Beyond A Dozen Ways to Two Step #12

This has been a long journey through the month of August and I was not sure I was going to make it. I hope these links will be available in the future because I will most certainly create a project with them.

Let's see... the most challenging for me was Prezi for the presentation portion. I just could not see to get the hang of this tool. The best were the survey, capture your screen and tell a story. I can really see the advantage of using these tools in the library for patrons to use. I have always thought of myself as being technology proficient, but I have really been challenged this month. I have learned new things that I will use, so a big THANK YOU for creating this technology journey for us.

Step 11

I have always wanted to create a survey. Out of the choices, I really liked SurveyMonkey. It was easy to sign up, easy to create and easy to post. I liked that I could choose a theme and it already had sample questions, so I just chose the ones I wanted for my event. This has been great fun! I took the survey myself and loved it! Here it is if you want to take a look:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/RRLFMCH

Step 10

This step deals with online meetings and conferences of which I have attended many. The state library has offered a few and I believe NETLS. The ones I have attended before were on creating a disaster management plan I beleive and something else that I cannot recall. I have attended about four in the last two years.

I think online conferences are the way to go expecially if the conference is less than an hour long. I hope to attend many more online meetings and conferences in the future because they are more practical... no traveling, no gas, more like going green in the meeting arena. Attendee can get information and ask questions and listen to a variety of input.

Step 9

Wow!!! I love this step and will definately spend more time with this at a later date, but I am in a rush to get through everything by tomorrow so for now, I just have one cute little animation that I created from Animoto. Here is the link:
http://animoto.com/play/mPZz8RosnYENntvQ8s1IbQ

Step 8

I loved Screenr. I can see the advantage and fun that a library can have providing this kind of visual training for their patrons. I created a short screen shot of our library catalog, searching for a title, then by keyword. Here is my URL: http://www.screenr.com/user/sandyg.

Step 7

Well this has been an interesting step. I like the idea of doing an online presentation because of the lack of a thumb drive. Just pull up the url. I tried Prezi and had a really difficult time trying to figure everything out. I finally just put some words in there and made a path. It's pretty pathethic, but I need more time to spend on this on.

http://prezi.com/g_teqf68e18d/step-7/

Step 6

I was given a Kindle for my birthday recently and I love it! I had not heard that Kindle was now allowing libraries to circulate their product and I am so excited! This is a major breakthough for smaller libraries that cannot afford to buy into Overdrive. I am anxious to find out more about this project and the possibilities for our library.

I was so also excited to read about the Gutenburg project with tons of free books. I have been worried about the state of libraries and our access to TexShare NetLibrary database. The Gutenburg project will be a site that I can recommend to others seeking their free services.