Well I started this experience out by kicking, then screaming, then dragging my heels, but by applying some of that kicking to my own posterior and embracing the experience I have gained significant comfort with the many things the Internet has to offer.
As I now bid a fond farewell I want to say thank you to 16 Things for this experience. I am grateful to you for sharing this with me.
Adieu.
16 December 2008
Thing 16: Geotagging Item #2
Mt. Rainier seen from the Kerry Park
When she decides to grace you with her presence it is an awsome site. This is almost the view that I would have had from my kitchen window while living in Seattle. Very fond memories!
Thing 16: Geotagging Item #2
discovery park lighthouse
I love this shot! It looks so surreal, but after living in Seattle for seven years I know just how real this can be. This is the Seattle I miss.
Thing 16: Geotagging
1. Geotag a couple of your images and make a link to them on your blog. Flickr has directions on how to do this if you don't recall the whole process from Thing 9.
Done.
2. Search Flickr's Map of the World and make a link to a couple images that you find interesting. Done
Blog Prompts:
Did you like Flickr's geotagging feature?
Yeah. It's really easy to use and rather fun.
Did you explore any of the other geotagging services? How did they compare to Flickr?
No, I didn't.
How will you use this tool either personally or professionally?
I will probably only use this personally in the future. It will be a fun way to collect photos or possibly take a tour of the world!
Why would anyone ever want to geocache? Seriously, why? What is wrong with these people?
The only thing I can think of is that they have too much time and money on their hands and not enough global conscience.
Done.
2. Search Flickr's Map of the World and make a link to a couple images that you find interesting. Done
Blog Prompts:
Did you like Flickr's geotagging feature?
Yeah. It's really easy to use and rather fun.
Did you explore any of the other geotagging services? How did they compare to Flickr?
No, I didn't.
How will you use this tool either personally or professionally?
I will probably only use this personally in the future. It will be a fun way to collect photos or possibly take a tour of the world!
Why would anyone ever want to geocache? Seriously, why? What is wrong with these people?
The only thing I can think of is that they have too much time and money on their hands and not enough global conscience.
Thing 15: Podcasts
1. Take a look at one or two of the podcast directories listed in Resources to find a podcast that interests you or listen to a local podcast in the list. Find some interesting library-related podcasts like book reviews or library news or a podcast on anything else that interests you.
Done.
2. Listen to one more of the podcasts. Link it in your blog if you would recommend it to others.
Done. and done.
3. Add the RSS feed for a podcast to your blog reader account.
Done.
4. Try this simple, telephone-based tool that let's you "phone in" your podcast. Gcast says it's so easy your grandma could do it.
Done.
Done.
2. Listen to one more of the podcasts. Link it in your blog if you would recommend it to others.
Done. and done.
3. Add the RSS feed for a podcast to your blog reader account.
Done.
4. Try this simple, telephone-based tool that let's you "phone in" your podcast. Gcast says it's so easy your grandma could do it.
Done.
Blog Prompts:
1. Which podcast(s) did you listen to?
MPR's In the Loop with Jeff Horwich
2. Which of the directories did you find easiest to use?
They were all pretty easy to use. I enjoy listening to MPR so that is why I chose it.
3. Has this Thing inspired you to do any podcasting yourself or to subscribe to a podcast to listen to it regularly?
No podcasting myself, but I can see listening more to different podcasts.
4. If Walt Whitman were alive today (which I am certain that he is not), do you think he'd podcast? If so, what would he call his podcast? Would his parents listen to it? Why or why not? Discuss.
I have to admit that I do not know enough about Walt Whitman to answer this question.
Thing 14: Research Project Calculator
For this Thing:
1. Look at the RPC and the Assignment Calculator. Don’t try to cover every aspect of the tools, but rather browse the steps and consider how useful this could be to research assignments at school.
Done.
2. Look at the supporting materials in the Teacher Guide. Are any of these useful to you?
I don't know about any one of these being useful, but as a whole if you know your instructor is using these steps to create an assignment it gives you as the student another way to approach you research. Done.
Blog Prompts:
Which of the two calculators seems better suited for your research work here at Ai Minnesota? Why?
Since I am not a student anymore (officially, yes I know we are all always learning and students of life...) I'm not certain which would be better for me. I know that if I had these tools in college or even high school I would have felt much more confident going into assignments.
How might the RPC and the Teacher Guide help you manage research projects?
Seeing the steps that are thought out on the assignment creation breaks it down and gives a focus to accomplishing the assignment.
Assuming you'll graduate from Ai MN someday -- can you think of any uses for personal or professional projects—could you use any of these tools to help manage a timeline for a project of your own?
Yes quite possibly. It of course won't assist for all jobs, but for certain jobs it could come in very handy.
1. Look at the RPC and the Assignment Calculator. Don’t try to cover every aspect of the tools, but rather browse the steps and consider how useful this could be to research assignments at school.
Done.
2. Look at the supporting materials in the Teacher Guide. Are any of these useful to you?
I don't know about any one of these being useful, but as a whole if you know your instructor is using these steps to create an assignment it gives you as the student another way to approach you research. Done.
Blog Prompts:
Which of the two calculators seems better suited for your research work here at Ai Minnesota? Why?
Since I am not a student anymore (officially, yes I know we are all always learning and students of life...) I'm not certain which would be better for me. I know that if I had these tools in college or even high school I would have felt much more confident going into assignments.
How might the RPC and the Teacher Guide help you manage research projects?
Seeing the steps that are thought out on the assignment creation breaks it down and gives a focus to accomplishing the assignment.
Assuming you'll graduate from Ai MN someday -- can you think of any uses for personal or professional projects—could you use any of these tools to help manage a timeline for a project of your own?
Yes quite possibly. It of course won't assist for all jobs, but for certain jobs it could come in very handy.
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