Week 3, Thing 5: Flickr, Picasa, Smugmug

Yahoo's Flickr eats up a lot of time. Who knew photo management could be so time-consuming and yet filled with such interestingness? Anyone with boxes of pictures still not in albums and zillions of digital pictures still not in organized files, I'm guessing. Be sure to visit and join the 365 Days of Library Pictures. The APIs (Application Programming Interface) are very useful and playful, too - badge makers, blog headers, calendars, CD cover makers, etc. The Flickr Trip Planner looks like a good way to organize trip photos. And Trippermap creates a flash map of your tagged trip pictures using Google Earth. Smugmug costs, but it has no ads and looks upscale. Google's Picasa will gather all of your photos from anywhere on your computer in short order. Then all you have to do is organize them into folders.

Week 2, Thing 4 : Registration & Confirmation

The California School Library Association Library Learning 2.0 has a connection to North Carolina! Just getting set up has been stimulating......I look forward to the cyber scavenger hunt beginning in earnest next week. Connie Williams is happy that we are participating and would like any addresses of wikis that we create.

Week 2, Thing 3: Blog & Avatar

In a busy world, what I enjoy most about blogs are their accessibility. No phone calls, no meetings - just everyone adding to a discussion at a time that is convenient for everyone. VOX has an appropriate name for bloggers - vox populus indeed!

Week 1, Thing 2: Lifelong Learner Pointers

After watching 7 1/2 Habits of Highly Successful Lifelong Learners I know I have the goal visualization and playing parts down.....now if I could only face problems as interesting challenges instead of onerous ordeals.

Week 1, Thing 1: California School Library Learning Blog

I was delighted to learn of this tutorial to help structure my internet explorations this summer. Thank you CSLA!!!