What were your favorite discoveries or activities over the past ten weeks?
I'd say some of my favorite discoveries were the RSS and Flickr. I knew about RSS but I never really utilized it and now I'm a tad obsessed, I have over 80 feeds on my Google Reader now :) I also love browsing through photos on Flickr. I still get irritated with the site now and then :) but I LOVE all the photos! I also really enjoyed playing with and getting more comfortable with Novelist and podcasts.
Do you feel more confidence with these resources now? Was it time well-spent?
I feel much more comfortable with several of the resources and tools from the 23 things training. It was time well spent for me, I am using these tools in my personal life and my job now much more than before 23 things.
If a similar learning program is offered in the future, are there other resources and technologies you would like to see covered? Any suggestions for how we might run the program differently?
I can't think of any right now...
In terms of running the program differently I would like to have occasional actual meetings or in person trainings where I can talk with other library staff about their ideas for using the tools in programs and such. I don't have time to view everyone's blogs and ideas and I like meeting face to face sometimes in combination with the self-directed online training.
Do you think our patrons would benefit from a similar program?
Definitely!
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Online Reader Tools
Thing #20:
I suggested Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly to Joe Patron.
Thing #21:
I signed up for several newsletters including:
Book Sizzle
Books on the Air
Children Picture Books
Mystery
Teen Scene
I will probably use these newsletters (particularly the Teen Scene) to keep up on the newest books. I also like to keep up on the books from popular radio and tv programs because patrons seem to ask for them a lot.
Thing #22:
I checked out the Adult Mysteries on Recommended Reads. I tried the topic of "Its getting very noir in here". I kind of want to try a noir mystery but after looking through a couple I'm not sure noir is for me...
Then I tried Adult Mysteries - Cooking up Crime - cause I saw this book at Barnes and Noble the other day, it was one of those paperback mysteries about a woman detective in a rural town and it was some sort of blueberry mystery and it had blueberry recipes in the book. This highly appealed to me for some reason so I meant to write down the title and look it up at the library but I forgot...I digress, but that's why I wanted to check out the Cooking up Crime mysteries :)
I seem to gravitate toward the baking mysteries...
I found the one I saw at Barnes and Noble! Its Town in a Blueberry Jam by B.B. Haywood. But the main character's name is Candy...I'm not sure I can read it now...
So I clicked on another title, Catered Halloween by Isis Crawford. Over on the "search for more" I chose cozy and culinary mystery stories to see what else it would pull up. I like browsing through all the different possiblities. You click on one book and you can get a whole other list of recommendations to the right from Novelist.
I think this is a great resource for me! And for patrons, though I think adult more than teens. Occasionally I have teens and adults ask for recommendations based on other books they have read, like Twilight or Hunger Games, Novelist would be very helpful in finding titles cause sometimes my poor brain can't think of any off the top of my head. But I don't think teens (or at least most teens) would use Novelist themselves. I do know of a few who would find it interesting but I don't really think they would use it often. Adult might use it more, my mom would LOVE Novelist. I'll have to recommend it to her :)
I would also recommend using Goodreads to patrons for finding recommendations. I also like how on Amazon you can look up a book and it will give you a list of other books similar or show you "customer who bought this item also bought". I personally find lots of ideas of other books I might like through this. I even use it when teens tell me a book they really liked and I want to find other books to recommend.
I suggested Revolution by Jennifer Donnelly to Joe Patron.
Thing #21:
I signed up for several newsletters including:
Book Sizzle
Books on the Air
Children Picture Books
Mystery
Teen Scene
I will probably use these newsletters (particularly the Teen Scene) to keep up on the newest books. I also like to keep up on the books from popular radio and tv programs because patrons seem to ask for them a lot.
Thing #22:
I checked out the Adult Mysteries on Recommended Reads. I tried the topic of "Its getting very noir in here". I kind of want to try a noir mystery but after looking through a couple I'm not sure noir is for me...
