I'll admit it. When it comes to photos, I am very disorganized. I don't work with them often, except to share family photos on Facebook. And I'm not very creative when it comes to editing them. So, this task was a challenge for me.
I decided to play around with Photopin. I wanted to search for book cover images of Battle of the Books titles, so I could post them on my library webpage. I was actually disappointed that I was not able to find all of the titles I need. And then when it came to including the attribution...well, I'm not sure I did it correctly (which may be due to my frustration with working on the wiki platform more than anything else). I only chose a couple to include there for now. I may work on this more over the summer.
http://graybodley-library.wikispaces.com/Battle+of+the+Books
I definitely think I'll end up using one of the photo sharing sites eventually, in order to store the pictures I have taken, and will continue to take, of events and displays in my library. Battle of the Books is an obvious choice for me, but I know other ideas will occur to me.
Saturday, May 17, 2014
Saturday, May 10, 2014
Thing 2: Online Communities and Personal Learning Networks
I'm a Twitter veteran, so I explored some features that I either hadn't know about (Twitter Advanced Search) or have been wanting to try for a while (HootSuite).
With the advanced search option in Twitter, you can enter a variety of search criteria, much like you can in a search engine's advanced search window. I searched for librarians in my area. When you select to narrow by "People," you find others who have identified themselves as librarians in whatever area you choose. I found a couple more people to follow that way. This feature is a great option, and has the power to create some really awesome learning communities right in your own back yard.
I've used TweetDeck for about a year, but now I'm exploring HootSuite. HS is a bit more involved, but I like how you can view Twitter Profiles more easily here than in TD. Still, when I'm just browsing through my Twitter feed, I prefer the actual website because I can go at my own pace. The feed in TD goes way too fast to do that.
I've enjoyed some Tweetchats as well, especially #tlchat and #edchat. You meet some great people in these virtual chats, and come away with some great ideas and advice.
Twitter is one of my all-time favorite social media sites.
With the advanced search option in Twitter, you can enter a variety of search criteria, much like you can in a search engine's advanced search window. I searched for librarians in my area. When you select to narrow by "People," you find others who have identified themselves as librarians in whatever area you choose. I found a couple more people to follow that way. This feature is a great option, and has the power to create some really awesome learning communities right in your own back yard.
I've used TweetDeck for about a year, but now I'm exploring HootSuite. HS is a bit more involved, but I like how you can view Twitter Profiles more easily here than in TD. Still, when I'm just browsing through my Twitter feed, I prefer the actual website because I can go at my own pace. The feed in TD goes way too fast to do that.
I've enjoyed some Tweetchats as well, especially #tlchat and #edchat. You meet some great people in these virtual chats, and come away with some great ideas and advice.
Twitter is one of my all-time favorite social media sites.
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