-tube video, wiki, blog and digital photo archive.

The End.... Not

#22 Audio Books

If only I had an MP3 Player I would have probably found this exercise so much more exciting.

I can see how other people would love this though. Audio Books are literally an online library. No traffic, no parking, no loud kids running around and no fines.

Pity these people never get to visit the lovely library staff though.

#21 Podcasts, Smodcasts!

This is another application that is really for me.

I quite enjoy being able to get information and entertainment in an audio format. Especially for those of us that feel like we don't have much time, listening is something we can do while we work on other things, whereas reading needs a lot more of our attention.

I can see this technology being something that adapts and stays popular for a long time.

As for it's use in the library I can see it being used less for the public and maybe more in a staff training capacity as podcasting author talks etc would involve a lot of extra paperwork!

#20 You too can Youtube

Well in my search of youtube I found a vampire librarian, a super-librarian, a gorilla librarian, a ninja librarian, a baby librarian, a comedy librarian a singing librarian and of course a sexy librarian, but I choose not to watch that clip.

Just like a lot of other website there is a lot of junk to go through before you get to anything decent. I mean if I wanted to watch 5 minutes of a baby pushing a trolley around I could just attend storytime. It is fun when you find something worthwhile.

I found a clip and god do I wish I could act like this librarian, she reminds me of my high school librarian but with better hair.

#18 Web-based Apps

I can really see where Zoho Writer comes in handy. At first it is a bit hard to get used to as it is not exactly like Word, but I think that the templates make up for a lot of that. As a library service we could even use those templates to create standard forms, letters and cards. I made this document really quickly from a template provided in Zoho

Susie K. ID #: 29

Nunawading Library Trolley License The Bearer of this license is allowed to mow down kids and take turns at high speeds Signed: The Boss

I can see myself using this tool in the future

#19 Discovering Web 2.0 tools

I choose to look at http://www.picnik.com/ for this exercise.

It is a photo editing site. The top photo, although cute isn't exactly art. You can see the difference between that one and the second one

There are a lot of effects you can do on this site like sepia, black and white, negative, text, borders and colour change. You can even make your teeth whiter or remove blemishes. I only tried a few butI have included some of the results and they did not take long at all.

Great tool for scrapbookers!

#16 So what's in a Wiki

Book review wikis are a great way to have a book club that anyone can join in on.

I hate reading book blurbs (which are sometime better written that the books) sometimes they just wreck the story for me, plus I need the book jacket to read them. I really enjoyed reading peoples reviews.

Suject guide wikis look more user friendly than a catalogue. Especially for people who are used to google and internet searching. I think that they would be really beneficial for a separate kids subject wiki