Alyssa

This is my granddaughter singing Happy Birthday. She gets a little confused at the end.





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What a cute kid!

This little video blesses me every time I watch it.

Just one more.....

Yes, one more Youtube featuring my favorite thing....the beach. I have never surfed in my life, but it sure does look like fun, and the music is good!

Week 9 Thing 23 - Summarize

I can't believe this program is over! I am really going to miss working on my blog every week. I would definitely enjoy doing another project in the future.
For me, this was a great accomplishment. I have always been afraid to play around with technology, of what I'm not sure. It isn't like the computer will blow up if I do something wrong. There were times when I would do an exercise and I just couldn't downloaad something, or understand it, but I would be determined to figure it out for myself. Believe me, that wasn't how I used to be. I would normally give up after the first try, and then feel like a failure for not finishing the task. This time I felt this drive in me that wouldn't let me give up, and I only asked for help two times. My favorite exercises were, Library Thing, YouTube and Flickr. It was fun cataloging my books, and I will probably continue to do so for my own pleasure. Playing around with YouTube was fun too. I found one on the site that I downloaded and I also created my own and published it to my blog. There was so many different things to do while exploring Flickr! I downloaded photos, and searched for photos on that site, and did some other fun things.
In our department we thought maybe it would be fun to create a blog when we get our new bookmobile. We could possibly blog with others all over the state, and maybe the country about ouur experiences. My husband was so impressed, that now he would like me to set up a blog for him. He recently became a licensed minister and would like to share some thoughts on a blog. So, who knows where I'll go from here. The possiblilties are limitless. I can picture librarians sharing ideas with each other on a blog. This was great, and I'm glad I was part of it!!

Week 9 Thing 22- Overdrive,NetLibrary,Project Gutenburg

I did a lot of exploring on these sites. I even downloaded Overdrive Media Console onto my home computer. I honestly couldn't find a book that I would like to download, but I will keep searching. I thought it would be a great idea to download a book onto my Ipod,then when I go to the beach in September, I could listen to a good book while watching the waves and feeling the ocean breeze.

Week 9 Thing 21 - Podcast

I think I found a cool Podcast. It is about a Camel Bookmobile. An American librarian invented the camel bookmobile to bring literacy to nomads living in northeastern Kenya. You can go to the link below and hear a little about it, and do some more exploring while you're there. I added the link to my Del.icio.us Account.
Try this link: http://mybeach-house.blogspot.com/2007/07/week-6-thing-13-delicious.html
The next link will tell you more about it too.

http://www.podcastdirectory.com/podshows/1551595

Also, check out the next URL: You can watch a short movie clip featuring the Camel Bookmobile and the people reading their books. It is way cool!

http://www.harpercollins.com/books/9780061173486/The_Camel_Bookmobile/index.aspx

I explored other podcast in Itunes and I found one about beaches and surfing and I downloaded it to my Itunes account. I tried to copy & paste but for some reason it wouldn't work.

Do you like the picture of the "Camel Librarian"?

Week 9 Thing 20 YouTube - My video-Bookmobile

I took this video clip when we were getting ready to out on the road. I love YouTube!
This would be a great tool to use for all types of library programs to give people an idea of what it is about. For instance, maybe a short clip to introduce a puppet show, storytimes, and even a book review. I have really enjoyed this exercise!