Thing 11 LibraryThing

I have been using LibraryThing for a while now. So I am not new to this resource, however I did check out the groups and the local features for the first time. I really liked those features and will hopefully use that more than I have in the past. I think setting up an account and adding books is very easy on LibraryThing.

Thing 10 Online Image Generator

This is cool! I like the word cloud look from the word mosaic on imagechef.com. This is the Visual Poetry! Create your own Rubik's Cube Yea Bart! I really liked playing around with these image generators, it was a lot of fun. I could see using these in class as a learning tool that is fun by learning to post links to a blog. Maybe use the word images as a review tool, for example, know the definition to each word. Who says the list has to be generated in a staright line?

Thing 9 RSS Feeds

I found Google Blog Search and Edublogs' award winners the best and easiest search tools for me.

I did not like the layout of Syndic8.com therefore I did not stay long on that search tool.


I found some useful feeds for libraries and then found some feeds on going green.

Thing 8 RSS

What I like about RSS is that it sends information that I have select to keep up with to me, instead of me having to go look for the information!


I use RSS feeds for alerts on topics that I am researching.


Libraries can use RSS by teaching people to use readers so that individuals can organize and manage specific information that is on the web, which may help people to not feel so ovewhlemed by information overload.

Thing 7 Google Tools

As I have used most of the tools offered by google I choose to explore Google earth and Google Docs. Both of these tools are really great. I was able to see how you could use google earth as a interface for teaching. Google Docs would have been great for group work in graduate school.

Thing 6 Mashups

Well Flickr is a neat site and I have been using it for my pictures for a while now. I was really excited to see some of the mashups that use Flickr data. I am not very good at thinking outside of the box, I have colleagues that do this much better than I do, so I am struggling a little to see how I could use this in my class. However I work a lot with the digital collections here at TTU and know I could use some of the mashups with that material.

Thing 5 Flickr

I saw this posted on flickr and thought it was a cool pic! It is posted by AGoK which stands for The Art Gallery of Knoxville. The picutre is titled COPYSHOP Knoxville and was posted Sept. 16, 2008. To me the message that this picutre is trying to convey is intellectual property is the right of everyone.

Thing 4 Registration

I have just finished Thing 4! Whew! I am registered.

Thing 3 Blogging and avatars

I was able to set up this blog by completing Thing 3. I also I really enjoyed creating my avatar! I think she really does look like me!

Thing 2 Life long learning

I learned a lot by reading the blog and watching the videos from Thing 2. I think the habit that is easiest for me personally is knowing that you need to accept responsibility for your own learning. One Habit I have a hard time with is viewing problems as challenges, I never think this way. I am able to problem solve but that is what is in my head while working on the issue: I have a problem now how will I resolve it.