week 10 #23

Wow! What a trip! When I first started on this adventure, I didn't know where it would take me. It has taken me on numerous side adventures. I really liked the interactive map, and the Avatars. The section on Overdrive was of interest to me and I think I might try it in the near future. When I surf the WEB or read about the internet, my knowledge gained from this program helps. I now know what tags are, how to create a blog and many other numerous things.

Part of the draw of the program was the fact that coworkers were all doing it together. So many times we are compartmentalized and don't have the time to share our knowledge and experiences with our coworkers. This program allowed us to "mingle".

I would say that a followup program would be good but I would make it a little shorter.

Thanks for all the work that was put into this endeavor.

week 9 #22

When the library first announced that Overdrive was available, I didn't have much interest in it. However after reading about downloadable media in this lesson it has become more interesting. The ability to download books, etc into an MP3 player is a handy thing to be able to do. Exploring the different sites really opened my eyes (and ears) to the world of audio books, and other media. One of these day I just might try one!

week 9 # 21

I explored several sites that had podcasts. I watched a few and found them interesting. However, I could never figure out how to download them to my bloglines. Several had links to thr rss information but when I pulled it up it was of no help. Maybe someday I will come back to podcasts and try and figure it out, but for now I will move on.

week 9 # 20

You Tube was a blast to watch. I typed in random subjects for my life . . . Mukwonago (where I went to high school, Paris and amsterdam, and of course dachshunds! It was fun to watch other people's videos, although the quality was sometimes very poor.

I chose the Sprint commercial video because I just like dachshunds. I own one and he is as crazy as they come. I remember viewing this commercial and laughing then. It still makes me chuckle!

Week 8 #19

The idea of having word processing, spreadsheets, etc. available on the internet is a great idea. From personal experience I know that these programs are expensive. Not everyone can afford them. The online capabilities makes these programs available to everyone. They seem easy to use. My only concern is security of the documents. I am still wary of putting personal information on websites. If I used Zoho, I would only work with projects that are non personal in nature.