tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-69269681569994641942024-03-06T21:14:43.557-08:00AuroraNorthern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-27795195916185144262007-04-05T12:01:00.000-07:002007-04-06T07:20:32.282-07:00Thing # 23 Now I can take Off! Yeah!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAL4Mlb-QWb_gam0SGr-tjW_U5VDQ0_nJf3Vf6lxha3_bPTpRo_N6H66IQWst1Ic5uGM327m1jQ-lYJnWf1MffEJDqW8brCwQRKpdcmj8yuMPOzBdzVhi8k-mN-vJ_qven9pM0bynoPF8/s1600-h/image.jpg"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAL4Mlb-QWb_gam0SGr-tjW_U5VDQ0_nJf3Vf6lxha3_bPTpRo_N6H66IQWst1Ic5uGM327m1jQ-lYJnWf1MffEJDqW8brCwQRKpdcmj8yuMPOzBdzVhi8k-mN-vJ_qven9pM0bynoPF8/s200/image.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5050031426641268930" /></a><br />There was a "Wow" factor in each discovery of Learning 2. I enjoyed flickr, generators, wiki, podcasts and web tools and of course the YouTube. The collaborative aspects of some of these "Things" were simply awesome and will benefit our system. I look forward to our system taking giant steps towards Library 2. This learning experience brought excitment and it almost felt like a "Treasure Hunt" game! I'm glad I participated and feel good about completing it.<br />Yes, I would be interested in the next training, but please do not start in the summer as we have our "summer reading programs!"<br />Thinking about the summer reading program makes me want to take off in that airplane for a long vacation!!Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-67441891647698801732007-03-29T13:13:00.000-07:002007-04-02T14:37:20.445-07:00Thing # 22 eAudiobooks/ NetLibraryI was kind of familiar with this since I have helped customers get an account. I got myself an account this time. I browsed the Netlibrary by Subject. I looked at the titles under YP non fiction and it had 4 eAudiobooks and one of them was 2002 edition. I also looked at the Health and Medicne category. I liked the "eBook of the month" feature. I did not download any ebook at this time.Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-21753566719361068402007-03-22T13:28:00.000-07:002007-03-22T13:53:20.477-07:00Thing # 21 PodcastsI added Brave and Brass Book Blog feed to my Bloglines. It's a Penguin Podcast site and has interviews with Teen authors to promote books. I enjoyed listening to Anthony Horowitz, he talked about his Strombreaker movie and how he came up with his character Alex Rider for his books. He sounds like a great speaker and his english accent was cool! Wish we could invite him to speak at Cascades!! At some point, I would like to explore Odeo's Studio for creating a podcast that could be used for training purposes and also for teens/children's book clubs where the kids/librarians could podcast their reviews/thoughts on books etc. Adding video would be even better.Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-59801078910590772482007-03-19T11:02:00.000-07:002007-03-20T09:12:24.964-07:00Thing # 20 YouTube Kitten Comb<object width="425" height="350"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/En1D6EGBU0E"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/En1D6EGBU0E" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="350"></embed></object>object>Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-92072373436041877792007-03-12T11:38:00.000-07:002007-03-13T09:51:14.774-07:00Thing #19 Web 2.0 ToolsI took a look at the short list. I played with the real estate's propsmart and found it interesting and helpful, it would be a good site to recommend to someone who is planning a move. I also tried the pageflakes and Etsy. I'm not sure if I'll be using it though. Check out this slide show. This was great, take a look: <a href="http://www.slide.com/">http://www.slide.com/</a>Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-48702223805228685362007-03-09T09:31:00.000-08:002007-03-12T11:13:41.497-07:00Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-51540303183677735272007-03-02T10:26:00.001-08:002007-03-02T10:44:43.516-08:00Thing # 18: Online Productivity Tools!<FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ff0000">This is simply awesome! Another great collaborative tool! I created Zoho account and then saved a document and published it in my blog! Since it is web based it would be more beneficial than the Microsoft Word processing etc.! What I liked about it is that you can edit the document from your blog as well. !</FONT><BR>Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-90850558171052808942007-02-26T17:43:00.000-08:002007-02-26T17:45:48.826-08:00Thing#17 "Sandbox"This was really a fun exercise. I added by blog to the Favorites Blog site and to Favorite Animal site. There is a lot of potential here in sharing ideas, thoughts etc. WOW!Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-90739495199688631922007-02-23T06:50:00.000-08:002007-02-23T07:06:26.246-08:00Thing # 16 So What's in a Wiki?This was a fun discovery. Library Success: A Best Practices Wiki was impressive. It is indeed a great sharing and collaborative tool. We can certainly use it in many productive ways e.g. sharing program ideas, book talks etc. There are unlimited uses of this resource.