#21- My Podcast

#21 Podcast

The only link that worked for me was Yahoo Podcasts. I really didn't get into this one because it is the end and I am a little tired and overwhelmed. I have enjoyed doing this, but continuing it without someone telling you to is going to be different. I have looked at some podcast, added one to my blog and blogged about it. Bookworm is also another one that I looked at. They showcase writers of fiction and poetry. I chose the NY Times book review podcast.

Book Review Podcast - New York Times

Book Review Podcast - New York Times: "http://www.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/podcasts/bookupdate.xml"

Youtube

I chose this site because it is the one that I am familiar with. One of the pages at work showed me the site weeks ago and I liked it because I am always trying to find music and on this site you can listen to the music and not just a little bit, but the whole song.
I chose the video because Yolanda Adams and Donnie McClurkin are two of my favorite artist and the song is very inspirational and I felt that anyone that visited my blog would enjoy it.
In fact, a patron was looking for a particular song and artist. He had the song on his digital recorder, but didn't know the title or the artist. We were able to locate the song and the artist.

Hi Mama

Hi Mom,

So here is my first initial supportive post to your blog. This week has been really busy with school and I taught my first Parenting Class for the Bethesda Clinic. It was a success and the parents were really appreciative. The kids are doing good. The oldest had three perfect days at school this week and is really happy. I promised a quarter for each good day. The youngest is funny as always and always picking. Well I am getting ready to do some homework. Love ya, J Hop

Youtube with Donnie and Yolanda

WUFOO

I chose Wufoo from the 2.0 awards list. It allows you to make forms. It is free for the first (3) forms and then you are charged. As you can see, I created a "potential problem log" from our training on 3/11/08 and I was able to copy it to my blog. I did like the site, but I don't think it will be used by the library.

WEB 2.0 Awards

I explored the Web 2.0 Awards site. There were some web sites that I could see the library staff using. The www.biblio.com site which allows you to find out of print books and you can also buy them from this site. This could be useful if a patron wanted to secure a book that is no longer in print. Also, librarything.com, which people who read can offer suggestions to others about what they read and how great or not so great it was. If patrons ask you for suggestions on what to read, you could suggest this site or check it out for them.
There is so much to look at on 2.0 and read and you have so many choices that it becomes tiresome looking at it. Over all, it is ok. There is a broad selection of sites and it all comes with an explanation.

2.0

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Using ZOHO's Publish To Post

Last exercise for ZOHO. I published from ZOHO to my blog.

Black Belt Librarians

Black Belt Librarians

Today, 3/11/08, I attended a presentation at ESRL concerning library safety.  The presenter was Warren Graham.  For the past weeks, the employees at my location have been talking about our issues with safety at our facility. 
This presentation was excellent.  It addressed all of our concerns.

 

As employees of the library, we have a right to have a safe and secure work environment and we have a right to be treated civilly by the public that we serve.

 

My problem is that there is no plan or procedure that I have seen since my employment that establishes guidelines for enforcement of rules.  Also, I feel that when we try to create some rules that insure some order on our shift, we aren't backed up by administration.  As a matter of fact, some managers actually sabotage the process and you lose the advantage that you had established.

 

My hope is that everyone from the top down gets this information and does something with it.  Everyone that works in the library and patrons that use the library may one day have their life depend on it.

ZOHO WRITER

Week (8) of 23 Things is about Zoho Writer. I created the document as requested in the exercises and I created a free account. My document concerned the conference I attended today on Black Belt Librarians. It was an excellent presentation by Warren Graham. He is the author of "Black Belt Librarians."

Week 7 and the WIKI WIKI Experience

Well, it is done. I have completed all requirements so that I can move to week 8. Halleujia!!!!!! I created a wiki for myself and I am hoping that folks will contribute to it. I am caring for an aged parent and it hasn't been easy, so I created a page on my WIKI entitled, "Becoming Mom and Pop". Please leave comments and suggestions if you are a caregiver. You can access it from my blogger. How neat is that?

Come See Me At My Wiki Wiki

Wiki, Wiki

This one sounds interesting. I looked at the discovery exercises, but haven't "jumped" into the Wiki thing as yet. I like this exercise because nothing has to be uploaded or attached. Just read and discover.