Social bookmarks

I've used Delicious for awhile. I started out in Dec 2004 adding links for library newsletters that I had to print off online and have since branched out. The thing I like about Delicious is that you don't have to be on a certain computer but can access your favorites from any computer with internet access. And when you add the Delicious buttons it is so easy to add new bookmarks. I also like that using tags instead of putting everything in folders makes things a lot easier to find.

Social Networking

I found this post on the blog iLibrarian: Hottest Facebook Groups for Librarians. It lists some librarian groups, association groups, conference/event groups, and web application groups (like Library Thing). Might be something to check out.
I also came across Social Networking for Book Lovers in the post 80 Online Resources for Book Lovers; it mentions using places like LibraryThing, Shelfari, Good Reads and some others, to network and share the book reading experience with others.

I don't have a lot of experience using Facebook or MySpace - actually practically none. I signed up for Facebook, probably only a month ago, to see what it was like. Then, I thought I'd see how MySpace compares. I know people that use both, but so far I haven't done much with either one. It isn't very convenient for me to use since I don't have internet at home.
My brother was my first friend on Facebook. He had to sign up for it for a class he took at CUC and since then he has found a lot of people he knows, and some he used to know in Missouri.

As for libraries using these social networking sites, I suppose libraries could make the link to the sorts of services that are provided in the library world - maybe it could be used for research, marketing, support and development of new stuff,... an idea exchange perhaps. Let the word out about what libraries can do.

Wow, it's hard to believe we only have a few weeks left of library 2.0 challenge. How time does fly.

The simplicity of Google Docs

Wow, I think this is a great way to have more than one person working on a document. There it is, everyone can work on it, no emailing back and forth, . . . It is also great that you can access your documents no matter where you are as long as you have, or can find, a computer with an internet connection.

However, the one thing I've found that I don't like is that you are limited to very simple formatting. While creating a document, there were things I wanted to do but didn't have the option to do. I also worked in the spreadsheet area - aah! frustration - one area had been formatted but when I went back to that spot in the document the formatting was gone and when I tried to do it again it wouldn't do it. Oh well, I still think it's a good thing (just call me Martha).

Podcasts

I haven't found a podcast that really interests me yet. I did find one podcast called Library Lady Audiobooks - this lady reading books like Anne of Green Gables and Pride & Prejudice.
I have added a RSS feed for a podcast to Bloglines. I guess I'll see how it goes.

Videos

There are some videos from TeacherTube highlighted in this post from Smart Teaching: 100 Awesome Classroom Videos to Learn New Teaching Techniques. There are video ideas for classes, using technology, blogs in the class, students blogging, and some weird funny stuff from both teachers and students. I kind of liked The greatest teacher using The Sound of Music to show teaching technique.

I found this video in YouTube ineresting. It is from Anneheim Ballet. They also have videos on how to make a ballet bun, tie your point shoes,...