Of everything we've looked at so far (and if I had to guess, of everything that we will look at), this is perhaps the one technology that I could see myself using. Not likely, but it's possible.
I researched carnegie libraries in Louisville, beaches in California, and trains in Switzerland. It is interesting what you can find, and I am absolutely blown away by the fact that there are over 5 billion photos in there!
I can see this as a useful reference tool with, again, kids doing a research project on their state or country, for example. The possibilities are endless, really.
Here's one question: If you pick "private" for your settings, is it really private? I mean, basically, once anything is floating around somewhere on the Internet, can't people find it??
Thanks again!
Rachel
RMS
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday, February 18, 2011
Thoughts on Social Networking
I'll begin with the last question first: Do you love it, or do you hate it? Simply put, I hate it. I could talk for days about the reasons why, but I won't go there now.
As for my experiences today in exploring Twitter and Facebook, I'm very glad to have done the exercise because I know it's important to stay current and up to date, and there's little else that would have persuaded me to look at Twitter and Facebook otherwise!
I can see how Twitter might be very useful to, for example, a high school student working on a current affairs type of project. In a matter of minutes, he/she can be connected to real time information about what it's like to be on the streets of Cairo, or living on the International Space Station, or a myriad of other questions. Very powerful.
One thing that I think it's very important to know so that it can be shared with patrons - particularly when it comes to Facebook - is that Mark Zuckerberg, the mastermind behind Facebook, is 26 years old. 'Nough said.
Thanks again - this really is an amazing learning experience for me!
As for my experiences today in exploring Twitter and Facebook, I'm very glad to have done the exercise because I know it's important to stay current and up to date, and there's little else that would have persuaded me to look at Twitter and Facebook otherwise!
I can see how Twitter might be very useful to, for example, a high school student working on a current affairs type of project. In a matter of minutes, he/she can be connected to real time information about what it's like to be on the streets of Cairo, or living on the International Space Station, or a myriad of other questions. Very powerful.
One thing that I think it's very important to know so that it can be shared with patrons - particularly when it comes to Facebook - is that Mark Zuckerberg, the mastermind behind Facebook, is 26 years old. 'Nough said.
Thanks again - this really is an amazing learning experience for me!
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
23 Things
Of the Google services I looked at tonight, the one that would be most useful to me personally is probably Google Maps. Patrons, however, would probably find Google Docs most helpful.
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