<br />"Teaching and learning online with Wiki" by Naomi Augar was another interesting post. <br />Wiki opens up the concept of "Libraries without boundaries" which I find appealing and can see it benefit the library professionals all over the world.Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-47216720254879634252007-02-20T09:21:00.000-08:002007-02-21T07:28:53.843-08:00Thing # 15I enjoyed reading John Blyberg's "11 reasons why library 2.0 exists and matters."<br />My thoughts on L2 can be summed up in Sarah Houshton's definition of L2:<br />"Libary 2.0 simply means making your library's space (virtual and physical) more interactive, collaborative, and driven by community needs. Examples of where to start include blogs, gaming nights for teens, and collaborative photo sites. The basic drive is to get people back into the library by making the library rrelevant to what they want and need in their daily lives...to make the library a destination and not an afterthought."<br /><br />Public Libraries play a important role in the community and have a dual obligation of providing the basic service such as early literacy skills etc. as well as keeping up with Librarian 2.0. At LCPL we are providing service at most varied levels i.e. Babygarten to Blogs! This is only the beginning...Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-13587692441935711502007-02-20T09:17:00.000-08:002007-02-20T13:52:55.591-08:00Thing 14 TehnoratiThis exercise was not my favorite. Please bear with me I'm still working on this.Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-20635350406190083802007-02-10T06:38:00.000-08:002007-02-06T09:06:41.976-08:00Thing #13 TaggingI enjoyed discovering "Tagging." This would have been so useful to me when I was in school and had to write research paper etc. I can see the uses of this extremly useful tool. Enjoyed looking at the video etc. I have to say "Learning 2.0" has been a boon, it has increased my awareness of these wonderful & useful sites. I specially enjoyed looking at the pictures we tagged!Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-8040669986972778192007-02-06T07:33:00.000-08:002007-02-06T09:06:42.022-08:00Thing #12"Rollyo" was interesting and it is really a very handy tool. <br /><a href="http://rollyo.com/tiger/">http://rollyo.com/tiger/</a>Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-26733851659202107952007-02-01T09:13:00.001-08:002007-03-19T15:14:29.489-07:00Thing #11<script language="javascript" type="text/javascript" src="http://www.librarything.com/jswidget.php?reporton=idholaki&show=random&header=1&num=5&covers=small&text=all&tag=alltags&css=1&style=1&charset=&version=1"><br /></script><br /><br /><br /><br />This is a great tool for sharing books and for browsing and suggestions! Enjoyed the tour and creating my own library.<br />Here is my site:<br /><a href="http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=idholaki">http://www.librarything.com/catalog.php?view=idholaki</a><br />My Tag Cloud:<br /><a href="http://www.librarything.com/tagcloud.php?view=idholaki">http://www.librarything.com/tagcloud.php?view=idholaki</a><a href="http://www2.blogger.com/<script%20language=" type="text/javascript" src="http://www.librarything.com/jswidget.php?reporton=hotjungle&show=random&amp;amp;amp;amp;header=1&num=5&covers=small&text=all&tag=alltags&css=1&style=1&charset=&version=1">"></a>Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-4305579381817832842007-01-23T09:37:00.000-08:002007-01-24T07:58:11.071-08:00Thing #10This discovery was lot of fun! . Here is my neon sign and Wanted Poster :<br /><br /><a href="http://www.glassgiant.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Image created at GlassGiant.com" hspace="0" src="http://users.glassgiant.com/hotjungle/neon-07-01-23_09-32.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.glassgiant.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Image created at GlassGiant.com" hspace="0" src="http://users.glassgiant.com/hotjungle/wp-07-01-24_07-52.jpg" border="0" /></a>Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-87556726899193024922007-01-22T16:07:00.000-08:002007-01-22T16:12:35.393-08:00Caldecott & Newbery Winners announced today 1/22/07And the winner is:<br />Caldecott ------David Wiesner's "Flotsam"<br />Newbery----Susan Patron 's "The Higher Power of Lucky"<br />Geisel----Zelda & Viy: The runaways<br />Sibert-----Team MoonNorthern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-236450196496818172007-01-22T10:45:00.000-08:002007-01-22T10:49:49.758-08:00Thing #9I enjoyed trying out the different tools suggested and all the different ways we can search! However, I like to subscribe only to the feeds from my favorite websites/blogs. There is just too much out there and it works better for me going to the websites I like/visit most.Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-60227221004103866082007-01-18T08:44:00.000-08:002007-01-18T08:46:50.745-08:00Thing # 8Finally, I got this done. Here is my site if you would like to view.