A blog is for daily thoughts - oops

If the purpose of a blog is to post daily thoughts, I am failing miserably. I guess I found that I am either not that interesting or my daily thoughts are not worth sharing. However, I am learning that to be "truly involved" in the new technology of blogging requires dedication and time - I have the dedication to learning (I am a professor after all;) but the time is the issue. I learn so may cool things from my fellow instructors and students that I will start to put these up to share with others the technologies I find interesting.

FPLC Presentation 12/06/07

"The only thing I used the library for in college was sleeping!"

• A library and a Mercedes. What can they all possibly have in common? Let's just say it gives new meaning to the term "drive thru"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ncr5vB7V5XM

• A great way to help students with figuring out keywords for appropriate searching - The Guess the Google game.
  

http://grant.robinson.name/projects/guess-the-google/

• Journal vs. magazine - need to know the difference? A cute way to help your students learn - Maggie and Gerald
  
  
• Truncation to confusing - try "Never Truncate a Cat"
  
  
• Database Persistent Links and Citation linker and Visual searching on EbscoHost
  
  
  
• Is the Library closed? It is 3:00 a.m. on a Saturday night? Need some information? Check out the Ask a Librarian service
  
  http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/library
  

• A unique way to test your students knowledge of Information Literacy - show them the Information Literacy game.
  
  

http://library.uncg.edu/game/

• Need an avatar? Check out People Putty

http://www.haptek.com/?url=http://www.haptek.com/peopleputty/

• Express yourself on Facebook and Myspace with - slide.com

http://www.slide.com/

• Want full text online books? Try the Mesa Community college ebooks

http://site.ebrary.com/lib/mesa

• A hassle free solution created for educators, by educators to encourage active student participation - i clicker.

http:/www.iclicker.com/why_iclicker/why_iclicker.html

• Want to see what Journals, Magazines and newspapers MCC subscribes to and which database they are located in full-text? Try SerialSolutions (the subject listing is great!)
  
  

http://vg8fj9fb9c.search.serialssolutions.com/

• Do your student's need Research Assistance help? Try the Seven Steps of Research
  
  

http://www.mc.maricopa.edu/library/step1.html

• Professors are no longer tied to PowerPoint. With TurningPoint it allows you to poll using content in any PC application including web browsers, PDFs, and Word documents. Simple on-the-fly polling with the click of a mouse. TurningPoint AnyWhere doesn't even require installation – run it directly from a thumb drive!

http:/www.turningtechnologies.com/highereducationinteractivelearning/turningpointfeatu res.cfm

• Welcome to Classroom20.com, the social networking site for those interested in Web 2.0 and collaborative technologies in education.

http://classroom20.ning.com/

Second Life Rocks!!!

Anyone out there who is thinking about joining a FPLC community - you must!!!! You don’t know how powerful this is, at our most recent meeting we learned about Second Life. I am not completely sure how I could/would use this in my classes, but the technology is incredible and cutting edge. It is very important to be aware of what our patrons are using and keeping up with current popular culture technologies. Awesome meeting!!!

Great link to an article about Librarians trying to do what I am!

http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6484336.html

My First Blog!

My reflections on joining the “Jetson’s FPLC -

When I was deciding about joining this FPLC, I was worried that I would be (by far and away) the least techie person at the meetings. I actually think that I know a lot about technology; I use it everyday in my job (Electronic Resources Librarian) and include it in my teaching (LBT 160 Introduction to Library Information Systems). But, I feel that I am “old school” technology and the way Shelley and my fellow FPLC members throw around terms (Twitter, jott.com, podcasting, Google apps, etc.) I get really excited.

I am eager to use this FPLC to research, discuss, see and participate in demonstrations to eventually incorporate these new technologies in the Library and my classes.