Thing 9- Sharing Communication

Please view my Slideshare presentation in the preceding blog. My powerpoint presentation was easy to download into Slideshare and easy to add it to Blogger. I chose Slideshare because it seemed to be the most professional of the two mentioned in 23 Things @ NEFLIN. Zoho Show is the other, and I would choose it for more personal use because it seems to be more fun. Speaking of fun, I enjoyed Picture Trail. I could have used this for presentations all the time when I worked with teens as a media specialist and as a teacher. There are just too many fun things to try; I will try them when I have the opportunity to do so. Sharing one's presentations on the Web is awesome. Most educational institutions have something like Blackboard to post their presentations for further study or for someone who missed class, but these tools are great for those who have their own websites or blogs to add a bit of spice. And, it was SO EASY. And did I mention it was also FUN? The Lazybase database site was a bit boring. It needs these tools to add some life to it.

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Thing 8- Communication Tools

I have already had some experience with most of the items in this Thing. We use IM (instant messaging) at work. I have also used IM in Facebook and a little online, but I don't really like using IM at home. When I was taking my online classes for my degree in library and information studies, I would get "interrupted" at times when I was in class or when I really needed to work on an assignment by some well-meaning friend--usually one of my sons' friends because they use it quite often. They love it. Im'ing is convenient when you need an answer right away at work. I use it mostly to tell my co-workers that their client is finished with a test. When I just want to find out something, I prefer email. It's a personality thing, I guess. I want to do things when I want to do them (or when I'm finished with what I am presently doing) and that's not always instantaneous. To me, IM's are like phone calls--they interrupt me in the middle of my concentration, and I have to shift my mind gears. I am a very focused-minded person, wanting to complete one task before I go to another because I know it will be done correctly that way and probably with less error than if I was interrupted. I can multi-task, but it is not the best way to do things because you cannot lend your best to every task you are doing. But, life is full of multi-tasking. I can see using IM in a library from a reference desk because it extends that desk.

I have also been making much use of web-conferencing since beginning this job and having many opportunities through NEFLIN to do so. These online workshops have been a great help; I appreciate the fact that they are available online and that I can attend them while I am at work AND still help my library patrons at the same time. I miss not actually seeing the other people and interacting with them before and after a session, but I really like the webinars for their convenience.

Texting! Yuk! No, I have absolutely no experience with texting. Maybe I would if you didn't have to pay for it! My sons love it though. They are all in their early 20's. I am afraid that texting is killing the proper English language as email has already been doing since it arrived. (I love email, but I wish people would learn to spell and take time to proofread.) I did google FWIW as the article said to do if you had no clue (which described me). It means "for what it's worth."

Continuing Thing 7...

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Thing 7- Online Image Generators

As you can see from my sidebar, I have been having fun with this Thing, and I'm not done yet. Little did I realize before all that is readily and freely available out in cyberspace! Wow! It's just Fantastic! These tools are so simple to use, but they could also be time wasters if I'm not careful--trying out all kinds of things. Well, now I can use the excuse that it is an assignment and I really must do my classwork! So far, I have tried Big Huge Labs-See the puzzle picture from Thing 6; ImageChef-See my valentine sweet on the sidebar.; and ToonDoo which is in this post. (I am disappointed that the cartoon doesn't just appear here instead of going to the link.)