RSS feeds

I subscribed to MENC - a national site for music educators. I also subscribed to the staff picks. Google reader was easy to set up. I found it frustrating that when I actually clicked on a site I couldn't just go back to the list - I got kicked right out and had to log in and begin again. Maybe I'm missing something? I also found that I got sidetracked easily and spent too much time reading through various posts. I don't think I would use this. I understand that it could be helpful to stay current and perhaps I may find a site I'd like to have that connection to, but for me I find it faster to just go to the ones I'm interested in from my bookmarks.

Wikis

I am bringing devilled eggs to the picnic. It certainly does get more challenging when you are one of the last ones to join in! Too bad we aren't really going - what a feast!

The wiki was very easy to use. I can see using it for many reasons - most of which you already mentioned in your overview! The fact that it is more like an editable document than separate posts, like a blog, make it very friendly. It would be most suitable for smaller groups so that everyone is respectful of each other's comments.

A baker I am NOT!

A baker I am NOT!

When I was a teen my mother tried to teach me how to bake, so we started with a simple swiss roll.  It had about 3 ingredients.  I managed to mess it up 6 times - and each time did something else wrong!  After that, I think she gave up on me..... so now, I'm just a good baking consumer instead!

Heide

Picasa

There were no tags on the picture I sent to my dear library lady. :(

Picasa is an interesting site, and would be a great way to find pictures of places you might like to see. However, I prefer to use my iweb for sharing, as I have a mac.

Until next time!......

Facebook....?

Facebook is not a vehicle that I would choose because it is too public.

Social networks have the potential to be both very beneficial- eg. getting information to members of a group quickly, and very hurtful because they can be too public and people seem to share very personal comments at times.

I was registered with Facebook before this course, but mostly because my sister added me and my children are on it. I don't check it very often. There are so many things to stay on top of already!

Tagging

The websites I added to my bookmarks in Delicious are:

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1343

http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/08/15/the-35-best-iphone-apps-of-the-year-so-far/

I tagged: iphone, mac and shortcuts

Delicious seems to be a really good way to be able to access your book marks and create fingertip resources for anything you might want to go back to more than once. I am quite certain I'll be back!

Youtube - a great way to find examples for my bands and choirs! I love checking out the various versions - quite a variety out there.... Streaming is a great way to get what you've found to someone else to see first hand - no need to explain - just have them watch. I will definitely continue using youtube!