Assignment #8

Assignment # 7

I think podcasts are a great tool for folks that enjoy listening to radio talk shows. I normally listen to classical music, so I found it interesting to listen to a few podcasts to get an idea of what's out there. Since a person can pick and choose topics of interest, I can imagine that this tool could be quite useful.
After searching through the various subjects, I decided to subscribe to:
On the Menu - a weekly talk show about dining and travel
Frommers.com Podcast - travel information
Biking the World - podcasts from different countries about the bloggers' experiences biking

Assignment #6

Google Docs seems like a great idea! I can imagine using this at work for example when working on a presentation or preparing text for a flyer. Being able to see what others have edited and only having one copy of the text rather than the confusion of multiple copies with various stages of revisions, should be very helpful. I can also imagine using this for suggesting revisions for my daughters' university assignments. The YouTube Google Docs video provided a nice short introduction to this tool.

Assignment #5

Tagging and social bookmarking seems like a useful tool and I like the idea of being able to access my favourites from any computer. I only had a limited amount of time to investigate del.icio.us but I hope to look at it a bit more. I added a web page related to travel in France to my del.icio.us account. I had fun searching within del.icio.us for related topics and decided to add a couple of web sites in French in hopes that I might find some time now and then to improve my language skills!

Assignment #4

I decided to make a DoppelMe (one of the ideas from Generator Blog). I was hoping to add this under the poppies photo and text, but I wasn't able to do that, so here it is at the top of my post.

I enjoyed using Big Huge Lab to frame one of my favourite photos from my summer vacation in the Rockies. I love the beautiful poppies at Lake Louise and I think the frame I chose adds an interesting look to the picture.

Assignment #3

I've added four RSS feeds to my blog although I must say it was difficult choosing which ones because there are so many available!



Library Journal - the main site from which many other feeds are available

Library Journal-Public Services News - I think this will be useful for work purposes

Librarians Internet Index: New This Week - this should also be useful for work

CBC Top Stories - this is for my own interest but also useful at the information desk

23 Things Assignment #2

Lake Louise picture perfect lake and mountains

Lavender growing near Gordes, France