Well all Tech Tappas exercises are completed and I look forward to "graduation" on Staff Development Day this Wednesday.
I plan to go back to each exercise to practice each feature and customize this blog when I have the time.
Yoshimoto
Monday, May 18, 2009
Monday, May 11, 2009
Podcasts for eLearning
Podcasts are quite useful in foreign language acquisition. The 2 podcasts I added to my bloglines account are Drexel eLearning and Learn Spanish on Coffee Break.
For years I've been making a mental note to begin improving my Spanish speaking skills. My natural inclination is to turn to the old Berlitz audiotape series but learning bit by bit from a podcast gives me the flexibility of learning at my own pace; fitting a mini lesson into my busy schedule.
Hopefully I'll be able to be a bit more fluent in Spanish before our library's October open house. We'll see.
Yoshimoto
For years I've been making a mental note to begin improving my Spanish speaking skills. My natural inclination is to turn to the old Berlitz audiotape series but learning bit by bit from a podcast gives me the flexibility of learning at my own pace; fitting a mini lesson into my busy schedule.
Hopefully I'll be able to be a bit more fluent in Spanish before our library's October open house. We'll see.
Yoshimoto
Better Flickr Link to Previous Post
A better link to the image of an astronaut at the Library for the Blind and Handicapped's story hour for deaf children is http://www.flickr.com/photos/njlibraryevents/page93/
(Sorry about that!)
Yoshimoto
(Sorry about that!)
Yoshimoto
Library Uses Flickr
Flickr is great for giving the public a taste of the many different events that libraries have to offer. How appropriate that it is included in our Technology Tappas tutorial!
Here's an example of the fun that deaf students can have at the Library for the Blind and Handicapped: http://www.flickr.com/photos/njlibraryevents/2784401461/
The astronaut in this link will take you to the moon and beyond!
Yoshimoto
Here's an example of the fun that deaf students can have at the Library for the Blind and Handicapped: http://www.flickr.com/photos/njlibraryevents/2784401461/
The astronaut in this link will take you to the moon and beyond!
Yoshimoto
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Web 2.0-Zoho Writer
The Zoho Writer word processing application has some pretty neat features. When I have the time I'll have to explore them all.
7 1/2 Habits Wk 2
I completed this exercise last month but hadn't posted my responses on Perspectives:
Developing a brief task outliine before beginning a project coomes naturally to me because I am a "list maker" (even before the invention of the Blackberry!)
Of the 7 1/2 suggested habits the one that I find the most challenging is "view(ing) problems as challenges".
I appreciate that "successful lifelong learners know the value of playing" (neat quote...and very true).
Developing a brief task outliine before beginning a project coomes naturally to me because I am a "list maker" (even before the invention of the Blackberry!)
Of the 7 1/2 suggested habits the one that I find the most challenging is "view(ing) problems as challenges".
I appreciate that "successful lifelong learners know the value of playing" (neat quote...and very true).
Tech Tappas Summary
I enjoyed participating in the Tech Tappas tutorial project but found it more time-consuming as I went along. (I don't have a computer at home and am usually quite busy at work).
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am not naturally inclined to share "every thought that comes into my head" so I doubt I will take full advantage of social bookmarking and wikis.
As I mentioned in a previous post, I am not naturally inclined to share "every thought that comes into my head" so I doubt I will take full advantage of social bookmarking and wikis.
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