Dabbling in the World of Web 2.0

As a librarian, I met LibraryThing from its beginnings.  I knew then that someone had a great idea!  I hadn’t visited LibraryThing in a while, and I was amazed at the statistics.  I logged in and updated my profile.  My original intent was to catalog my own collection of books by, about, and illustrated by [...]

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I have known about social bookmarking for some time and have played a little with Delicious. I understood the importance of being able to access your favorites from any computer via the web…..but there is so much more!   In one of my sessions at GaETC, it was suggested that you use the search feature in [...]

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Preclectic Gathering the best ideas before they’re needed

By Jeff Giddens
Statesboro, GA
Neat and Tidy
Jeff introduced me to tidyFavorites, a visual way to create a bookmark page. I have been using Delicious for some time, but I decided to check it out anyway. I followed the link in Jeff’s post and watched the introductory video on [...]

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For years I have helped students do class projects that required the use of a template from Microsoft Publisher. There has always been quite a few students that didn’t have access to Publisher at home. LetterPop is a great Web 2.0 tool that would allow any student with internet access to create a great flyer [...]

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This online conference combines the best of two professional development worlds – the ability to hear recognized leaders in our profession….at home and at your convenience! What a great idea!
I am still on a high after attending my first GaETC last week! What a remarkable experience for me! I heard speakers in person that I [...]

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I love this stack of old photographs from a collection from the Bain News Service in the Library of Congress, taken in the early 20th century.  Flickr and Rock You make it so easy!  I can’t wait to show this great photo collage web application to everyone! 
 

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Recently the Library of Congress has moved into the Web 2.0 world….with a blog and a Flickr account!  They placed about 3000 images from the public domain into their photostream.  One of the collections contains images from 1910-1915.  This will make a great addition to my primary sources class!!
I decided to look at transportation during [...]

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I decided to use the creative commons search in Flickr.  I found this beautiful photo of a chicory flower posted by aussiegirl, requiring attribution.

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As a former school library media specialist, copyright has always been a big part of what we do – our responsibility to inform others.  Copyright is such a big issue, often very complicated.  Too many students and teachers think that in an educational setting, you can do anything you want with the intellectual property of [...]

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While waiting for my doorbell to ring on the cool, crisp evening of October 31, I decided to check out the Halloween entry on Wikipedia. Don’t tell on me, but while not recommending Wikipedia as a scholarly resource for student research, I often consult Wikipedia for a ready reference tool when I need to [...]

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