SO the question that is posed is, "how do I feel about social networking sites in general?" My answer is, "if it weren't for Myspace and Facebook I would have completely lost touch with my high school and college friends. Thanks to these two sites I have been able to reconnect with many of my friends from past and know what is going on in their lives - husbands, wives, kids, etc. I love it!"
I do not worry about privacy, because you only post what you want public. If you don't want people to know it, don't write. If you don't want strangers to know anything, keep your profile private - then only people you approve can see your profile and information. If someone you don't know requests to follow or friend you, JUST SAY NO! I do worry a little about the personal life vs. professional life. I have solved this by keeping my Facebook page as personal site, and though I accept friend requests from some people in my working life, they understand that the Facebook is separate from work. I have solved the need for social networking in my professional life with my Twitter account, though I have to admit I am not very good with tweeting - but I will work on that.
Friday, October 30, 2009
Monday, October 19, 2009
Method 7 is Delicious
Ah! Delicious. This is another tool I have been using, but not to it's fullest. I love that I can "take my bookmarks with me." But, I'm afraid I do not use delicious to it's fullest extent, nor do I promote it to it's fullest extent.
I can see, with proper publicity, the use of delicious between librarians in my district as a quick share of resources. We all look for the same types of resources and web pages around certain times of year - Columbus day, Veterans day, Halloween, Thanksgiving - basically any holiday, and we are out there searching for good informational websites. Whether it is for classes, lesson planning, or display ideas. How nice would it be to create a network of already found and usable websites?
I can see, with proper publicity, the use of delicious between librarians in my district as a quick share of resources. We all look for the same types of resources and web pages around certain times of year - Columbus day, Veterans day, Halloween, Thanksgiving - basically any holiday, and we are out there searching for good informational websites. Whether it is for classes, lesson planning, or display ideas. How nice would it be to create a network of already found and usable websites?
Friday, October 2, 2009
Shenanigans' Debut - Method 6
I enjoy Teachertube. I'm very glad that it is available to our schools and libraries, since Youtube is blocked. I like Youtube for home use, but I do believe there is way to much "other stuff" to wade through in order to find what you want or need. Teachertube is the perfect alternative for school use. They have channels related to content area, they having tagging, and you can search.
In this age of technology I'm glad there are places for students who are interested in film making and technology to post their products to. Also, there are many Media Contests out there (TLA has one, HISD Library Services's Name That Book Media Contest, etc). Having Teachertube available for the students who enter these contests to post to and browse for ideas is wonderful. Now that I have a Flip video at my ready access, I plan to try to do more videoing and video editting. Wish me luck!
Thursday, October 1, 2009
"Click!" - Method 5
One of my favorite movie quotes is, "I don't play well with others" from Hackers. This line somewhat applies to me and online photo sharing, simply because I'm horrible about taking pictures of anything. I have friends who use many different photo sites, just not Flickr.
My experience with Flickr has been to use it for Creative Commons works to use in Moviemaker or fliers.
On a professional level, I could see the libraries in my district creating a group and sharing. But, as always, there could be issues with pictures of students on websites and privacy, etc. . .
Varkala Beach- Sunset at Papanasam Beach
Originally uploaded by dotcompals
Extra Credit:
Ironically, just before I began this photo sharing exploration my father sent me an email with a lot of pictures and the bottom of the email said the pictures came from Picasa. I asked my Dad to share the album with me, and was able to see the picture much quicker than opening one after anther in e-mail.
Both are very similar with options of who can see, and who can't see the pictures. THere is some difference int he invite to see process that I haven't explored (because I just don't have pictures to invite people to view). I like the look of Picasa as a storage and possible sharing location better than Flickr, but that could be because I am familiar with how the Google suite works.
My experience with Flickr has been to use it for Creative Commons works to use in Moviemaker or fliers.
On a professional level, I could see the libraries in my district creating a group and sharing. But, as always, there could be issues with pictures of students on websites and privacy, etc. . .
Varkala Beach- Sunset at Papanasam Beach
Originally uploaded by dotcompals
Extra Credit:
Ironically, just before I began this photo sharing exploration my father sent me an email with a lot of pictures and the bottom of the email said the pictures came from Picasa. I asked my Dad to share the album with me, and was able to see the picture much quicker than opening one after anther in e-mail.
Both are very similar with options of who can see, and who can't see the pictures. THere is some difference int he invite to see process that I haven't explored (because I just don't have pictures to invite people to view). I like the look of Picasa as a storage and possible sharing location better than Flickr, but that could be because I am familiar with how the Google suite works.
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