Social Bookmarking

So....I am really digging this whole Del.icio.us thing. How had I never heard of this before; I fell left out :( I Can certainly see how this social bookmarking site has many advantages. For starters, teachers are notorious for borrowing ideas from each other so why not borrow great Internet sites as well. I get so many ideas from different web sites! Next, how convenient is it to be able to access your bookmarked sites from anywhere. There have been many occasions I have been working on lesson plans at home and thought of the perfect website to visit, but it was saved on my computer at work. Better yet, don't you love when you lose all your bookmarks over the summer when they re-image the computer??? This is something I will definitely be using in the future!

"Play" Time

Part I

So...this was hilarious! I have seen images like this before but never knew it was this easy to just go online and create and download them. I went to Letter James and picked this picture because Wrigley Field is such a recognizable place. I thought it would be cute to put a message about libraries :)

Part II

http://www.librarything.com/catalog/Lauren18299  

Ever read a great book, but cannot seem to remember the title or the auhtor? LibraryThing is a great tool to help you keep track of all the latest and greatest books you have read and also stay up to date with new realeases and other reader's favorites. I had a good time exploring this site and remembering some of my favorite books. I think I will definitely use this site in the future to keep a record of what I am reading and find some new reads :)

 Part III

http://www.rollyo.com/lauren18299/

Hmmmm...not so sure about this Rollyo business. Don't think I will ever really use this?!?! To me it's more of a waste of time than a time saver. However, I can see how if you were searching for a particular topic and you didn't want to wade through all of the Google "mess" Rollyo could be helpful.

RSS Feeds

This is a pretty good tool if you spend a lot of time on the Internet. It's a good way to stay up to date with things in a quicker way. The search tool on Bloglines was probably the easiest way to find feeds.Personally I do not have the time/desire to spend any time following people's blogs or checking news, etc. In fact, I don't even have Internet access at home (or television for that matter)...just my trusty iPhone and that's plenty for me. Honestly I cannot figure out how people even have time to blog!! There were so many options for feeds it was astonishing to me. I choose to spend my time with people instead of computers...LOL. However, I do realize the importance of staying up to date with these things and am constantly intrigued my the latest and greatest.

Flickr

There's not a lot to say about this photo. I picked it because it caught my eye and disturbed me just a little. This particular person who posts to Flickr only shares pictures she has taken of dolls. That being said, I really do think Flickr and other photsharing sites are very useful. Not only does it give a person an outlet to post strange pictures it also is great for just a place to store your pictures. Most people do not realize that just keeping digital copies of their pictures on their computer is not enough. Let's say your computer crashes...what then? A website like Flickr allows a safe place to keep your pictures even if you don't want to share them. I use Shutterfly for this very purpose. I choose to use social networking sites to share pictures, but like to have one place to just dump them all...just in case!