Rollyo

Rollyo has some possibilities! With some additional practice time I think I would find it useful and quick. It seems to be a quick and easy search tool - being able to search many sites at once from one place could save time. It gives you choices, too, so you can search your favorite or most reliable sites.

LibraryThing

LibraryThing has good possibilities for those who want to keep track of books they have or have read and who are looking for new authors or to share books and ideas. I think some patrons would like this. I was surprised at how easy it was to catalog books.

Image generators

This was a fun one. It was also one to get lost in!! I found a site and had fun making an image and changing it and playing around with it and suddenly lots of time had gone by!! I'll try to come back and play another day!!!!

Library related feeds

I subscribed to several book review sites, the Librarians Internet Index, and, for fun, word and quotes of the day. I hope these will provide current information on new books and what's happening in libraries. I like Quote of the Day and Word of the Day for fun and for a little "light" learning. I think I'd like to explore more sites to find other useful information and will try to do so later.

RSS Feeds

OK - I set up a Bloglines newsreader account and am now ready to be informed and up-to-date! This wasn't as hard as I thought. I am excited about seeing how this works as I check the feeds regularly. Maybe I will be better informed! It was a challenge to find the feeds and get them into my reader since I had to use several different methods to do so. However, I felt I had achieved and learned something when I was done. I think these feeds will be helpful in providing current information, book reviews, and a good word or quote to throw around!

Technology

All of this technology interests me - I would like more time to explore and play!! I think Flickr would be useful in keeping and organizing pictures as well as being able to share them - and no worries about them being bent in the mail!

mashups etc.

Checking out mashups and third party sites was interesting. I liked mapper and the idea of putting pictures at different places on a map. Lots of potential there - maybe a family location map with pictures of families where they live! This would be something I might like to explore further.