Week 16--Wrap-up Webinar

I was not able to participate in either of the live webinars, so I had to login to the archived version. It was nice how the presenters went through each week's lesson and highlighted different projects that various participants had created. It was also nice so hear that others had similar questions or problems to those I encountered along the way.

The experience was wonderful overall. I enjoyed learning about the various tools that are available for free and experimenting with each one. My favorite tool is Facebook. I had already started using it before the class started. It is really neat to be able to stay connected with friends and family online.

My favorite new tool is Jing. Now that I've figured out how to use it and how to get the microphone to work, I can see a lot of places where I could use this tool, especially in a library setting. I also enjoyed the creative aspects of blogging. My blog started out pretty plain, but as the class progressed I was able to add more and more to my blog--everything from widgets to pictures to videos. It's been great!

I want to say thank you to all the wonderful people who created lessons and helped us out along the way.

Week 12--Screen Casting--Jing

Well, I loved and hated this one. Downloading Jing was easy, but learning how to use it was more difficult. I had to figure out how to get the exact section of the screen I wanted and how to get my microphone to work. Once I got those things figured out, I was able to get the assignment done fairly quickly.

I chose to explain how to do searches on the Destiny Online Catalog, which is the program we have on our computers at school. I used the public library's website for my example because the school's catalog is not available to the public--it's only available on the network at school.

All in all, the experience was a good one.

http://www.screencast.com/users/ruthmusic/folders/Jing/media/c4e69d61-91a2-4ce5-82c6-037d82db2f8d

Week 15--Wikis

I had done a little bit with wikis for a college class, but there's still a lot for me to learn. For this lesson, I created an account on Wikipedia--and promptly forgot my password. And, of course, I hadn't included an email account so I couldn't retrieve it or set a new one. So I had to create a new account.

On Wikipedia I edited the page about the Marais des Cygnes River. I added a link to the La Cygne, KS website that has pictures of the Flood of 2007. I thought this was appropriate since the page talks about Floods.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marais_des_Cygnes_River#Floods

Then I went to the 23 Things Kansas wiki and added my page there. In spite of the specific instruction to SAVE your page, I managed to exit out without saving it the first time, so had to redo it also. That's what I get for waiting until the last minute and trying to hurry.

http://23thingskansas.wetpaint.com/page/Ruth+Reynolds