Thing 21 Podcasts and Videocasts

I really liked PhotoStory software. I am already thinking of ways I can use it, but I need a mic! I took some of my pictures I had from a trip to Scotland and created a story.

Thing 20 Explore YouTube and TeacherTube

I found that TeacherTube would be useful if I was on a campus where YouTube was blocked by a firewall, but since I can get to YouTube I find it easier to work with and faster to load videos.
I found several videos when searching on both TeacherTube and YouTube that I could use in the classroom. For my search activity I searched for Web 2.0 and found the video "The Machine is Us/ing Us", which I have seen before and I really like. Enjoy!

Thing 19 Web 2.0 Award List

I am again going to say check out Flock is it so cool and it is on this List! I have been using it now since I ran across it when doing Thing 13. I really like how it helps me keep connected. While exploring this list I checked out several of the items, like yahoo pipes and a few of the fun items. I am already thinking how can I use yahoo pipes in the future.

Thing 18 Google Docs

I am so excited about Google Docs. This is not the first I have heard of it but it is the first time I decided to explore Google Docs. I am going to work this into my normal habit of saving items. Also I like the new features that Google Docs is offering, like the new forms.
I really like using tools online since then I can get to the materials from any computer. I have used my yahoo email this way forever, saving items in my email that I knew I would need to be able to get to from other computers and locations.

Thing 17 Rollyo

Well I did not like Rollyo at all, and did not see the point of creating different search engines that would only search the sites I wanted it to search. I just Google and find what I need. This maybe useful if I was not good at searching, but I still think you would run into the problem of remembering which roll included which sites.

Thing 16 Wiki's

I really like wiki's and have been using wiki's for a while. I really like to use Wikipedia as a starting out place if I know nothing of a subject. It helps me to get my bearings, but I also keep in my mind that the information may not be authoritative. I have used a wiki for TLA. The districts keep a wiki of recent district meetings as a resource to draw on while looking for future district meeting topics.

Thing 15 Library 2.0

I really liked what Rick Anderson wrote in "Away from the “icebergs”", I believe that it is up to the librarian to take the library to the student. I try very hard to meet my patrons where they are at instead of having the patron conforming to meet me. As such, I try to give a handout at all my demos and on this step-by-step handout for whatever topic I am discussing I also put my contact information, so that if they have a question they don't have to now find my email to get an answer. I am still not to a Web 2.0 technology customer service point but I am trying to get there. Micheal Stephens goes on to write in "Into a new world of librarianship", that we as librarians must be careful of technolost. I agree completely. Each library must ask why are we getting this new piece of equipment because we know that it is something our patrons need or is it something that we would like to try ourselves?

Thing 14 Technorati

Well I did everything on this "Thing", but I did not really get Technorati. It seems useful for Top 100 or most popular but I did not have much success at individual searches. However, that being said I really do like the function of tagging and try to tag whenever possible. I really am fascinated by tag clouds.

Also I am half way through 23 Things!!!!

Thing 13 Tagging

Well I checked out all the tagging sites and while I have had a Delicious account for a while I don't use it very often which defeats the purpose. I have decided to try a few of the others that were listed on the top 20 list and see if any of these work better for me.

However, while playing with all of these tagging sites I ran across a new browser called Flock. I have set it up and while it probably will not be my main browser, I really like it's layout and functionality as it makes it easy to keep up with all of my 2.0 technologies.

Thing 12 Comments!

Ok, I admit I have been a lurker for a long time in the blogs I read. I very rarely comment, but now that I see it from the author's side, I will be more inclined to comment. Of my friends’ blogs, I always received positive feedback for my comments but believed I was getting the kudos do to the fact that it was my friend’s blog.
I do think that trying to add something to the conversation is optimal, instead of just saying I agree. State why you agree with the post or other comment.
When looking for my 5 Library2Play blogs I revisited some of the blogs that I looked at for previous activities. As for the personal blogs, I commented on a friend's blog and then searched for one on Google Blog Search, and found one on basset hounds!