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Thing 5 & 6?-My creation

This could definitely be addictive...I've now made a trading card and 2 mosiacs, and used some of the editing tools. There is so much to play with, but I really want to learn more, so I believe I'm on to Thing 6. Hmmm...Thing 5 & 6 seem to overlap. I went to do Thing 6 and I had already played around with many of the things there.

You could create a very patron friendly, teen-cool blog for your library with some of these tools. Since teens, kids and young adults are so into techno stuff, they would be very drawn to a site that had this many fun, eyecatching attractions. I can't wait to create a branch library blog with this info...

Thing 4

Well, I enjoyed learning more about Flickr. I think I will use it frequently, both professionally and personally. I'm not sure about picnik as a stand alone service. I had a difficult time finding my photos for some reason...I didn't from Flickr. It will take more play time...oh I've played some more and am having way too much fun!

And the winner is...

Just couldn't resist adding my baby to the page, too. This is my darling daughter after she won the crazy dance contest during Mr. Twister's performance. Her prize was the crown he created right before our eyes...

Mr. Twister holding the audience captive!

Mr. Twister holding the audience captive!
Originally uploaded by #1crazylibrarylady

What fun options there are to create on Flickr! I see many opportunities to use this both on a library blog with pictures of activities and events and personally to share photos with family. I've used walgreen's to share photos and had family members not like the commercial aspect of doing that, so this will be great. And it was very easy to upload to my blog. Question...is it acceptable to use a photo like this when it is the backs of heads, or will I run into issues with parents? I blurred the kids and put them in black and white to de-emphasize them.

Thing 3

Well, I've set up an aggregator and added some feeds. Not much action on the library feeds so far. It really was a bit of a time consuming process. As I come across more feeds that I actually want to track it will probably be useful. For now the main thing I'll be following is blogs for the 23 things. The process did cause me to add some other links to my blog that did not have RSS capability.

On to Thing 4...

Thing 2

Finding time in the winter months at a rural library isn't always a big problem. Sub zero or even single digit temperatures tend to keep people at home unless there is a snowstorm on the way. Then it will be busy because they simply must get books/videos to tough out the storm...But I really am enjoying this process of learning at my own pace and becoming a librarian more in tune with what is going on on the internet, so I foresee using plenty of my own down time at home to continue the process.

I ignored the info on 23 Things for awhile. Once I decided to check it out I was sold. I have teens and preteens and am passionate about them not knowing more than I know about the internet...It's always good to stay at least one step ahead of them!

I don't know what I don't know, therefore I'm not sure what I want to get out of it. However, as I said, I do want to know more than my kids know, so I'd better get busy!

The internet has affected my personal life in that it has opened up a new world of information for me. I have a special needs child and have been able to access so much more information to meet his needs and my own as far as a support system goes. I am spending more time online as a result...Professionally, I have been able to assist library patrons in finding information they need when they need it because the internet opens so many more doors. With only 2 public computers and kids that come in only for internet time, I find myself helping more people find what they need/want online all the time.