This is a photo taken at the Boardwalk in Ocean City outside the Kite Loft. I love this kite with the "people" hanging on to the line. It looks like fun!

Week 6, Thing 15

Followed up on the "Next Space": The OCLC Newsletter. Read an article called "Away from Icebergs". The librarian discussed "icebergs" that he sees as threatening the progress of libraries: a) the "just in case" collection, b) reliance on user education and c) the "come to us" model of library service. This site was beneficial to librarians.
Another article I scanned was "To a temporary place in time".

Week 6, Thing 14

Looked at the site Technorati and typed in the search for "Learning 2.0". My result was 3,474 hits about the Learning 2.0. I then looked around at the site a bit and read what the top blogs were--a harvest of goodies for all those tech geeks! I found the site fairly simple for someone like me who rarely goes to a site like that, but it was not something I would go to on a regular basis.

Week 6, Thing 13

Went to the Del.icio.us account PLCMCL2. I chose a blog called Youth Tech.wordpress.com. The blog discussed parents' understanding and concerns regarding MySpace. The discussion was about a workshop that was held to help parents learn about the site and some safety precautions they could follow to keep their children safe from weirdos. I found the discussion interesting and timely because of all the concern parents have about the site.

Week 5, Things 10, 11, and 12

I went to the Generator Blog and picked the Horoscope Generator. The horoscopes were humorous and changed each time you clicked it. I enjoyed reading the funny predictions.
Went to Library Thing and listed five favorite books and saw how many people thought the same way I did.
Rollyo was not interesting to me and I probably won't go there again because I don't use search engines that often and when I do, I go to Google. But it was interesting to see something different. Also the roll made me hungry and I got a snack!

Week 4 Things 8 and 9

RSS was interesting and I enjoyed picking subjects that interested me. I went through the site and read some of the articles. The site was busy-looking and sometimes I had to ask for clarification on how to surf through it.
MERLIN looked very educational and when I have questions about a certain topic, I will seek this site out again.

My Pictures from Flickr

Week 3, Thing 7 Tech Thingy

Went to MSN site, found a tech gadget and here it is: "Nokia N800 is designed to stay online so you can enjoy the benefits of the Internet, whether you're at home or on the go. Browse your favorite sites. Stay in touch with the people you love with Internet calling. Chat with your friends. Check your email. Relax with your favorite songs and videos." This is something I won't buy because I like the simple life.

Week 3, Thing 6 Third Party and Mashups

Looked at Mappr, put in some routes around Maryland. And looked at the pictures.

Week 3, Thing 5 Flickr

Flickr was difficult and I did not enjoy trying to get through the site. Without help from a very knowledgeable young person, I would have said "forget it". However, with help, I searched through Google's image search to find pictures I liked. First, I downloaded them to my desktop and then uploaded them to Flickr. I uploaded three pictures. I appreciated experiencing the site; however, I will never go back there again. Sorry! Not something I enjoyed doing--too much stress! Very confusing with the layout of the page, too many menus, NOT putting any personal information.