#20

YOUTUBE

there are so many wonderful things about youtube.  I personally love looking at old TV commercials and music videos, but hey! Who doesn't?  However, lately i have become slightly obsessed with 'the procrastination song' (the first one that pops up).  Basically, its about a kid who's procrastinated so much and doesn't even know what the project he is supposed to be doing is.  Why do I love this video? honestly, I think we all have that minor procrastination problem, and if not now, some other time!

How could youtube be used in a library setting? well, if a person makes a "channel" for the library, it would be easy to get people to subscribe, from there, any upcoming events posted in video form (almost like a commercial) would be sent out in a notification to the patrons/viewers and then they would have the option to ask questions via commenting. Just throwing it out there.

#19

SO! I went onto web 2.0 awards, and I clicked on fun stuff because the assignment said to choose something you like, and I tend to like fun stuff...

Moving on, my personal favorite of the top 3 was "hair mixer".  This tool allows you to take your face and switch it with other peoples hair styles! It's actually way too much fun.  I was easily absorbed in this tool...

#18

so basically, this blog is just confirming my previous blog (#170), if I had to choose a form of sharing data, it would have to be google docs.  It was optional to use googledocs, so i used that.  not only has this been benefitial in school (it helps me cut down on the disgusting amount of work given to me by Mr. Kommer) it has also been a really fun way for me and friends to werite back and forth to eachother about our days, without it being completely public! So MUCH FuN!!!!!!!

#17

hey there! so it's been a while, but I've added my blog link to the wonderful PB wiki...so it's there, it was simple to use this application although I still probably will not use it.  i prefer to use googledocs to share information with friends and I find that the email-notification with that tool is particularly handy.

#16

Hello all! (I'm no longer doing my theme of quotations, simply because the time used to ponder the quotations and then apply them to the task was just becoming monotonous.)  #16 has to do with Wikis.  Basically, wiki's are just another form of blog, some are used to recommend books, others are used for programs such as PALS.  In all honesty, I don't find wiki's that interesting, in fact, its known to me as one of those deadly projects that teacher's sometimes assign...o.o  My personal favorite of the applications seen, was the booklovers wiki, in which people recommended books.  it would work well in a library setting because people who work/patronize the library tend to enjoy books....

"A census taker once tried to test me. I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti." and it wasn't so del.icio.us...

del.icio.us is not a tool that i would use.  Although it is undoubtedly useful for people who have multiple computers and need to be able to access many different sites on separate computers, i personally feel that it would be necessary for me.  it has become a personal habit for me to send myself the link to any web page i need via email, (usually I only need to reuse addresses for research papers, in which case I have noodlebib to save them)

"Well, nobody's perfect."

I had to paraphrase due to some technical difficulties, but you get the picture! this is a great quote, it is  the final line in "Some Like it Hot".  I'd explain more, but you honestly have to see the scene in order to understand it! http://www.cryptogram.com/hearts/ <--that's the generator I used

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vQl7U6EOak <-- and that's the scene :) ENJOY!

"La-dee-da, la-dee-da."

I have finally come to a blog topic that there is no way to enter a quote with. sorry everyone (anyone).

http://www.rollyo.com/lenoradavenport/quotations/

^^ That is my link for a rollyo search engine.  Personally I would never use this particular tool because I'm satisfied with other means of obtaining information, and if I know the websites I could use, I would use those websites.  Overall I don't think I will be rollyo-ing anytime soon.

"You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow."

"You know how to whistle, don't you, Steve? You just put your lips together and blow." --Lauren Bacall, 'To Have and Have Not', 1944

You know how to do a puzzle, don't Library Staff? You just put the piece together and go! With Jisawed (a Flickr mashup-app thing, any search that you do on flickr (on your iPhone) can be made instantaneously into a puzzle.  I dunno, I've always been a huge fan of puzzles so this one intrigued me (and this one won't be sitting on my dining room tables for about a month before i can find time to do it!)

"I am big! It's the pictures that got small."

I've now decided that each quote will be the title of the post!

 "I am big! It's the pictures that got small." -- Gloria Swanson, Sunset Boulevard, 1950

As far as technology, a person can really say that the picture have gotten smaller, or at least their plot variety has.  Technology has grown exponentially since movies (or "talkies') were first created. I personally find it fascinating that people could survive without things like the internet, phones, or even something as essential as electricity (of course some people had electricity prior to movies, just not many!)  Every day, I walk into high school as just a student, but I'm really armed with super-tools.  These include my cell phone, my graphing calculator, my mechanical pencils, and my mac book.  I then sit through lessons taught on a smart board after being driven to school instead of walking of bicycling.  To the common person of earlier than the 1920's, this would be more like something out of a sci-fi book.


Gloria Swanson (personally I'm a fan of her head dress!)

Late...

"Play it, Sam. Play 'As Time Goes By."--Casablanca

Well, this is of course one the the best movies of all time.  Even my world history teacher (Mr. Fulham, a man who is feared by many and respected by all) thinks so.  Well I was sick this week, and decided it was probably a good idea to indulge in the classics, and what is more classic than Casablanca? (Singing in the Rain, Double Indemnity, Breakfast at Tiffany's, and almost any Mae West movie come in at a close second!)  This quotation, just seemed correct because the song got incredibly stuck in my head.  the first lyrics of this song speak of a disappointment with the current world that we are living in, and though this song was written so very long ago, the parallels are apparent.  our world is focused on fast, and it should be focused on the inter-personal relationship (especially in a time of international stress!).  Anyway, thank you Library Staff for the warm environment that you all created with your individual attributes.

....and sorry for my many grammatical errors.




 (from the previous weeks:
Strongest learning tool is: seeing a problem as a challenge!
Weakest: Having confidence that I'm competent...as a learner.)

Aujourd'hui

She sat there staring at the glowing screen, allowing her mind to venture to its darkest corners so as to find something decent to write about, when suddenly, she was struck by an idea: she would utilize her favorite movie quotes as a critical lens of her life.  The blond adolescent was so struck by this idea, that she frantically started typing out a rough introduction for her blog entries.  As she reached the end of her train of thought (and believe me, it wasn't that long!), she realized that she had no quote to begin with, except for...but it was so old...then again...well, it couldn't hurt to try it out, right? 

"Life is a banquet and some poor fools are starving to death" -- Rosalind Russell, "Auntie Mame"

This quote of course pertains to being a life-long learner because let's face it, being a life long learner simply means that a person enjoys themselves while still having a craving for knowledge.