Then I tried Adult Mysteries - Cooking up Crime - cause I saw this book at Barnes and Noble the other day, it was one of those paperback mysteries about a woman detective in a rural town and it was some sort of blueberry mystery and it had blueberry recipes in the book. This highly appealed to me for some reason so I meant to write down the title and look it up at the library but I forgot...I digress, but that's why I wanted to check out the Cooking up Crime mysteries :)
I seem to gravitate toward the baking mysteries...
I found the one I saw at Barnes and Noble! Its Town in a Blueberry Jam by B.B. Haywood. But the main character's name is Candy...I'm not sure I can read it now...
So I clicked on another title, Catered Halloween by Isis Crawford. Over on the "search for more" I chose cozy and culinary mystery stories to see what else it would pull up. I like browsing through all the different possiblities. You click on one book and you can get a whole other list of recommendations to the right from Novelist.
I think this is a great resource for me! And for patrons, though I think adult more than teens. Occasionally I have teens and adults ask for recommendations based on other books they have read, like Twilight or Hunger Games, Novelist would be very helpful in finding titles cause sometimes my poor brain can't think of any off the top of my head. But I don't think teens (or at least most teens) would use Novelist themselves. I do know of a few who would find it interesting but I don't really think they would use it often. Adult might use it more, my mom would LOVE Novelist. I'll have to recommend it to her :)
I would also recommend using Goodreads to patrons for finding recommendations. I also like how on Amazon you can look up a book and it will give you a list of other books similar or show you "customer who bought this item also bought". I personally find lots of ideas of other books I might like through this. I even use it when teens tell me a book they really liked and I want to find other books to recommend.
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Wikis
Thing #18
I edited the Favorite Books page and added one of my very favs, Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier. I also edited the Favorite Movies and added Steel Magnolias, Soound of Music, Office Space, Rear Window and The Empire Strikes Back.
In terms of the library's mission wiki's could advance the vision of "services, public programs and events that promote reading, convey valuable information and extend the value of the Library to its community". Maybe by having a library wiki or wikis about different topics or books or genres, patrons could engage in conversation with the library staff and each other about their favorites. I don't know though, doesn't having a library blog or Facebook do the same thing though?
But a library wiki would also promote the library's value of providind a "community forum for ideas"...
I edited the Favorite Books page and added one of my very favs, Daughter of the Forest by Juliet Marillier. I also edited the Favorite Movies and added Steel Magnolias, Soound of Music, Office Space, Rear Window and The Empire Strikes Back.
In terms of the library's mission wiki's could advance the vision of "services, public programs and events that promote reading, convey valuable information and extend the value of the Library to its community". Maybe by having a library wiki or wikis about different topics or books or genres, patrons could engage in conversation with the library staff and each other about their favorites. I don't know though, doesn't having a library blog or Facebook do the same thing though?
But a library wiki would also promote the library's value of providind a "community forum for ideas"...
Saturday, March 12, 2011
Thing #15: Finding and embedding online video:
Well, I really wanted to embed this other video showing how to make duct tape roses but the creators of that video requested the embed option be disabled, poo...so instead here is a video for picking flowers out, don't ask why I chose it, I find it interesting...
I really wanted to post that Charlie Sheen cooking tips but I can't find a video to embed...HAHA, I found it! I cannot help but be mesmerized over the train wreck that is Charlie Sheen...his fingertips radiate sunshine...he says that I swear...watch, he does...
