#23

Mission Accomplished!! I faired much better than I had expected. There were challenges in many and I would have to go back and relearn many of the steps if asked to do so again. BUT, just knowing the terms, how wikis work, how social networks operate and what is available to all of us is enormous and helpful. I don't think I will be quite as intimidated or anxious about trying new things from this point on. I'm also somewhat relieved that I don't have to monitor kids on computers. In total innocence, when Laura and I put in Library for a subject matter in selecting a podcast, one of our first choices was Lusty Librarian! "She" wasn't reviewing any top ten book selections...

#22

Laura and I also collaborated on the Librivox assignment. We read about this wiki and then listened to a sample - THE NIGHT BEFORE CHRISTMAS. A man and little girl were narrating and the little girl was darling. We went on to choose THE VELVETEEN RABBIT, clicked on the Zip file, chose save, saved to desk top and right clicked to open. There it was. A woman was narrating the story but she was ultra dramatic! We couldn't bear to listen to the complete story. But, with volunteer help, this can be a problem, I'm sure. The audio quality on both of the stories was excellent.

#21

Laura and I combined forces to do this exercise. We looked at all 3 suggested directories for podcasts. In the Poddirectory we used Library as a subject and from that selected COLLECTED COMICS LIBRARY. We did not have to create an account for this directory and there was a place to subscribe to the feed through favorites. I had been initially interested in the comics subject after talking about comic books and graphic novels this morning at coffee. They have become a big item in the Library and book fields and I think we all agreed that whatever it takes to make readers of younger people, is something we need to support.

Laura and I also noted the Teen Reviews on the Thomas Ford Memorial Library podcast in Western Springs, Illinois. Book reviews is one subject that would be greatly usedful to Libraries (if they came from reliable podcasts!) We also noted a lot of junk available for the choosing.