Facebook
This is the "thing" that I have had the most fun with so far. I set up my account, and within days had a bunch of high school classmates asking to be "friends". A lot of these ladies I had lost touch with because it's hard to keep track of married names. I joined the group "non-essential government workers", which I am sure will become more active as trivia weekend approaches. I think that Facebook more than Myspace is geared towards adults rather than teens. There are still some facets that are clearly teen oriented, but overall it's more adult.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Thing 19
Podcasts are a wonderful concept. If you find something you like, you can subscribe to have it automatically sent to you instead of needing to repeatedly download it. You can also just get individual episodes very quickly since they are usually short.
Thing 18
I have to admit that I am slightly addicted to YouTube. My husband and I recently upgraded to DSL from a dial-up connection to the internet, so it is a new toy.
Thing 16
There would be many uses for the assignment and research project calculators. The best thing about it is it gives deadlines for small parts of the project. This makes it less likely that the student will put off the whole project until the last weekend. It also allows the teacher or librarian time to acquire needed materials that may not be available when starting the project.
The teachers guides have many handout possibilities for students working on projects (including History Day projects). The ones about narrowing the topic and coming up with good questions would be very beneficial.
The teachers guides have many handout possibilities for students working on projects (including History Day projects). The ones about narrowing the topic and coming up with good questions would be very beneficial.
Thing 14
Librarything would be very useful for individuals trying to keep track of their books. Especially since it allows you to search by isbn for the particular edition instead of just be author/title. It would also be good to use on library websites showing their new materials. I added a widgit to the bottom of this blog with a few of the titles I added to Librarything.
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