Monday, August 4, 2008
Is this really the end? Or just the beginning?
Overdrive
Podcasts
YouTube
My son uses YouTube to get tips on skateboard tricks. He uploads videos of his skateboard tricks and asks other users to help him improve. He also watches the videos of others and offers them his advice.
Other uses for YouTube in the library is to show videos of programs or events, such as the Grand Opening of the Hagen Ranch Road Branch; staff training, such as with the Web 2.0 project; and maybe even offering story times on the web.
Web 2.0 Award Winners
My other favorite site which I've mentioned in my blog before is Pandora. This is a very addictive music site that you can customize to play music based on other music you like. I have discovered so many new artists this way!
Zoho Writer
I am trying out Zoho Writer and so far it looks pretty cool. I read through the Welcome page and am excited about the tagging option for saving - I am always losing my files because I can't remember which folder they are in; this way I can use several different tags for my files. I also like the portability feature, since I do a lot of work at home. People are always sending me files in WordPerfect, which I do not have on my home computer. This would solve that problem, but I would still have to convince people to use it. I also like that it can be posted to a blog and it's sharing features. As far as I can see, it is pretty comparable to the standard software. This is a keeper!
Wow, I just posted this from Zoho Writer and it was so easy!