Module 16 Wikis ADVANCED exercise!!

I did the Wiki module advanced exercise where I was asked to create a page on the TCPL23THINGS wiki about my favorite animal. I chose to do my page on Penguins because I think they are just the most adorable looking animals on the Earth!!! I have loved Penguins forever and would love to own one someday, which I know is pretty impossible! Go take a look at my page on the 23things wiki and look at the adorable pictures of the little Penguins I posted!

http://tcpl23things.pbworks.com/w/page/52266859/Penguins

Module #7 Twitter ADVANCED exercises

The instructions for the advanced exercises in the Twitter module were things that I have already done on my personal Twitter page, which I used for the 23 Things Project. I have a couple pictures already uploaded via my Blackberry using TwitPics. I have also posted links numerous times, but for the sake of this module and the advanced exercises I will post a link relevant to the library and a picture relevant to the library. I posted the link to the library's home page! Like I said, Twitter is something I use on a daily basis so I do these things pretty regularly and had no trouble doing these exercises. My Twitter name is Kayla_Diane23.

Module #10 YouTube/Video Sharing ADVANCED exercises

I just finished the advanced exercise for YouTube which involves embedding a video into this blog post. I wanted to put in a video by Jenna Marbles because she is hilarious, however, they are not really that appropriate for this project. I don't want anyone to be offended obviously, but if you aren't offended easily and don't mind some foul language then I suggest you look her up on YouTube. I did find a more appropriate funny video though, enjoy!!


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Module #13 Social Bookmarking ADVANCED exercise

I just completed the advanced exercise for the Social Bookmarking module on the Delicious website. I created a stack using the 5 bookmarks I had previously found about web 2.0. I started following the tcpl23things delicious account so that they could see my account. I created a stack and allowed tcpl23things to see it and follow it. I think that social bookmarking is a great way to get information out there to people you know about things that they may be interested in. It is also great for a library like TCPL to have a social bookmarking account like the one on Delicious because it would give patrons and employees alike the opportunity to see what news is being talked about in the library and what is going on in general at the library.

Module #15 Google Calendar ADVANCED exercise

I decided to do this quick and easy advanced exercise for the Google Calendar Module. I was comfortable enough to send my general calendar to the 23 Things Committee email address for them to see. My general calendar has a few events on it for this month which include St. Patrick's Day on March 17, my sister's bridal shower and my BIRTHDAY on March 23!!! It will be a good month obviously! I think being able to share your calendars with other can be very beneficial, especially if you need someone to know your schedule and events so that they can plan their own schedule and events.

Module #6 ADVANCED exercises Pixlr

So, I just completed the advanced exercise for the image editing module. The advanced exercise had us use Pixlr to edit some photos which I had never used before. I had used Picnik a tad bit, but not too much so using something different was kind of neat. I went in a played around with the editing and effects tools and found it to be fairly easy to use and fun at the same time. I edited a picture of some pandas because, well, they are just too cute! I used the vintage, retro photo effects to create a neat looking image. I have listed a couple below. I feel like there are so many ways you could change photos, not only for work, but for personal uses as well. I know sometimes we don't all look great in pictures and changing the color or fixing a blemish on the picture can make a world of difference. I also chose to add a bulldog puppy photo as well since that is the kind of dog we have at our home

RSS Feeds ADVANCED Exercises

So, I went back into my Google Reader account and messed around with the RSS feeds I had in there. I organized them and it made the feeds so much easier to find and go through. I actually found the TCPL Book Clique review/recommendation site. It was so neat and I didn't even know we had this until Stacey told me about it yesterday, then I get on my RSS feeds today and find it. I hope to start adding my recommendations to it soon and look forward to reading more recommendations from the other staff. As far as making folders and organizing goes, I love having all my stuff organized. I have been this way all my life and probably always will be. No order in life makes me crazy!!!

Module #11 Image Generators ADVANCED Exercise

I think I already did the advanced exercise for the Image Generators in my initial blog, but I figured I would do it here also just in case. So here are some of my image generator pictures.

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Module #9 Goodreads ADVANCED Exercises

When I did module 9 to begin with I did all of the advanced exercises and didn't even realize it. Below I will link my account so others can see what lists and books I have on my Goodreads. I think out of all the modules and exercises I have done that Virtual Bookshelves had to be my favorite. It is useful and fun to use. It was one that I had never even heard of and have come to use a great deal since beginning 23 Things.

http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/6990369-kayla-brown

I was browsing listopia and saw one that was the Best Books of the 20th Century so I decided to take a look at that one. There are over 3000 books on the list and I have not even made a dent in how many off of it that I have read. I have read a handful of them mostly in High School as part of our required reading. The following is a list of the books from the list that I have never read but would really like to read someday soon!

1. The Catcher in the Rye
2. Animal Farm
3. Gone with the Wind
4. East of Eden
5. A Clockwork Orange

There are many more on the list that I would love to read but those 5 are ones that I have heard great things about and have always wanted to read but have never got around to reading. Hopefully soon I will read them, heck maybe I will read them for summer reading club this year!

Module #18 Skype

   Skype, probably not my favorite module or technology out there. I don't know why but I am not a big fan of video chatting. I prefer my instant messaging 100% more than video chatting. I know you don't get that personal face to face communication that you get when you use skype, but I still prefer IM. I know it does instant messaging too and many other things like calling and what not, but it's just not my cup of tea.
   I have used it a couple times and I just never really got into it. I am also the kind of person who doesn't like talking on the phone either so this program just all around does nothing for me. I went home the other night and gave it a try again after reading the module and still nothing, but I figured for work I would give it a try and see if my opinion had changed in the last year, but nope!
   I can totally see why a great deal of people would love this program. If you have relatives and friends spread out over the country or the world then this would benefit you a lot more. For me my entire family for the most part is in Indiana and I see them on a regular basis along with my friends. I think possibly in the future if I were to move out of Indiana then I may find more use and satisfaction with using Skype but until then I don't think I will be using all that much if at all. 

Module #19 ScreenCasting

   I was not planning on doing the Screencasting module because I just didn't know what it was and was kind of not into it. However, I got to really looking at the module and reading about it tonight and I realized it was something I had actually used in the past!! See, this is why this whole 23 things is a good thing, you realize you have used more things than you thought! I actually just used screencasting a month ago. I had a laptop that had a broken light in the screen so I had to get a new one. I wanted to wipe my old one clean by plugging it into my tv and seeing the screen from my computer on my tv since I couldn't see it on the laptop screen. I used my new laptop to find a video on it and it helped me. It wasn't until just now that I realized it was a screencast that I was watching at the time.
   I looked for some screencasts that would interest me and I didn't really find any, but I did watch one on how to use the iPad because I am looking into getting one in the future. It showed step by step how to use the browsers and apps on the iPad and had a voice over telling everything that they were doing in the video. I think these screencasts could be very helpful to many people. With technology changing and new gadgets coming out every five seconds, screencasting can help people better understand how to use this new technology in a more hands on and visual way, which I think is the best and most efficient way people tend to want and like to learn.