Thing 47! Evaluation

Some Observations about MORE THINGS on 17 June:

1. Some that were the "most fun" were also the "most frustrating" for me. Even though I spent lots of time working on GOOGLE Maps and screencasting, I am not satisfied with my efforts, and want to continue to use those THINGS.

2. Thanks to the Things, I spend much time on Facebook and Twitter now. It is amazing how they change our communication and the way that we spend our time. When I just checked, I found that I have 117 friends on Facebook, and follow 117 on Twitter. What a coincidence!

3. There are many potential library uses for the Things we just completed, and I hope to implement what I have learned professionally as well as personally.

4. I found it easier to do the first 23 Things last summer than I did this round when I started while I was working full time. My preference is to work on one a day rather than a group of them at a time to try to finish by the deadline.

5. RSS is probably the Thing that I use the least, and WebJunction one that I want to use more than I currently do.

6. Some of the Things that I found most fun and useful were the music and photo ones. It was great to learn about sites (like Animoto) that I had not used before.

7. I enjoyed looking at the blogs of other Things participants, especially after "meeting" some of them on the 23 Things Ning and Twitter.

8. Thank you for offering More Things!

Thing 37! Photo Tales - # 2

Like the previous one, I spent hours on Thing 37, but feel like it was just a start! It will be fun to do some more "polished" photo presentations after I finish all of the Things. After the first 23 Things, I enjoyed using FLICKR and PictureTrail for more presentations. Today I just did a quick video with some of my Washington photos from Spring Break in March. Animoto is fun and easy to use. After that, I used SLIDE for family photos. There are SO many options there that I kept changing my mind on which theme to select. I also want to try One True Media for a montage. Even though these sites are useful for library uses, I am probably thinking more of personal photos, and looking forward to doing something fun with Alaska photos after we return in August. I have done other digital slideshows with music, but just used the options available from the sites that I used today even if not the most appropriate. With Image Mosaic Generator, I used a sunflower photo which I added to the blog, but it looks much better in the full size. CaptionBubble.com is also a fun site.