Thing 23...

Yey!!! I'm finished! I didn't think I was going to complete Library 2.0, but since I've regularly scheduled for it, I am now finished!!!!

Hmm, my favorite discoveries and exercises would have to be working with flicker, working with LibraryThing, and playing with youtube. I loved how user-friendly all of these sites were!

Truthfully, I don't believe that by completing Library 2.0 any of my lifelong learning goals have been impacted or have changed.

I think the biggest thing that surprised me about this program was the fact that I completed it. I really didn't think I would. I didn't really enjoy some of the exercises (especially the tagging, folksonomies and technorati section. It just wasn't as easy for me to understand or use compared to some of the other areas we explored that were so easy (image generators, podcasts, etc.)

I think you guys did a great job with helping everyone to get through the program (sending out weekly tips/messages and holding classes on it).

I think I would participate in another discovery program in the future. For the most part, aside from a few little frustrations in the middle, I had fun completing the discovery exercises.

Thing 22...

I explored ebooks... I have to say I am most definitely NOT a fan... I love holding a book in my hands and flipping through the pages. I looked up a book on the Mayan Riviera in Mexico, and each page took about 5 seconds (at least) to download, and I felt like it was really awkward to read it on the computer. I hate sitting in front of a computer to begin with, so I could just not imagine reading a several hundred page (actually not even a 50 page) book on-line.

I'll take the real thing any day...

Thing 21...

So, I added the RSS feed for the "Sunnyvale Public Library Podcasts" to my bloglines account.

I looked up some U2 podcasts from Yahoo Podcasts, and they had some great ones! U2's famed Joshua Tree album was released 20 years ago this week, so they are discussing the album on various podcasts...

Thing 20...

I explored youtube. I had to link this video into my blog... It's sooooo darn cute!!!
I know that youtube has a lot of junk on it, but they also have some awesomely cool things on it as well (old U2 videos, U2 concert videos, commercials from the 80's, etc. I have to admit that I'm a youtube junkie...

Panda Sneeze

Thing 19...

Okay, this has definitely been my favorite exercise to date! What a great website and great idea!! I love the idea of having my own virtual library!

Here is the link to my library:

http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=yelenamarin

Most of the books I have on my list have quite a few people choosing them as their favorites. However, overall the Harry Potter books are definitely the most popular of my choices...

Thing 18...

Wow, zoho is a neat and simple tool! It's a pretty cool subsitute for someone who doesn't have access to MS Word...

Thing 17...

I added my blog to the favorite blogs page. I also added some bands I love to the favorite music page...