Very Cool-Google Satellite Maps

   

You know I couldn’t leave without out sharing one more web2.0 site with you. I had to share these two photos. They are from google satellite maps.  Go to   Parc du Champde Mars  Paris and move towards the Seine, then zoom in!  Way cool!

 Or even better go to the Empire State Building and try street view.

see you thursday.

-vicky

Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukah in JUNE

Hi all,

We hear and see you are all a little overwhelmed with all this new info. So we are giving you a present and taking a week off. No new lesson this Friday. Use this time to catch up on lessons, to ask for help, or to read some blogs in your google reader account. 

 Vicky

Reminders

Hi everyone,

 Hope all is going will with your lesson this week. Just a couple of reminders.

1. Blogs are for blogging! Please write about the lessons in your blog. That let’s us know that you did the lesson and if you have any questions. If you have trouble reaccessing your blog contact Vicky or Sue S. we can help.

2. Let us know when you complete lessons. I have ellison die cuts to hand out. You wouldn’t want your collection incomplete!

 Keep on truckin’ on the road to Library2.0.

 Vicky & Sue

Week 4: Flickr

Week 4: Lesson 1:  Flickr Foto Fun 

Discovery Resources:

• Flickr Learn More tour (6 steps)
• Mediamazine Flickr Tutorials
• Flickr: Popular tags
              Interesting- Last 7 days
• flickr Services (3rd party applications & mashups)
  and let’s not forget to look at some other libraries on Flickr

Discovery Exercises:

1.

Take a good look around Flickr and discover an interesting image that you want to blog about. Be sure to include either a link to the image or,  add the image in your post.

2. 

Go to Use the library’s digital camera,or your own,  to capture a few pictures of something in the library. Upload these image into the library’s Flickr  account [Username: lucylibs  Password: 95cedar ]. If you don’t know how to get the photos from the camera to the computer - here are instructions for using the library’s card reader.  Tag at least one of the images LRW Library Newington and mark it public. Then create a post in your blog about your photo and experience. Be sure to include the image in your post.

So go ahead, explore the site and have some Flickr photo fun and if you’re interested in looking at some photo hosting sites, then why not check out Jamie’s recommendations & this Wired story. (Thanks Jamie for the link).

PS: A quick word about photo posting etiquette – When posting identifiable photos of other people (especially minors) is it advisable to get the person’s permission before posting their photo in a publicly accessible place like Flickr. Never upload pictures that weren’t taken by you (unless you have the photographer’s consent) and always give credit when you include photos taken by someone else in your blog.

One of my favorite Flickr photos.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/le_hibou/315949999/

 

Please ask for help from Vicky or Sue if you need it or ask one of your co-workers who has already completed the lesson.

Ellison Cut Out of the Week

Everyone who created an igoogle home page please let Vicky or Sue know so you can get your ellison cut out of the week!

 v&s

Extra Credit

Hi all,

As the Queens of Library 2.0 Sue and I have decided to give other extra credit points when we decide someone has gone above and beyond the lesson. You of course may petition for extra credit if you feel we have missed something you did above and beyond. And as you do when petitioning other royality - gifts are welcome to press your cause.

 Royally,

 vicky and sue

Week 3: RSS and Google Reader

This week’s lessons will focus on finding interesting blogs and setting up a reader account which will allow you to easily read new postings to blogs you select.  Lesson 1 may seem a bit long and tedious, but once you get the hang of subscribing to RSS feeds and reading them in your Google Reader account it gets much easier!  If you find the first lesson too long, break it up over a few days.  After you get through Lesson 1, Lesson 2 will be a breeze!

If you need any help, don’t hesitate to ask us!

Lesson #1  Learn about RSS feeds and setup your own Google Reader account.   

Lesson #2  Set up a personal home page. 

Twitter

We’ve received a few questions this week about Twitter.  Why in the world do we care about Twitter?  What does it have to do with libraries? 

Well, Twitter is brand new – only about 6 months old.  It is really HOT in the Web 2.0 world right now.  There’s lots of talk about Twitter and its possible use.  Only time will tell if it has staying power.  If it continues to grow at the rate it has in the past, we may want to consider using it to communicate with teens or other Twitterers.

 Here are a few more Twitter resources if you are interested:

• I thought this ‘What Not to Twitter’ comic was pretty funny. 
• A reference librarian ponders possible uses for Twitter in libraries in this blog post.
• This blog post discusses using Twitter to generate traffic to your website.

This week’s lesson will be posted sometime this morning!

Sue S.

Internet can change your life

Add this to your blogs to check out this week.

 Internet can change your life by a librarian in Guam. Your old stomping ground Joan Q.

I already learned that there are guitar lessons on YouTube!

 -vicky

p.s.

Remember you can find the lesson if you scroll down a little bit.

 vc

Week 2: Blogging and Online Communication

You all are amazing. This blog has had so many hits! Thanks for making Sue and I feel all our work was worth it.

Please Please don’t be overwhelmed by this week’s lesson. There are 4 individual lessons each will take you about 15 to 25 minutes. This week is packed because blogging is the basis of these lessons. Week 4 will be about Flickr and only one lesson. So you will have some time to breath and/or catch up.

If you want extra credit please send sue an email about what you did and where. We may miss it otherwise.

Off we go to explore the bliblioblogosphere! and other online communication.

Lesson #1 Explore the blogosphere. Visit some blogs to see what it’s all about. 

Lesson #2 Enter the blogosphere. Go to WordPress.com and use these helps to create a blog. Then use these helps to post an entry in your blog. Why not blog about why you want to learn more about Library 2.0? or about your experience setting up a blog?

Lesson #3: Send instant messages to coworkers using meebo. Instructions.

Lesson #4:  Learn about Twitter