Thing #16: Exploring NetLibrary
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney
8 hours and 42 minutes
Thing #17: Browsing the podcast universe
I think I am in love with podcasts now...I've known about them for a long while and I even used them during college to listen to lectures and so forth but I haven't listened to any recently until now and of course now I am obsessed. I subscribed to the Dealista RSS feed on the Quick and Dirty Tips. I also subscribed to the Merriam Webster's Word of the Day podcast RSS feed and the Storynory RSS feed. I love all thing BBC and anytime I can listen to someone talk on and on with a British accent, or any accent for that matter, holy cow...so of course I LOVE the BBC podcast website. I listened to the BBC World Service News Hour. Well, I didn't listen to the whole 49 minutes but for some reason anything I listen to from the BBC is so damn soothing. It can be about the world wide recession, trouble in Libya, tsunamis in Japan, royal weddings, who knows, it doesn't matter, it completely soothes my nerves and worries and any anxiety I am feeling. I think this will be one of my new favorite websites. I just added a BBC news app to my iPhone and several of the BBC RSS feeds to my Google Reader :)
I listened to a podcast by Dealista (on the Quick and Dirty Tips) on how to get the best deals at Target. I thought it would be interesting because I shop at Target at lot. It was a very helpful podcast! I learned that on Mondays Target marks down electronics, kid’s clothing, and stationery. On Tuesdays its domestics, women’s clothing, pet supplies, and food. Wednesdays is when the men’s clothing, toys, lawn & garden, and health & beauty items are clearanced out, Thursday sale items usually include housewares, lingerie, sporting goods, shoes, music/movies/books, décor, and luggage and on Fridays automotive items, cosmetics, hardware, and jewelry. Like I said earlier I added the Dealista to my RSS feeds on my Google Reader.
I also like the LearnOutLoud podcast website. I listened to a bit of the Art History podcast and the Classical Mythology podcast, very educational and interesting. The Podomatic, Podcast Alley and Podcast.com websites kind of made my head hurt. I want to look through them more but there is so much to choose from and look at I don't know where to start! I kind of feel after this and the RSS thing I am nearing information overload...
Well, I really wanted to embed this other video showing how to make duct tape roses but the creators of that video requested the embed option be disabled, poo...so instead here is a video for picking flowers out, don't ask why I chose it, I find it interesting...
I really wanted to post that Charlie Sheen cooking tips but I can't find a video to embed...HAHA, I found it! I cannot help but be mesmerized over the train wreck that is Charlie Sheen...his fingertips radiate sunshine...he says that I swear...watch, he does...
Thing #16: Exploring NetLibrary
Five Little Peppers and How They Grew by Margaret Sidney
8 hours and 42 minutes
Thing #17: Browsing the podcast universe
I think I am in love with podcasts now...I've known about them for a long while and I even used them during college to listen to lectures and so forth but I haven't listened to any recently until now and of course now I am obsessed. I subscribed to the Dealista RSS feed on the Quick and Dirty Tips. I also subscribed to the Merriam Webster's Word of the Day podcast RSS feed and the Storynory RSS feed. I love all thing BBC and anytime I can listen to someone talk on and on with a British accent, or any accent for that matter, holy cow...so of course I LOVE the BBC podcast website. I listened to the BBC World Service News Hour. Well, I didn't listen to the whole 49 minutes but for some reason anything I listen to from the BBC is so damn soothing. It can be about the world wide recession, trouble in Libya, tsunamis in Japan, royal weddings, who knows, it doesn't matter, it completely soothes my nerves and worries and any anxiety I am feeling. I think this will be one of my new favorite websites. I just added a BBC news app to my iPhone and several of the BBC RSS feeds to my Google Reader :)
I listened to a podcast by Dealista (on the Quick and Dirty Tips) on how to get the best deals at Target. I thought it would be interesting because I shop at Target at lot. It was a very helpful podcast! I learned that on Mondays Target marks down electronics, kid’s clothing, and stationery. On Tuesdays its domestics, women’s clothing, pet supplies, and food. Wednesdays is when the men’s clothing, toys, lawn & garden, and health & beauty items are clearanced out, Thursday sale items usually include housewares, lingerie, sporting goods, shoes, music/movies/books, décor, and luggage and on Fridays automotive items, cosmetics, hardware, and jewelry. Like I said earlier I added the Dealista to my RSS feeds on my Google Reader.
