Summary of Learning 2.0

WOO HOO!!!!!

Let the celebrations begin! I've made it to the end of the 23 things, thus completing the Learning 2.0 course.

It has been an interesting experience. Cumbersome sometimes, entertaining most times and on the whole a fantastic learning experience.

I look forward to implementing my new found knowledge in the near future.

Let us embrace technology and go forth and seek knowledge, after all isn't that what all Librarians should so?

Downloadable Audio Books

Audio Books are always a popular part of our collection, particularly in the Young Adult area. We have recently added ipods with audio books to our collection and they have been quite a hit.

Downloadable Audio books would therefore be something we should definitely investigate for the future.

Sight impaired borrowers, reluctant readers or dyslexics often prefer not having the challenge of to do the reading. People who drive quite a way on trips or people doing their ironing or housework also prefer audio books.

Nothing beats curling up with a book though, there is something different about reading a book than just being a passive listener.

I am very much looking forward to my long service leave over the Christmas holidays when I can do just that!

Podcasts

Ironic isn't it that we have been using podcasts all the way through the course and yet it is No 21 out of 23 things on the list of Learning 2.0. It's a bit like giving a student their pen licence test after they've written their entire project in pen.
Podcasts are great! They allow people to hear information and music online or download it onto their ipod, mobile phone or computer.

YouTube

FAR OUT!!! 9 000 years of viewing has been watched on YouTube since it started. That is certainly a lot of use by a lot of people. I love the fact that you can watch old video clips. Take On Me by AHA is one of my all time favourites and to see that again after all these years was quite a treat.
YouTube is certainly hours of fun for the voyeur, music buff or just the curious. I will certainly be spending time there more often.

Web 2.0 Prize winners

I'm not at all surprised that Google Maps are 1st prize winners for the category of maps in the recent Web 2.0 awards. This is a fantastic facility that will make navigation, and geography much more fun and user friendly.

Keep up the great work Google!

Zoho verdict

ZOHO Writer : The latest in word processing.

 

I'd love to be able to access word documents from home and work from the same spot, and anything that takes the monopoly from Microsoft has my vote!

 

ZOHO therefore has a lot of potential.

 

  WOO HOO!

Wiki wonders

Wikis are very cool!

The idea that it acts like a giant cyber noticeboard can be very handy. People can add their thoughts and the overall collaboration is a team effort. Great for working out details from remote locations or across the globe.

Very user friendly too. :-)