Weeks 8, Thing 19

Library Thing Catalog.
Library Thing is lots of fun and I can see the students getting excited about creating their own libraries. Not necessarily books they own but books they enjoy. However, the part that students will probably enjoy the most is the social aspect; watching what other people read and what they say about the books.
The discussion around The Education of Little Tree is interesting. The comments center on the authenticity of the story and how that makes a difference.

While I was at school today, I experimented with using the scanner to input a book. It worked and was amazing. I have no idea how it works but it does with very little effort on my part. Using the import books tool I scanned the publishers bar code,clicked grab and went off to do some work, came back, refreshed the page and it was in my catalog. Magic! This is not how I will normally add books to my catalog but is so wonderful the way it works.

I have enjoyed reading the discussion around Harry Potter as I am spending way too much time reading book 7 myself. It is good to see that I am not alone. I'll probably finish tomorrow.

Yes, I know, I have work to do.

Week 5 (Play Week), Thing #11

As I mentioned the thing #11, a Web 2.0 award winner, that I am exploring is "Library Thing". This is an amazing site and illustrates the power of social networking fairly well. I joined the "Librarians who LibraryThing" group, this seemed like a logical choice. The group has 2599 members so it appeaars that many others had similar thought patterns.

Things I like about Library Thing:

1. There are many users
2. It is easy to find users with similar interests
3. You don't have to reveal anything about yourself
4. You don't need an email address to register
5. Locating information about a title is very easy

Things I do not like about Library Thing:

1. It can take a day away from your life
2. So many books so little time

You can see that the positive points outnumber the negative. The time thing is a huge issue with web 2.0 applications. I like the comment "Web 2.0 – with so much to explore, just start with ONE. :)" from our leaders. Another positive from this exercise is that I learned how to make a numbered list using HTML and found a very easy-to-use HTML tutorial.
EchoEcho.Com - WebMaster Resources & Tutorials
The specific page for making lists is
HTML Lists Introduction.

Week 5 (Play Week), Thing #11

This is really for week 7, Wikis, but I found the article so interesting that I want to share it now Wikipedimania.

The thing #11 that I am exploring is "Library Thing". I was already following the blog and didn't really understand the huge content of the site itself. I will write more about this later.