Friday, November 30, 2007

#21 Podcasts, Smodcasts!

I added BCLS Podcasts to my Bloglines account.

This is a podscast by the Brazori County Library and has children's stories told by BCLS librarians.

Friday, November 23, 2007

#20 Discover YouTube and other video sharing sites

It took me a long time to get through this. I thought that YouTube was only for young people.

I learned that you have to be careful what you ask, you might just get it.

It took me a long time because I was having so much fun. I even connected with friends from high school and my Navy days.

My favorites turned out to be videos taken in the town where I was born. I was 14 when I left Izalco, El Salvador, Central America.

I got a lump in my throat and a tear in my eye watching these videos.

This was my Favorite.

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

Jícaras tristes - #19 Web-based Apps

Jícaras tristes

La única obra poética de Alfredo Espino esconde en su interior la pasión y la tristeza por la vida de un hombre que supo mirar el alma de los salvadoreños a través de las señales que regala la naturaleza a los libres y limpios del alma.

I can write in Spanish by using the character map available with the Windows® operating system

I have created a simple chart containing the most comon characters.

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#19 Web-based Apps: They're not just for desktops

I really like Zoho I created a docuent and published it in my next post. Creating and sharing other types of documents is just as easy. This is a tool that I will be using. Thanks iStar

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

#18 Social Networking: Making friends in the comfort of your own home

I am not too enthused about online social networking. I have accounts with Yahoo! 360° as TuxVic and MySpace.com as Victor D. I subscribed to surprise the grandchildren. They are now telling their friends that their VERY OLD grandfather has accounts in MySpace and YouTube. I am not sure whether they are bragging or looking for sympathy.

Saturday, November 17, 2007

#17 Blog About Technology

For me, today's technology craze is a two edge sword. On one side we have great advances in medicine, research, communications, etc.; on the other side the same benefits have contributed to the decay of cultures, social fiber. It seems to me that we have more time to do more and we end up doing less with our families.

Added a comment to booklady-booklady's blog

Thursday, November 15, 2007

#16 So what's in a wiki?

I liked the video, I actually started to feel sorry for poor Marsha.

Not too excited about wikis. I suppose that it might have great uses for busy people in the business world.

I have tried them before with family and friends. We still prefer the old coffee shop approach. I guess that my age is showing.

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

#15 On Library 2.0 & Web 2.0

I read all of the perspectives on Library 2.0 from the list. They are all very interesting, however; I found A ripple effect, which is not on the list, most fascinating.

Wednesday, November 7, 2007

#14 Getting not-so-technical with Technorati

Technorati Profile

8,980 results for "Learning 2.0 "
806 blogs about Learning AND 2.0
658 posts tagged Learning 2.0

Added http://www.kuhf.org/site/PageServer and keyword Immigration to my watchlist.