I also like the LearnOutLoud podcast website. I listened to a bit of the Art History podcast and the Classical Mythology podcast, very educational and interesting. The Podomatic, Podcast Alley and Podcast.com websites kind of made my head hurt. I want to look through them more but there is so much to choose from and look at I don't know where to start! I kind of feel after this and the RSS thing I am nearing information overload...
RSS
I LOVE LOVE Google Reader! I started using it a couple months ago to keep track of all the blogs I like.
I have about 63 subscriptions so far. Some are teen lit and library blogs, most are crafty/decor/fashion/recipes/etc blogs :)
I did add the New York Times Home Page for the United States to my subscriptions and the Yahoo Movies Coming Soon RSS feed. I also added the RSS feed of the latest news from the Library of Congress.
I think using Google Reader is SO much better and easier than having to go to every individual website and blog that I like. I love that I can scroll through just the newest updates to my favorite blogs and websites. Google Reader is definitely a part of my lifelong learning toolkit. My only problem with Google Reader is I am becoming addicted to it! I add new subscriptions everyday! I'm afraid I have too many...it takes me like half an hour just to view all the updates everyday :) But it would take so much longer to have to go to every individual website so I LOVE it! I added Google Reader to my iGoogle too. I forgot how much I like iGoogle too, I haven't used it in awhile, its like a one stop shop for everything.
OMG, I just added the Staff Picks bundle on my Google Reader and now my unread items went to 183, oh dear...
I have about 63 subscriptions so far. Some are teen lit and library blogs, most are crafty/decor/fashion/recipes/etc blogs :)
I did add the New York Times Home Page for the United States to my subscriptions and the Yahoo Movies Coming Soon RSS feed. I also added the RSS feed of the latest news from the Library of Congress.
I think using Google Reader is SO much better and easier than having to go to every individual website and blog that I like. I love that I can scroll through just the newest updates to my favorite blogs and websites. Google Reader is definitely a part of my lifelong learning toolkit. My only problem with Google Reader is I am becoming addicted to it! I add new subscriptions everyday! I'm afraid I have too many...it takes me like half an hour just to view all the updates everyday :) But it would take so much longer to have to go to every individual website so I LOVE it! I added Google Reader to my iGoogle too. I forgot how much I like iGoogle too, I haven't used it in awhile, its like a one stop shop for everything.
OMG, I just added the Staff Picks bundle on my Google Reader and now my unread items went to 183, oh dear...
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Using LFPL's Research Tools
10b. Betty Jean McMichael had four sons.
10c. LFPL does not have Telos, at least not that I could find. We do have British Journal for the History of Philosophy and Clinical Medicine and Research in full text in Academic Search Premier.
11a. The manager for Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 is Duane F. Kelly. The stewardship grade is B and the overall Morningstar rating is four stars.
11b. I found an article titled "Top high-definition LCD TVs under $2,000" from Consumer Reports in August 2008. I used InfoTrac OneFile.
11c. When I use 402 as the zip I came up with a list of 94 coffee shops. If I narrow it to 40202 I came up with 10 coffee shops. Out of the 10 coffee shops I think Dunkin Donuts would be the biggest competitor because their annual sales were higher than the other shops and put them in the $500,000-1 million dollar range. I'm not real confident on this question I had a lot of trouble on this one...
12.
