Twitter

I went into the CPL's Teen Zone on twitter. They advertise some fun stuff for teens - like nominate your favourite book, new teen programs and contests....

I don't use Twitter, nor have any interest in it. I can see why some people like it - advertise their business, etc. and if you can't get out into the real world, it's a way of socializing from your computer at home.

Library Thing

I used Library Thing to look for a particular series and it came up with quite a few good suggestions. I went into reviews (which was kind of confusing - if you just click on 'reviews' there is 'nothing to review' - you have to search a book first - makes sense!). Because of the reviews on particular books, I no longer want to read them!

I might use Library Thing to keep track of books I would like to read - really like reading the reviews. Their website is kind of 'busy' - lots of info and links - sometimes less is better!

ONLINE PRODUCTIVITY TOOLS

I don't see myself using these tools, I very seldom use my computer at home (just to check email) because it is so slow and old (just like me!!). I like using the old fashioned method of a wall calendar and post-it notes!

If I was to use any of these tools, it would be the Google Calender - 'reminder' of appts/events sent to my cellphone. I use my cellphone quite regularly, more so than my computer.

Oops, "Flicker" is really "Flickr' ! Who knew!

Flicker and YouTube

Easy enough to get into (Flicker) but I would never use it. I use YouTube periodically to watch a specific video clip - again, easy to access.

Bloglines RSS

Well, simple enough at the beginning but then once you decide how you want to be notified, it became a little complicated (you have to download which I didn't do). The websites I was interested in did not have RSS feeds. Don't think I'd ever use this feature but interesting to use. If I had more time I'd look into it further.

Moeintheknow

Google Products

I've used a few of 'google products' in my Cyberseniors classes. I like to use google maps, images and subject directories. Just playing around with Google Earth now - really cool, but I like some of the results (directions, location finder of buildings...etc) better on google maps. I'm going to use google earth in my next Cyberseniors class - I think they'll really enjoy it. Google has so much to offer. Again, its finding the time to do these assignments - it's frustrating trying to do searches in between customers! Onward ho! - Moe!