The End

This has been a great trip. It has been educational, and I have to say that is not always fun! Sometimes I was tempted to call it quits when a site would not work the way I wanted, but after struggling onwards and with the help of Kema DeSagrado and Curt Beadell, I made it. Many thanks to Kema and Curt! (Kema, if I have spelled your name wrongly, please forgive me!)

Thanks also to the JPL Training Team for thinking of this. Great going, and keep going.

Thank you.

Podcasts

Now, this looks like serious fun! I would love to try it and will check the cost of the equipment. I notice he did not say how to stop your dog from barking at the wrong moment—I suppose you have to come up with that idea by yourself.

However, having broadcast before, although not using my own material, I do not feel daunted by the thought of addressing people I cannot even see.

But be warned! When you are broadcasting, you may have the urge to stop and ask, "Is there anybody out there listening to me?"

I have to say that being on a stage with a live audience beats radio any day. It's the rapport across the footlights that does it!

Overdrive

What a mine of information this is! I watched some of it but, without an MP3 player or similar, I did not watch the entire thing. When I have finished this course and have the little gadget to hand, then watching will be a positive joy.

Do our patrons all know about this, or is it a well-kept secret? I should think there ought to be a rush to get books this way and have story-time whenever you feel like it.

Technorati and all that

I hope this is sufficient for Technorati to find me! I have had a hard time with this one. However, here is the link you asked for.
[JPLL2]
And here is the tag--I think!
[JPLL2]

iPods and all that

I have checked out the sites given and liked Odeo. I found a podcast on Harry Potter and another offering stories.

Unfortunately, while I have Itunes on my pc (I do all this at home), I don't think it has the capacity to hold the latest version, so I am including links to both of these podcasts to prove I really was there!

Click!

Click again!

Needless to say, I am looking forward to hearing these.

Web 2 Tools, etc.

The list given in the web site was quite lengthy, so I chose the Philanthropy category. I am involved with the Springfield Animal Care group (www.sacarc.org)who are always looking for funds from philanthropic groups. The winner in this category was Care2 Make a Difference.

This group does not promote one particular needy cause, but allows visitors to select a cause that interests them. Of course, I chose animals and discovered that they list groups that range from those who need help to care for abandoned domestic pets to those who care about wild animals and the environment.

To visit their site, click here.

This site is a definite winner.

Baking on You Tube

After finding out that scones (by the way, the pronunciation is sconns!) in Jacksonville are unreasonably priced, I decided to brush up my scone-making skills. This is where You Tube came in very handy! Here is the video on making Irish scones. They are the same as the original Scottish scones, so enjoy with lots of butter and your favorite jam. The addition of Devon Cream (available in one or two stores in Jacksonville) will add to your enjoyment.

You Tube is the place to go if you want to see some of the most interesting as well as some of the worst home videos available. Luckily, the categories mean that you can go to whatever interests you without having to wade through some very tasteless material!

Valuable for the library? I am not sure about that. I have a suspicion that most people go to You Tube for amusement rather than education.

Zoho

I h ave tried Zoho and found that I do not like it. I am not sure that I like the thought of a variety of people I have never met before being able to change what I might write there.

However, I think it is somewhat like PBwiki in that it could have a use for a business or classroom setting.

I cannot get it to send the page over to this blog, so here is the page.

Here is the page from Zoho.