Facebook

The phenomenon that is Facebook really has transformed how we interact and communicate with each other. There are very few people that I know, both professionally and socially, who do not have an account either with Facebook or some other similar social networking website. It seems to have been around forever and yet Facebook was only launched in 2004. Certainly one of the major developments within Internet based technology.

LibraryThing Account

I have now set up my LibraryThing account and will be adding books to it as I decide what to put in place. To make a start I have decided to display the LibraryThing widget below and look at the books contained within. So, which might be the one's I will choose? Keeping watching this space.

Exploring LibraryThing

One of the reasons for taking part in 23 Things Cambridge was that I knew that there would be something new to learn and here it is. I have never seen or heard of Library Thing before and my first impressions is that it looks like a very useful online device for the storage and sharing of catalogues and book lists. Will certainly be spending a bit of time exploring this further.

Reflection Week

I have found that undertaking the 23 Things Cambridge Web 2.0 programme has been both informative and a good updating refresher for those areas in which I was already familiar. It has also been a good way to interact with other colleagues in the education sector where, perhaps, our paths wouldn’t cross.

My experience of working with librarians is that they are naturally inquisitive people who are fascinated with information and openly share what they know. This I have found to be certainly extended within the realms of 23 Things Cambridge.

Absolutely Del.icio.us

Del.icio.us is a great way for Internet users to share, search, organise and manage bookmarks for the wide array of web resources available. Coupled with the use of metadata these can be incorporated with added descriptions for the benefit of other users so that they may have prior knowledge of the content without having to download the site.

So it is also "absolutely fabulous" for quick scan location of material.

Slideshare

From a teacher/education perspective Slideshare is a very valuable resource. Not only does it provide access to a wide array of subject material but it also functions as an interactive mechanism where ideas and information can be shared by individuals and a wide array of institutions.

Of course it can also function as a depository system to store material on a more personal basis. Well worth signing up for what is a really useful and free resource.

Using Images

I found this part of Cam23 really useful in clarifying the issue of copyright and in how/where to identify images that can be located and used from Flickr. I particularly like this picture I found called “The Library” by Here’s Kate which I have included. Those who know me will be able to make a judgement whether this reflects my style or not.