Week 5 - Prezi

I had a lot of fun preparing my new 'Prezi'.  It was pretty easy to work through but I would like to spend more time on it when I actually have more time.  Darryl tells me that his 10-year-old son is using Prezi in school to prepare presentations.

Last week was quiet so I was able to play around with some of the 'things' we have learned in past weeks and did some work on my blog.  I like it now because I have added pics of "My Guy" as a gadget on the side. 

Google Docs and Spreadsheets

Google Docs and Spreadsheets was completely new to me.  I can see so many uses for Google Docs, especially at work.  I do so much documentation that I share with others for their opinions and information.  I can see that this would be very useful for that.  It is very easy to use, especially since it is so similar to MS Word that I am familiar with.  And I really like that you can save it as a web page in several different formats.  I am sure that I will be using this in the future.

I think that I would also use Google Spreadsheets, but not as often as Google Docs.  I need to spend more time playing with that.

This was a very good week.  I was introduced to something completely new to me and found it to be easy to use.

Great!

Very cool!

I can see that RSS feeds could be very useful -- especially with the University Library 23 Things program.  Now that I have added the RSS feed for our program to my iGoogle page, I can just go there to see the latest post.  And I'm already logged in.

I'm not sure I would use Google Reader as much as I would my iGoogle page, but I'm just learning and hope to find more and more uses for all these tools.

I have noticed that some people have really taken to blogging.  That's GREAT!  Keep it up and you will find more and more uses for these fun and exciting tools.

Week 2, Thing 2 and 3

Blogging -- this is a new experience for me too.  I have heard of a few people who are using blogs as therapy -- a way to air their thoughts and feelings about a major change in their lives such as an illness or death of a family member.  Right now, I feel a little vulnerable writing my thoughts down for many others to see.  But, that might change as the program goes on.  We'll see!

Yesterday marks the day that University Library 23 Things began.  It was a long haul, but hopefully well worth the effort.
The first post was easy -- I had already done everything required to complete the 'thing'.  And helping others was another good way to learn more about iGoogle.
I am looking forward to doing the next 'thing'.