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Thing 23

I'm done! Yippee. I did enjoy working on these things. I really got caught up in some of them like posting pictures to Flickr and I felt such a sense of accomplishment when things actually worked for me. My favorite things were the RSS aggregator, Library thing or Good reads, and some of the social networks. I definitely would partipate again if the a similar program was offered. It was fun, but informative.

Thing 22--Staying current

I will continue to try and use some of the items that I learned about. I consistently use my RSS aggregator, good reads account, and will try and check in with my facebook page to see if anything new has happened. I am always looking up new sites to use for reader's advisory and other topics such as list serves or social groups for topics I am interested in so that is another area I will continue to use.

Thing 15--Online games

I did watch the video's concerning second life and briefly visited the pirate game. I didn't actually play the games though because my computer has been so slow I was afraid it would be even slower if I downloaded the software. But I can understand how gaming can be fun and a good way to get kids in the library. In fact, I know of several kids who come in regularly to use the internet and all I have ever see them do is play some type of game. I seriously wonder if some of these kids have developed an addiction. They would probably be first in line if the library sponsered a gaming program which our library is going to do shortly.

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Thing 21--Other social networks

I had fun looking through other social networks. I already belong to Good reads and plan on using that social network frequently. I am not using it to make friends though, it is more just a way to keep track of what I am reading and what I want to read in the future. I do look at people who have similar reading tastes though. I have also joined a social network called Cafe Moms. That is a site I go to everyday and I actually have interacted with other members. I find if you are interested enough or motivated enough social networks can be very beneficial to one's life. I also joined Ning, added a comment and tried to add the badge to my blog--that I am having trouble with though.

Thing 20--Facebook and Myspace

Well, I just checked my Facebook account. I had created one awhile back but never look at it. I found I actually had someone ask to be my friend about a month ago who probably thinks I dissed him because I never answered--oh well, I wasn't into wizarding games anyhow! Anyhow, I can see how kids would love these sites--it's so cool how you can meet people around the world nowdays with just a click of the mouse. Libraries could probably really connect with their teen users if they had a myspace page--it would give the library a bit of a cool factor. I did join a NewLib group in Facebook. I'll try to check back a little more frequently to see what's going on.