Week 10: Part 2

Here is a video I created of the Coffey County Library Central Office & Burlington Branch Staff. Thanks everyone! :) (I think they secretly loved it)

Week 10: Video on the Web

Here is my favorite little man in the whole world, my nephew Blake. This video I took on our way home from Oceans of Fun last summer. He was soooooo tired and a just a tad grumpy. He didn't know I was video recording him with my digital camera. He told me he didn't want any pictures taken, which I wasn't doing, yet he wouldn't quit smiling. I guess if he was going to have to take a picture he was making sure I got a good one of him ;) He cracked us all up and I could not quit laughing. The video is a little shaky, but gets clearer towards the end. My digital camera doesn't take the best videos, but hey it does the job right? lol I hope you enjoy as much as I do!

BTW...I love this week!

Week 9: Instant Messaging

I've been using facebook chat for a couple years now and I really love it. We even use it here at work to communicate with other branches. Initially, we were looking for a good IM site that didn't use your e-mail (since our e-mails all have personal info and we trade computers, leaving our accounts open all the time wasn't well received). We discovered facebook and it worked great. The only problem...if the window isn't opened you can barely hear if you have a message. Today, I tried "meebo" and I could definitely hear it. I was also able to import my facebook contacts, saving myself a step since I already have my co-workers on facebook. For extra credit, we had the option of using freenode/IRC to talk with several of the librarians on there. I logged in today and was able to talk with a few, especially Heather Braum. I liked the simplicity of it, though when multiple conversations are going it was difficult to know if I was being asked a question or someone else. I did like it though :) Interesting. Only problem is that, again, I couldn't tell when there was a new message unless I had the window open. I'm a big fan of multi-tasking, so that was the only real drawback for me.

And the winner is......Meebo!! I talked to my boss and I'm going to try to get us all here at Burlington to use it. Occasionally we have a weird patron issue or if there is ever a threat/emergency, it would be nice to be able to "silently" alert the other staff without drawing attention to oneself. Also nice for if you just have a quick question for someone in another room. I hope we can use this at our branch

Week 8: Cloud Computing

How handy is this! There have been many times that I've been at home wishing I could remember something that could only be answered by accessing documents on my work computer. Also, I have Microsoft Works on my home computer and if I need to print something because my printer is out of ink, not working, etc. it's hard to find somewhere I can print that doesn't have Microsoft Word. This would solve that problem. I could just type it up in a google doc and then print it anywhere that has internet. I am really excited about this week's lesson. I was sent a google document and I was able to add to it. The document was titled "23 Things Cloud Computing" and was started by Hilary Sorio. The option of sharing it publicly allowing others to make changes is great too. I may not go back to using regular Microsoft Word. hehe. Just kidding, though I am for sure going to quit using Works on my computer. :)

Again, I am so glad to be a part of this class. I'm learning so much. I knew things were changing in technology, but never realized how far behind I really was. Wow. Thanks 23ThingsKansas!

Mr Ellis

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Originally uploaded by beths23things

Had my camera with me this weekend and took a few pics. These are my faves