I liked the Consumer Reports for personal use. For library use with teens and children I don't really see myself using these particular databases, maybe the Courier Journal and newspapers for homework help. Personally I think we should be telling more teens and teachers about the Learning Express Library database. I try to mention it at all outreaches I go to so teens know they can take FREE practice ACT exams. But not just teens, I wish I had known about LEL when I had to take the GRE and I'm know there are tons of people who don't know that they can use the LEL database to take practice US citizenship test, SAT, LSAT, MCAT, GED, postal exam, etc, etc. I guess the newspaper databases and consumer reports would be some of the most helpful and interesting to patrons. And I cannot possibly answer the question on if LFPL could only have ONE research tool which would I choose. It just seems impossible to answer that, I guess if I absolutely had to I would say the Learning Express Library because that is the database I am most familiar with and I think it offers a huge array of services for children, teens AND adults. It offers practice exams, skill building for adults, resume and job help, math skills, reading improvement, writing, grammar and so much more for elementary students up to college students. It also has a whole section in Spanish which I can't read but I figure must be useful to people who do speak Spanish...
Now if you want a top ten I can do that, here is is not in any particular order though, I just tried to keep some databases for adults, teens and kids. But I still feel like its hard for me to do this because my area of expertise is teens and children, I'm not really sure on all the reference questions and needs of adult patrons, I have a general idea...but I'm kind of guessing.
1. Infotrac Onefile
2. Business Reference USA
3 Courier Journal (Proquest)
4 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
5 PVA
6 CultureGrams
7 Learning Express Library
8 Lands and Peoples Online
9 Academic Search Premier
10 one of those genealogy databases, I don't know which is the best but one of those :)
I have to say I feel totally out of practice using databases since I finished my Master's several years ago. I honestly rarely have a real opportunity to use one with patrons or for an actual reference question except for my own personal use. I occasionally show teens the databases when they need help with a homework or research project. Its not often though, when I do try and show them how to use a database to find an answer their eyes glaze over and they don't pay attention or they just prefer to use wikipedia or the Internet, sigh...I can't say I blame them all the time though; like them I don't have a lot of patience either and I expect answers and information way too quickly. Using some of these databases for this assignment took me FOREVER (forever meaning like 5 minutes or more, God forbid!) and I had a difficult time finding the answers sometime and I became very frustrated at times. Makes me feel stupid and I have a Master's degree. Maybe I'm just out of practice but I can't imagine how other patrons, particularly teens (or adults who don't have a lot of computer experience) would feel comfortable using them all of the time when you can just plug a question into Google and get an answer immediately. Granted it might not be the best or most reliable answer though but it just seems so much easier sometimes...I know that's AWFUL of me to say having a library science degree, oh well, judge me if you must...
10c. LFPL does not have Telos, at least not that I could find. We do have British Journal for the History of Philosophy and Clinical Medicine and Research in full text in Academic Search Premier.
11a. The manager for Vanguard Target Retirement 2020 is Duane F. Kelly. The stewardship grade is B and the overall Morningstar rating is four stars.
11b. I found an article titled "Top high-definition LCD TVs under $2,000" from Consumer Reports in August 2008. I used InfoTrac OneFile.
11c. When I use 402 as the zip I came up with a list of 94 coffee shops. If I narrow it to 40202 I came up with 10 coffee shops. Out of the 10 coffee shops I think Dunkin Donuts would be the biggest competitor because their annual sales were higher than the other shops and put them in the $500,000-1 million dollar range. I'm not real confident on this question I had a lot of trouble on this one...
12.
I liked the Consumer Reports for personal use. For library use with teens and children I don't really see myself using these particular databases, maybe the Courier Journal and newspapers for homework help. Personally I think we should be telling more teens and teachers about the Learning Express Library database. I try to mention it at all outreaches I go to so teens know they can take FREE practice ACT exams. But not just teens, I wish I had known about LEL when I had to take the GRE and I'm know there are tons of people who don't know that they can use the LEL database to take practice US citizenship test, SAT, LSAT, MCAT, GED, postal exam, etc, etc. I guess the newspaper databases and consumer reports would be some of the most helpful and interesting to patrons. And I cannot possibly answer the question on if LFPL could only have ONE research tool which would I choose. It just seems impossible to answer that, I guess if I absolutely had to I would say the Learning Express Library because that is the database I am most familiar with and I think it offers a huge array of services for children, teens AND adults. It offers practice exams, skill building for adults, resume and job help, math skills, reading improvement, writing, grammar and so much more for elementary students up to college students. It also has a whole section in Spanish which I can't read but I figure must be useful to people who do speak Spanish...
