Relax & Reflect

Favorite Excercises?

Google Earth and Finetune

Least Useful and Non-Relevant to my Job?

Gaming and Avatars

What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?

That Sno-Isle thinks it's a good steward of tax money by letting us play Scrabble at work!

How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?

Hasn't...

Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?

It's intersting to know what the general public is up to in regards to technology but just becasue it's available doesn't mean it's useful to the library.

What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?

More than one week would have been good for some of the more difficult subjects...

If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you again chose to participate?

Did we have a choice this time? I thought it was required!

Gaming

I can see where some of the games would be fun for kids without computers at home to play on the library PC's. However, I can't imagine any person with an XBox, Playstaion, Wii, etc. would find theese games remotely comparible in graphic and entertainment value. No wonder kids are obese these days if all they do is sit and play these mediocre games.

Maps and Geotagging

Finally, something worthwhile in this training! Something patrons and staff can use for a variety of reasons. This is more what a library should be training staff in! I love it...

Avatars & Second Life

Kinda fun but pretty much like video games for adults. I wonder who has the time for this is and how it helps the world. Overall, unimpressed.

Online Applications & Tools

Wow! One of the few things I may one day use! This was very cool and I like that anyone will be able to access the same type of applications w/o having to pay for Microsoft Office.

Search Engines

I tried the suggested websites sure that I wouldn't pfrefer them to my beloved Google. I was mostly right, with the exception of Dogpile. When using the same search on all search engines, I found them all similar to google (but with less appealing formats). Dogpile did give me some more precise information and I will try that one on a regular basis.

Podcasting

I visited all the sites mentioned in the assignment and didn't find any that were even of a remote interest to me (the library ones are dry and boring). So, I went in search of my own podcast from People Magazine and found it. However, when I tried to paste the URL into my google reader I kept getting the "oops, failed...wait a few seconds" so I'll have to try again later. I haven't once used my RRS feeder since the earlier assignment so I doubt this will be something I use on a professional or personal level. It' faster and easier to just go to the bookmarked websites for the info I want.