Having explored Youtube on an earlier occassion and now Google Video I can say that both are a fantastic waste of time. Yes there are the useful and education clips like the ones that have been used in earlier weeks to explain related topics but there are some great ones on quite useless topics such as George Bush in Funny (which will provide the viewer with a laugh) and many taken from television. Bless those people who have to much time on their hands. They make it fun for the rest of us.
It is very easy to spend alot of time video surfing and therefore using up all of your Internet time if you do it at home. I had a great time searching Youtube at Christmas and had a very big Internet bill, but it was worth it.
Two movies worth waiting for are Prince Caspian
and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Monday, April 21, 2008
Saturday, April 19, 2008
Week 5 Wikis
Having explored some Wikis I can see that they can be of great value. The idea of people with similar interests from across the globe collaborating on a topic of interest is a very appealing concept.
When working at the circulation desk, I do try and caution people especially students in years 10 to 12 to not just rely on Wikipedia but many don't seem to care. Many only seem to want the easy option. Wikipedia does have a few benefits but when it comes to serious subjects I do avoid it as a source.
Having an interest in Children's Literature I have discovered a couple of blogs I like
Biblio File - http://www.tushuguan.blogspot.com/
and ChildrensLiteratureWebGuide http://wiki.ucalgary.ca/page/ChildrensLiteratureWebGuide which was originally a website until they embraced Web 2.0 and created this Wiki.
At this stage I am not going to add anything to the sample library Wiki as I don't have anything worth saying.
When working at the circulation desk, I do try and caution people especially students in years 10 to 12 to not just rely on Wikipedia but many don't seem to care. Many only seem to want the easy option. Wikipedia does have a few benefits but when it comes to serious subjects I do avoid it as a source.
Having an interest in Children's Literature I have discovered a couple of blogs I like
Biblio File - http://www.tushuguan.blogspot.com/
and ChildrensLiteratureWebGuide http://wiki.ucalgary.ca/page/ChildrensLiteratureWebGuide which was originally a website until they embraced Web 2.0 and created this Wiki.
At this stage I am not going to add anything to the sample library Wiki as I don't have anything worth saying.
Friday, April 18, 2008
Week 4 RSS Feeds and Blogs
I am many weeks behind due to holidays and a busy work time. I had a week off in March and lost the plot in regards to doing this weekly. Like many other people I am finding it takes a lot more then 15 minutes a day to get this done.
Week 4 have been interesting. The youtube clip was informative and easy to understand. It made the good point of instead of the user going to a site to see if information of interest has been added, with an RSS feed the information is waiting for you.
While searching for blogs I have found a couple of interesting Children's Literature Blogs.
The Children's Literature Web Blog http://www.childlitbookclub.blogspot.com/ which is put together by an American Librarian has given me an insight into a books that we don't see here in Australia. While I am for promoting Australian authors and Australian stories I do like to find books from other countries and new authors.
The ACHOCKABLOG http://www.achuka.co.uk/achockablog/ is by the editor of the UK magazine ACHOCKA. It is a literature based blog with lot of catergories from Awards, Manga to what is happening in Australiasia. The site has a very comprehensive archive list as well and will appeal to anyone with an interest in childrens literature.
Obviously I still have lots to learn I have posted an RSS feed to my blog but instead of it being with my week four entry it is at the bottom of the blog. But at least it is a start.
Week 4 have been interesting. The youtube clip was informative and easy to understand. It made the good point of instead of the user going to a site to see if information of interest has been added, with an RSS feed the information is waiting for you.
While searching for blogs I have found a couple of interesting Children's Literature Blogs.
The Children's Literature Web Blog http://www.childlitbookclub.blogspot.com/ which is put together by an American Librarian has given me an insight into a books that we don't see here in Australia. While I am for promoting Australian authors and Australian stories I do like to find books from other countries and new authors.
The ACHOCKABLOG http://www.achuka.co.uk/achockablog/ is by the editor of the UK magazine ACHOCKA. It is a literature based blog with lot of catergories from Awards, Manga to what is happening in Australiasia. The site has a very comprehensive archive list as well and will appeal to anyone with an interest in childrens literature.
Obviously I still have lots to learn I have posted an RSS feed to my blog but instead of it being with my week four entry it is at the bottom of the blog. But at least it is a start.
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