Podcasting

This activity has not been an easy one for me. First of all I had great difficulty thinking of something to say in a podcast. Having made my decision and after reading and watching video tutorials I was finally able to create my podcast as an mp3 file on my personal computer but I could not figure out after rereading and rewatching videos and creating a Feedburner account how to get the file from my personal computer into my blog. I finally used the HELP on blogger.com, created a MoveDigital account and hope this works. The link to my podcast is http://www.movedigital.com/go/geolmary/113464/Blue2.0pocast.mp3

Creating photos

I've used a digital camera for quite some time but only stored the photos on my own computer. I now have a bit of experience using Flickr. After uploading six photos I changed the layout, added comments to all, and added a note to one. One of my son's would be so proud! My photos can be seen here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/24727355@N04/
One use of this image hosting site for the Geological Sciences Library/Maps Collection could be to keep our primary patrons up-to-date on the renovation of King Library Addition for the Science Library. I have photos taken before work started and could upload those as well as upload photos taken during the renovation process.

Clone yourself

I had a lot of fun creating a weemee! I wanted to place it in the profile section of my blog but after numerous unsuccessful attempts I settled for just placing it as a blog post. Then I wasn't happy with that so I removed it. Then I decided to put it back. Decisions, decisions...

Advanced Blogging

I needed to "jazz up" my basic blog so I experimented with adding a picture to the header, adding other pictures, changing text size, changing some text colors and edited posts by adding titles. I tried unsuccessfully to put an avatar in my profile.

Explore Google Docs

Today I have completed an exercise for the UKBlue2.0 learning program in which I created an account on the Del.icio.us website. It was very easy to do. I am in the process of learning about Google Docs.

Creating a del.icio.us account

I found this exercise very easy to do. I have to admit that I had never heard of this "social bookmarking" site but now I've had a bit of experience. The link to my del.icio.us account is http://del.icio.us/MarySpencer.

Create a wiki

I finally was able to create a wiki. I examined PB Wiki Video Gallery, Wikis :A Beginner's Look and looked at a few suggested library wikis before beginning to create my own. I had a great deal of difficulty with using my email address on the pbwiki site but finally after 2 frustrating attempts I was successful. You can view my wiki at: http://magnificentshells.pbwiki.com/FrontPage