Final thoughts

Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you? I realized that there were a lot of things that I did not know about on the web. I thought I was at least somewhat computer savy, but I was defintely lacking in my knowledge of the social networking possiblities avaiable online.



What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?
It was rather exhausting keeping up with all my regular job duties and devoting time to a course that lasted several months (maybe this was due to me being part-time). I would make the course shorter. I know extra time was allowed to complete the program, but maybe a part 1 and part 2 that were spaced a few months apart would be better.

If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you again chose to participate? Yes. I had a lot of fun and learned a ton of new stuff.

My Learning 2.0 Experience

What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey? I had a lot of fun playing with Flicker. One of my favorite things to do is to take pictures of my pug, so learning a new way to organize all my photos was really useful. Instead of setting up a myspace account, I setup a facebook account. I was able to find some old classmates of mine and even met my husband's aunt through Facebook.



How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals? I feel a lot more comfortable with a range of things that are offered free via the internet. Some of the things I had heard of before and thought were silly, I now see their usefulness. This program has definitely inspired me to keep up with new things on the web and not to judge them before giving them a chance.

Rollyo

This was a fun tool to use. I created a rollyo for pugs. My parents are getting a pug puppy of their own in a week and need all the help that they can get. With the rollyo I created, they can search different pug breed information sites.

Library Thing

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/hbohardt

I had fun catalogng books that I read. However, I don't know if I would catalog books that I read on a regular basis. I might use the suggestion feature quite often though.

Image Generator

I had fun using the image generator. This is my second attempt since the first one I did was pixelated

http://www.magmypic.com/

Thoughts on podcast and videos

I looked at the Denver Public Library's website. I thought it was fun being able to listen to kids books. I would have maybe liked some video to go along with it. A few images from the book would have been great, but voice alone was still very good. There were only about 9 podcasts to choose from, which was disappointing.

Podcastalley

I explored podcastalley. I found the podcast to vary greatly in quality. One practically put me asleep chit chatting before actually getting to the subject of the podcast. Another was so foul that I maybe listened to 3 seconds before ripping the headphones off in disgust. I did enjoy the Oceans podcast. It was informative and especially soothing after the previous awful podcast that I listemed too.

Smart Pug

YouTube

I chose Smart Pug as my favorite video. It cracks me up everytime I watch it. I like using YouTube. It is easy to search and easy to navigate. I don't understand the channels option. I looked at the comedian channel and there was hardly anything there. Maybe the other channels have more postings.
I think that YouTube could be used on the library's website. We could embed videos of programs (assuming we could get photo releases). For instance, for a program the occurs annually, like the Chinese New Year program that I do. If I taped the 2007 program, I could post that in advance of the 2008 program- to get people interested. They could see how much fun it is to dance in the dragon dance costume. You could even post video of a program just after it occurs. You can showcase what cool prgrams we do, to encourage people to regularly check back so that they can attend the next program.