Reflecting Pool

I have to say that I have thoroughly enjoyed the Web 2.0 experience, and I will definitely use some of the tools again -- both professionally and privately. I think my favorite learning experience was blogging -- I enjoyed both creating a blog (and customizing it from time to time) and posting to it, and can definitely see myself blogging in the future. I also found Flickr to be an excellent site and think that the concept of saving (and sharing) photos online is one whose time has definitely come.


It amazed me to see all the ways that people are using the internet to express and entertain themselves, communicate with each other, and put what they've learned to work. I appreciated the opportunity to explore at work, even though many weeks it was a struggle to carve out time to complete my "lessons." I do feel that this experience will benefit me and benefit our library's customers over time -- anything that gives me a broader knowledge-base is bound to come in handy working at the library!


I would definitely like to participate in this type of activity again -- something I would really like to see is a similar opportunity for us to explore all the databases and tools available on Sno-Isle's own website. We do receive updates on additions to the website, but often don't have the time to learn enough about them to provide maximum benefit to customers. It would be wonderful to have a structured program in place that would give us the time to explore all the tools available, particularly for those of us in smaller branches that do not have reference desks.

Gamegirl

I'm back from vacation and ready to pick up where I left off with Web 2.0, and this was the perfect exercise to ease me back in! I was surprised to see how many games were available that did not require a download -- as I've stated many times on my blog, that can be a problem for me with satellite internet at home. I spent a few minutes on Yahoo Games playing Wordsense, and I plan to explore the site further from home. It was also fun to check out the children's games -- many of our younger patrons spend time on the Webkinz site, and I'm sure they would enjoy some of these as well. I was especially excited to see the first journal entry from Diary of a Wimpy Kid online at Funbrain under the "Web Books & Comics" heading. The variety of games available online was a real eye-opener -- definitely something for everyone!