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.bloglines.com/public/hotjungle">http://www.bloglines.com/public/hotjungle</a>Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-530518768419412622007-01-10T10:57:00.000-08:002007-01-10T14:38:41.956-08:00Thing#7<span style="font-family:lucida grande;font-size:180%;">Storytime Podcasts are here!</span><br />Check out Denver Pulic library site at:<br /><a href="http://podcast.denverlibrary.org/">http://podcast.denverlibrary.org/</a><br />I am looking forward to see our LCPL storytime and ECRR (Every Child Ready To Read) podcasts!!<br />Gone are the days of Dial up Storytime...Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-54083135729860822592007-01-09T10:49:00.001-08:002007-01-09T10:49:27.448-08:00Oink! Oink! Oink!<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/read24_7/351900231/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/130/351900231_8ce5d80d68_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/read24_7/351900231/">Oink! Oink! Oink!</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/read24_7/">id89pun</a>. </span></div>Thing#6<br />Done. Enjoy!<br clear="all" />Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-17896241759678968892007-01-08T11:03:00.001-08:002007-01-08T11:03:31.046-08:00Llama @ Cascades<div style="float: right; margin-left: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/read24_7/344386482/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/344386482_e2cb1c322c_m.jpg" alt="" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" /></a> <br /> <span style="font-size: 0.9em; margin-top: 0px;"> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/read24_7/344386482/">Llama @ Cascades</a> <br /> Originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/read24_7/">id89pun</a>. </span></div>Thing#5<br />It was fun doing Flickr and posting the picture.<br clear="all" />Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-2660219043769774322006-12-27T11:57:00.000-08:002006-12-27T12:54:59.361-08:00Titles on Mock Caldecott & Newbery & Best Books list(This list was posted in Pubyac by Susan Fichtelberg)<br />Here's the compilation from three mock Caldecott lists, the Cybils picture book list, SLJ's Best Books and Hornbook's Fanfare. The number following the title is the number of lists the book appeared on. Listed by author. Which do you think will be the winner, send in your choice.<br />Arnosky, Jim. Grandfather Buffalo. (2)<br />Aston, Dianna. An Egg Is Quiet. (2)<br />Banks, Kate. Max's Words. (5)<br />Burleigh, Robert. Tiger of the Snows. (2)<br />Diakite, Penda. I Lost My Tooth in Africa. (2)<br />Hennessy, B. G. The Boy Who Cried Wolf. (2)<br />Hills, Tad. Duck and Goose. (2)<br />Kanevsky, Polly. Sleepy Boy. (2)<br />Knudsen, Michelle. Library Lion. (4)<br />Lerman, Barbara. Museum Trip. (2)<br />Lies, Brian. Bats on the Beach. (2)<br />Sierra, Judy. The Secret Science Project That Almost Ate the School. (2)<br />Sierra, Judy. Thelonius Monster's Sky-High Fly Pie. (2)<br />Sis, Peter. Play Mozart, Play. (2)<br />Smith, Lane. John, Paul, George & Ben. (5)<br />Staake, Bob. The Red Lemon. (2)<br />Stevenson, Robert Louis. The Moon. (2)<br />Stringer, Lauren. Winter Is the Warmest Season. (2)<br />Van Allsburg, Chris. Probudit!i (2)<br />Weatherford, Carol. Moses: When Harrient Tubman Led Her People to Freedom. (4)<br />Wheeler, Lisa. Mammoths on the Move. (2)<br />Wiesner, David. Flotsam. (6)<br />Winter, Jonah. Dizzy. (3)<br />Yorinks, Arthur. Mommy? (3)Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-50761773807811637242006-12-27T10:02:00.000-08:002006-12-27T10:20:30.676-08:00Storytime PodcastDenver and Toronto Public Libraries have ventured into<br />storytime podcast. Check out their sites<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://kidsspace.torontopubliclibrary.ca/genStoryArchive_All_1.html">http://kidsspace.torontopubliclibrary.ca/genStoryArchive_All_1.html</a><br /><br /><a href="http://podcast.denverlibrary.org/">http://podcast.denverlibrary.org/</a>Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-11422000667805491302006-12-21T12:27:00.001-08:002006-12-28T07:15:49.785-08:00About the Things...Thing #1<br />Was easy, but I neglected to post it.<br />Thing#2<br />The most difficult thing for me of the 7 1/2 habits, would be the last one "Play". I think I take playing too seriously and I'm not able to relax!<br />Habit #2 Accepting Responsiblity.... comes easy to me.<br />Thing #3<br />Creating my Blog was fun and I enjoyed doing it. Coming up with a title took some time.<br />Many thanks to Library Administration for giving us this opportunity to Blog.<br />Looking forward to storytime podcasts.Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6926968156999464194.post-14537458713487624892006-12-21T12:02:00.000-08:002006-12-21T12:05:59.508-08:00Babygarten to BlogAs a children's librarian, you have to be so versatile and be ready to jump from<br />Babygarten to Blogs!! <br />Here's cheers to children's librarians!!Northern Lightshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14088622412323133722noreply@blogger.com0