I had difficulty getting Second Life to go at home. It kept telling me to upgrade something on my system, so I opted for gaming in Diner Dash. I could never be a waitress. My 14yr old was beside telling me to pour the coffee, seat the customer, keep the food critic happy. Atleast I made it that far! Quite fun!
Second Life would be great for libraries because you could give patrons a virtual tour of buildings, resources, customer service points. It would be a great marketing tool and providing general awareness. Would probably entertain Grade 7 students during a class visit. I think it would encourage people to join if they were hesitant of visiting.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Friday, April 11, 2008
Online Applications and Productivity Tools
These tools are fabulous. Don't have to spend tons of money on word processing, spreadsheet or presentation tools. Don't have to worry about saving on floppy's or on your hard drive. Save it on the web and share with others that can make changes etc.
Awesome tool!
Here is my document. Shared with my lovely friend Lisa!
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dj92298_09n2wtbcb
Alice
Awesome tool!
Here is my document. Shared with my lovely friend Lisa!
http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=dj92298_09n2wtbcb
Alice
Friday, April 4, 2008
Podcasts and Video
Here's my audio link to Bedtime Stories My Kids Love
http://www.podfeed.net/play/play.asp?id=3237
I must be a media snob. I found the Podcasts I selected irritating to listen to. I really do prefer listening to audio materials where the voices are clear and pleasant. Even listening to someone on the radio seems better.
You tube is a fun thing to go. My kids are forever discovering something very funny on there.
http://www.podfeed.net/play/play.asp?id=3237
I must be a media snob. I found the Podcasts I selected irritating to listen to. I really do prefer listening to audio materials where the voices are clear and pleasant. Even listening to someone on the radio seems better.
You tube is a fun thing to go. My kids are forever discovering something very funny on there.
E-Books and E-Audio Books
I had lots of frustration doing this homework. I was finally able to download Witness by Karen Hess on NetLibrary and All Night Long by Jayne Ann Krentz from OverDrive. I found NetLibrary easier for searching materials and checking out. NetLibrary seemed more difficult to get back to where you started and I'm not really sure whether the book is on my hard drive or not. I couldn't find it. I'm afraid I may need to have some extra help in this area when I really want something to listen to.
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