Well, it took a while but I finally found a book I wanted to download. Actually, I found several I would have liked to listen to but there were only one or two copies available.
I also could not find a way (at least not yet) to have the overdrive software installed on both my home PC and flash drive.
All things considered, this is a nice alternative for those who cannot get out to the library or are looking for some other options to Braille, etc. The fact that you can burn some of the downloads to CD also make it a good option for travellers.
Sunday, January 6, 2008
Learning 2.0 - Thing #21
I like bloglines because I can keep all of my feeds in one place. Before RSS feeds I had to constantly go through several differnent sites and wade through all the material to find something I thought was interesting. Now I just subscribe and go to one site (bloglines) and read what I want from all my different locations.
Learning 2.0 - Thing #20
Personally, I think YouTube is great. The people who created it took on a huge responsibility that includes monitoring for content and rights violations.
Here's one of my favorites. It's a library clip from Mr Bean:
Here's one of my favorites. It's a library clip from Mr Bean:
Learning 2.0 - Thing #19
It's been a while since I IM'd. I used to do this a lot as community leader for AOL but since most of my buds migrated away from there we've lost touch. Some use AIM, some use Yahoo Messenger. I thought I'd give Meebo a try since I've begun to see it more often on various web pages sucha as MySpace.
Learning 2.0 - Thing #18
Google Docs is nice. It's a good alternative to passing around multiple Word docs for updating and/or collaboration. This makes it similar to wikis.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Learning 2.0 - Thing #17
PBwiki is a great tool.
I used this quite a bit while in school for collaborating on research papers with other members of my project group. Many of us were in very distant cities and some in other states. Sending a Word document from person to person can be dangerous and someone may edit the wrong version of the paper resulting in hours of work fixing the mistake. Using a Wiki, the paper can be updated in real-time, there is usually only one version (as long as the group agrees on this) and the final paper can easily be copied to a Word document when it's time to submit.
Any time collaboration at a distance is required, this can be an invaluable tool.
The best part; you can use PBwiki for free!!!
Michael
I used this quite a bit while in school for collaborating on research papers with other members of my project group. Many of us were in very distant cities and some in other states. Sending a Word document from person to person can be dangerous and someone may edit the wrong version of the paper resulting in hours of work fixing the mistake. Using a Wiki, the paper can be updated in real-time, there is usually only one version (as long as the group agrees on this) and the final paper can easily be copied to a Word document when it's time to submit.
Any time collaboration at a distance is required, this can be an invaluable tool.
The best part; you can use PBwiki for free!!!
Michael
Friday, December 7, 2007
Learning 2.0 - Thing #16
I like Wikis.
In school, when my study groups were all in different states, wikis made it much easier to collaborate on papers and presentations. When used correctly, we didn't run into the problems that always occur when email a Word file back and forth. We were all able to edit the same document from where ever we were located and, for the most part, there was only one version.
Libraries can find many useful purposes for wikis. Policies, phone lists, etc. can all be updated in one file. No more sending out copy after copy of lists and/or list corrections. The file is always in the same place and can be updated quickly and efficiently.
I give wikis two thumbs up!
Michael
In school, when my study groups were all in different states, wikis made it much easier to collaborate on papers and presentations. When used correctly, we didn't run into the problems that always occur when email a Word file back and forth. We were all able to edit the same document from where ever we were located and, for the most part, there was only one version.
Libraries can find many useful purposes for wikis. Policies, phone lists, etc. can all be updated in one file. No more sending out copy after copy of lists and/or list corrections. The file is always in the same place and can be updated quickly and efficiently.
I give wikis two thumbs up!
Michael
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