My 2.0 Closing Thoughts ...

• I learned how much I enjoy photography and graphic design. I especially enjoyed creating my own graphics during this learning experience. I learned about how to use Bubble Share and started up my own graphic share album that I want to maintain and share with a network of friends. Flickr, MySpace, and beginning my first PB wiki were fun and gave me another place to create and share with a larger group of friends and family.
• The most wonderful outcome of this experience was that I shared it with my daughter and extended family. They were so receptive and interested. I think this exploring will become a continued experience for me because of the positive feedback that I have received.
• I did not realize that many of the resources overlap and can be used in complimentary ways... I found out that I am a "label junkie" of sorts. I like all the cool colorful labels that I added to my blog and they actually link to real resources. I admit that I got carried away and will probably revise my blog but first I will learn awhile from this creation.
• Because we are so busy it was difficult to find time to invest in this learning process. I did but it was not realistic to do it at work. I think that it would be easier to complete if we started with 5 lessons to learn over a period of 10 weeks. I think the kick-off party was great as is the wrap party.
• Yes I will participate in future learning experiences. This has been fun and I have learned so much. The most important thing is that I am not afraid to learn this stuff... never felt stupid. Thank you for the opportunity and for all the work I know you did to get this going Amanda.

Reggie:0)

MySpace Commentary

MySpace can be what a library wants it to be. Just figure out how it can be used to the benefit of patrons and do it...discuss,design, organize, and monitor it with the library's mission as a guide. There is a lot of hand wringing going on and it does not seem productive. I will not speculate about the reasons for the MySpace anxiety but when I look at the site I see everything and I think , this is a choice and libraries are all about offering choices and staying in touch with what patrons want and or need.

My Favorite LIbrary WIKI...

I explored the different Wiki's listed in this discovery challenge. There is more out there to read than I ever imagined. My knowledge base going into this challenge about wiki web resources was wikipedia. I found out there is much more...


I liked the format and purpose of the "Book Lovers" wiki @ Princeton Public Library. This wiki offers so many opportunities for patrons, and the community to communicate with each other and library staff. I hope that APL will consider this idea as a future project. I think it would be an asset going forward. It might be fun to try this with teens or adults. This is a great way to generate feedback and ownership of the collection (all formats) . I see the drawbacks of a wiki... it will be necessary to have discussion upfront about how to manage them before getting started, then build the wiki structure so that some of the problems will be manageable.

My Thoughts about "Perspectives"

Web 2.0 makes sense...Even a Dinosaur like myself can adapt to the adventure of discovery that is possible with all the new tools our advances in technology afford. The new research tools, mediums, processes... that are here and now arrived quickly...in a short decade, and they changed the role of information institutions. I see it as a wake up call for all who "shake and shiver" resisting the unavoidable ...resilence in thinking is a necessary first step in order to be part of this wonderful information future. Facing fear without fear of appearing stupid...without criticism will make it possible for us to move forward into this exciting technological era of Web 2.0. Note: It is time consumeing at first but so was learning the old systems.

BeReggie: Tale of Discovery

BeReggie: Tale of Discovery

Tale of Discovery

My Technorati experience has been a Tale of Discover...a learning experience that has allowed me freedom to learn new approaches web blogging.

My Technorati...Learning can be frustrating

I set up my Technorati account...claimed my blog and added my the blog tags that are relevant to my blog and added a Technorati widget. I am working on understanding "pinging." The new vocabulary is out of this world;0)

I have passed the mid-point for this 23 Things learning experience and feel exhausted. Time has run out and there are too many things to do. I will now resort to plan be...a not so interesting learning method but one that will help me finish (I promise myself I will go back and learn the only way I learn) by Doingggggggggg, making mistakes, fearlessly going where I never knew I would adventure.

nsf.gov - News - US National Science Foundation (NSF)

NSF is going to let the internet "Geni" out of the bottle...yipee!
Click the link below to read all about it.
nsf.gov - News - US National Science Foundation (NSF)

These bookmarks go with the tag words below...it's a game of sorts figuring out which tag matches the bookmark site...this is so much fun... I just figured out that I can add to My del.ciou.us from my Library Thing tag words...:0)

About My del.icio.us bookmarks

You are invited to enjoy these wonderful science websites that I bookmarked on my Del.icio.ou site. This is the most wonderful internet tool...all you need to do is click one of the blue tag words...you will connect to the bookmark located on My del.icio.us space...next click on the actual bookmark and this takes you right to the website...I am going to bookmark everything I like and create a del.icio.us. roll of science for future science adventures.
When I first started exploring the del.ciou.us features it was not clear to me that this is a fun personal place to keep...share...and borrow interesting bookmarks connected by tag words.

My Fun wth Rollyo Search

Select...Science SpotSearch The Web