Sunday, May 11, 2008

#14 Week Six - Technorati

Technorati is something I could use for hours. It is so interesting to look at blogs when I search. I think students might have a little too much fun with this! :)
I am definitely registering my kids book blob on this so that I have more visitors. And, I will probably keep exploring this myself since there is so much to see.

Saturday, May 10, 2008

#12 - Rollyo

As you will note from my blog, I have added my own Rollyo to my site. I have linked three of my favorite book websites into one location in order to be able to search quickly. As I find more websites that I feel are of value to me, I will be able to add them as well which should help in my searching. By using Rollyo I am able to more narrowly define my needs and interests, which helps speed up my own searching.

#11 Week 5 - 2.0 Award Winning Websites




LibraryThing is a great website for people who love books. It allows people to get together and discuss books they enjoy. There are capablities to blog about books, read reviews and review books yourself, chat with other readers, join groups of readers with similar interests, and be a part of author chats. This website would be a great tool for a public library. Since I am in an elementary media center and my students would not be able to engage in the discussions, it would be more beneficial to me to connect with other readers in this way.


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#10 Week 5- Online Image Generators


This project was not only a lot of fun, but there are several ways I could use this in my own library when teaching lessons - it certainly would get students to pay attention. The idea of being able to add captions to my own photographs opens up a whole new realm of possibilities and allows humor to be infused into lessons.
Right now in order to do this I would have to spend a great deal of time because it is all new to me, but with practice I know the time using this would decrease.