Now if you want a top ten I can do that, here is is not in any particular order though, I just tried to keep some databases for adults, teens and kids. But I still feel like its hard for me to do this because my area of expertise is teens and children, I'm not really sure on all the reference questions and needs of adult patrons, I have a general idea...but I'm kind of guessing.
1. Infotrac Onefile
2. Business Reference USA
3 Courier Journal (Proquest)
4 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia
5 PVA
6 CultureGrams
7 Learning Express Library
8 Lands and Peoples Online
9 Academic Search Premier
10 one of those genealogy databases, I don't know which is the best but one of those :)
I have to say I feel totally out of practice using databases since I finished my Master's several years ago. I honestly rarely have a real opportunity to use one with patrons or for an actual reference question except for my own personal use. I occasionally show teens the databases when they need help with a homework or research project. Its not often though, when I do try and show them how to use a database to find an answer their eyes glaze over and they don't pay attention or they just prefer to use wikipedia or the Internet, sigh...I can't say I blame them all the time though; like them I don't have a lot of patience either and I expect answers and information way too quickly. Using some of these databases for this assignment took me FOREVER (forever meaning like 5 minutes or more, God forbid!) and I had a difficult time finding the answers sometime and I became very frustrated at times. Makes me feel stupid and I have a Master's degree. Maybe I'm just out of practice but I can't imagine how other patrons, particularly teens (or adults who don't have a lot of computer experience) would feel comfortable using them all of the time when you can just plug a question into Google and get an answer immediately. Granted it might not be the best or most reliable answer though but it just seems so much easier sometimes...I know that's AWFUL of me to say having a library science degree, oh well, judge me if you must...
Thursday, February 24, 2011
I hate Flickr, I love Flickr, I hate Flickr....
First off, I HATE Flickr....
Just to be clear, I HATE it....
Okay, I don't hate it, but when I first started this new assignment for 23 things extreme dislike developed between me and Flickr...
I have used Flickr before but its been awhile so when I first went to the website I created a new account which just seemed to be a royal pain in the ass and took forever. I will mention I am extremely impatient with technology. Cell phones, websites, Internet, whatever...patience has never been a virtue of mine but all this technology has made me even worse. I expect things done quickly and with relative ease and I think registering for an account on any website should take like 2 minutes, tops...So I was already a little irritated with Flickr after this.
Then I came back to Flick a couple hours later to actual play around on it and complete my 23 things assignment. I probably tried 20 times to log in and it WOULD NOT LET ME BACK IN! No matter what I did, I used my yahoo id and account and then my gmail account and it drove me insane! I have never been so irritated with a website. I have a school loan account with a tiny little school I attended in New Mexico and I pay my bill online sometimes. They are a VERY small institution and their website is very low key but it is 100 times easier to use than Flickr in my opinion. I find this unacceptable...it makes me feel stupid or like I am doing something wrong because a million other people seem to use Flickr with no problem so its obviously my fault, user error, Flickr is screaming at me "YOU SUCK HEATHER". I consider myself a pretty tech savvy person, I can figure out stuff pretty easily, usually....So how in the world can a website lower my self-esteeem? I don't know but Flickr managed to do it...
Moving on....
I eventually did somehow manage to get back on Flickr, although I don't ever remember actually putting my password in but magically I'm on again so whatever....
I played around with the World Map thingy and I did enjoy it....don't tell the Flickr people, I'm still miffed at them.
I searched places I want to visit or places I have been. New Orleans, Greece, Seattle, Istanbul. I found some AMAZING and absolutely beautiful pictures. Makes me want to travel even more now :)
I'm thinking Flickr could be helpful reference tool when helping teens with their research projects where they need photos for presentations. It would also open up a discussion with teens on photo sharing and copyright permissions and whatnot...
