Thing 8: share your creations

I can see how these tools would be both extremely helpful and addictive. In my job I don't have to give presentations or create posters/flyers but if I did you could really jazz them up using some of these programs. What is also nice is it seems like it can be done fairly inexpensively--one can even go to the library and use the internet there if they don't have their own computer at home!

Thing 7--Web 2 communication tools

I am one of the e-mail generation. I have used a hotmail account for many years now and now because of 23 three things on a stick I have a gmail and yahoo account also! I probably will stick with using mainly the hotmail account. It gets to be just too much information, passwords to remember etc. I belong to several list serves and my e-mail gets getting cluttered with a lot of interesting e-mails about revelent topics but I am finding I just don't have time to read them all.

I do enjoy IM once in a while on my personal computer but I don't think I would like it as much if I had to use it while working on desk. As it is, it can be complicated trying to juggle the phone and patrons at the desk, throw in IM and it really could get interesting.

I have a cell phone and I have no idea how to text message. I plan on keeping it that way for awhile. But I could see how all of these forms of communication could appeal to those who are younger or really computer savvy. I bet a lot of our patrons would love to contact us by any or all of these methods.

Thing 6--trading card

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Originally uploaded by Bethb's pics

Here is my trading card. I did have trouble uploading this. I was trying to get to to my flickr account from the big huge labs site but I wasn't able to do that. So, I then saved it to my computer instead and uploaded it that way. I know it has to be easier than the way I am doing this--I must be doing something wrong. Anyway, it is a really cool tool. I really like the librarian's trading card's that I saw and I think some kids would think they were neat while others might think they are lame. Fun tool

Thing 5 mosaic

My creation
Originally uploaded by Bethb's pics

I took me a lot of time to figure this out and we'll see if I can add it to my blog. I can see how this would be a very useful feature for someone who was creating posters. There are a lot of really cool things one can do with all of the features on flickr. But personally I probably won't use it much. I still wrestle with the privacy issue. I just am not one to put my pictures out there and I can't say I would be too happy with friends and family who were posting my pictures without telling me. I had an ex-friend in college who took a really bad photo of me--not obscene-just really bad and when she got angry at me she showed it to all of my friends and even people I didn't know very well. Now she had to ask a mutual friend from California to send her the negative and then manually showed it to people. Can you imagine what she would have done it she had the ability to post it to flickr and share it with the world.

2007 Palzer Family Reunion0233

2007 Palzer Family Reunion0233
Originally uploaded by tapalz2006

Here's one of my family I found on Flickr

another frog

another frog
Originally uploaded by rainforest_harley

Here's another attempt to add a photo


Yeah, I did it--don't ask me how. I just kept pushing buttons and finally succeeded!

Frog by Rainforest-Harley

I am having a terrible time uploading a picture. I'll try to give it one more shot. Okay other people, what am I doing wrong. I can't get the picture to display. Help!