Task 17

Lots of things to look into with Delicious. A few years ago I used a web-based book marking tool - can't remember the name but it didn't seem to have the features that appear here. The most obvious advantages are being able to access your bookmarks from wherever (work or home) and being able to share them with others. This will need a lot more time spent on it!

Task 16

Realised this should have gone with Task 15! Tried to edit that post but didn't seem to be able to do that. Anyone have any suggestions about that?
I found some really interesting sites and blogs following the suggested links. Will definitely go back and investigate some, especially some of the tools listed.

Task 15

This RSS looks like it has huge potential for a busy librarian trying to keep up with lots of varied sites etc, for updated information. My biggest problem will be finding the time to go through all the valuable information that will now come to my google reader account. If only we could get the DET to allow us easier access to Google tools!

Task 13 and 14

I'm not a fan of Facebook and Myspace. My son's "adult" friends thought it would be funny to make a profile for him and add some unflattering pics. He was not impressed and is concerned about who may see them. As he didn't have the passwords, etc he couldn't remove the page. What stops this from happening???
Also when I had a look at MySpace the first people I found where some students. The pictures, details about their profiles (they all claim to be older than 18) and the "friends" where somewhat worrying.
On the other side I do see my daughter and her friends keeping in touch and sharing their photos in a very positive way.
I registered with a Librarians group on Ning but have to wait - my membership is pending! Will make a comment in a later post.

I can see some merit and I know it is popular with teens etc (although at a conference yesterday I was told Myspace and Facebook are already outdated - not sure by what??) but I still need to be convinced about control issues.

Task 12 Flickr

Twilight Red Carpet Premiere
Originally uploaded by withlove.erin

Twilight Red Carpet Premiere


Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series has continued what J.K. Rowling did with Harry Potter.... hooked lots of kids on reading!

Task 11 LibraryThing

As a school librarian this looked very interesting and I was looking forward to checking it out. I haven't had lots of time to spend but can see lots of ways I can use it both personally and at school. It seems nice and user-friendly too so that is a bonus! Hoping to put a link on the school webpage.

Task 10

Finally, with a little assistance from a tech-savvy daughter I have managed to use an image generator to add a new banner for my blog! I used http://pryat.com/signs/headers and had a lot less trouble than with some of the others suggested. We don't really like the banner but it fit the bill.