I will say I really liked the Flickr guidelines. I thought they were great and witty, polite and wonderful about emphasizing not using other people's photos without permission. I don't think I have ever had a reference question about photo sharing though. Teens just want to know how to upload photos to Facebook most days. I also really like the Explore option on Flickr. I don't take a lot of photos and I don't think I will use Flickr right now for much in the way of photo sharing but I do enjoy viewing the interesting photos in the last 7 days and the calendar view of this month was really cool too. OMG, I just discovered the COOLEST thing about Flickr! I might just be changing my attitude about Flickr as I write this. They have this gallery option in Explore! I love themed galleries of pics! I just found one on laundromats! I LOVE IT! There is this great pic called Loads of Lovin' by Lori Elizabeth, I want it!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrysti/galleries/72157622440357680/
So last off, I LOVE Flickr! LOL, I'm such a freak, I run so hot and cold :)
Just to be clear, I HATE it....
Okay, I don't hate it, but when I first started this new assignment for 23 things extreme dislike developed between me and Flickr...
I have used Flickr before but its been awhile so when I first went to the website I created a new account which just seemed to be a royal pain in the ass and took forever. I will mention I am extremely impatient with technology. Cell phones, websites, Internet, whatever...patience has never been a virtue of mine but all this technology has made me even worse. I expect things done quickly and with relative ease and I think registering for an account on any website should take like 2 minutes, tops...So I was already a little irritated with Flickr after this.
Then I came back to Flick a couple hours later to actual play around on it and complete my 23 things assignment. I probably tried 20 times to log in and it WOULD NOT LET ME BACK IN! No matter what I did, I used my yahoo id and account and then my gmail account and it drove me insane! I have never been so irritated with a website. I have a school loan account with a tiny little school I attended in New Mexico and I pay my bill online sometimes. They are a VERY small institution and their website is very low key but it is 100 times easier to use than Flickr in my opinion. I find this unacceptable...it makes me feel stupid or like I am doing something wrong because a million other people seem to use Flickr with no problem so its obviously my fault, user error, Flickr is screaming at me "YOU SUCK HEATHER". I consider myself a pretty tech savvy person, I can figure out stuff pretty easily, usually....So how in the world can a website lower my self-esteeem? I don't know but Flickr managed to do it...
Moving on....
I eventually did somehow manage to get back on Flickr, although I don't ever remember actually putting my password in but magically I'm on again so whatever....
I played around with the World Map thingy and I did enjoy it....don't tell the Flickr people, I'm still miffed at them.
I searched places I want to visit or places I have been. New Orleans, Greece, Seattle, Istanbul. I found some AMAZING and absolutely beautiful pictures. Makes me want to travel even more now :)
I'm thinking Flickr could be helpful reference tool when helping teens with their research projects where they need photos for presentations. It would also open up a discussion with teens on photo sharing and copyright permissions and whatnot...
I will say I really liked the Flickr guidelines. I thought they were great and witty, polite and wonderful about emphasizing not using other people's photos without permission. I don't think I have ever had a reference question about photo sharing though. Teens just want to know how to upload photos to Facebook most days. I also really like the Explore option on Flickr. I don't take a lot of photos and I don't think I will use Flickr right now for much in the way of photo sharing but I do enjoy viewing the interesting photos in the last 7 days and the calendar view of this month was really cool too. OMG, I just discovered the COOLEST thing about Flickr! I might just be changing my attitude about Flickr as I write this. They have this gallery option in Explore! I love themed galleries of pics! I just found one on laundromats! I LOVE IT! There is this great pic called Loads of Lovin' by Lori Elizabeth, I want it!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chrysti/galleries/72157622440357680/
So last off, I LOVE Flickr! LOL, I'm such a freak, I run so hot and cold :)
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