Skype

Skpe was fun I talked to three members of my group and we had some good discussions it was weird at first hearing my voice but I soon got used to it and found it a good way of connecting with the group and sharing ideas. I would recommend it, I guess it was like a taste of the Fingertip Library.

I put these cute fashion pics in for fun since I love fashion and photography.

NZ 2.0

There is alot more information accessible for everyone with these kind of resources and I imagine it must be a great place for information for university students and for people to feel they can have there say without too much effort required. New Zealand Government Resources Lunch Box Is an E-learning research network in conjunction with New Zealand Govt and the Ministry of Education. Public Engagement I like Create Readers which is blog about youth literature and literacy and has contributors from schools run by school services staff from around New Zealand The Couch is also a cool govt initiative set up by the families commission. It's a online panel for family issues and also has some interesting statistics. Business Community Education Iniatives I found The University of Canterbury Library on Facebook. Etsy an online business site for really cool vintage, handmade products I have found via some of the blogs I follow, as well as being a really funky site that also have a blog. Final Thoughts Well I am glad this module is over, Web 2.0 makes the same information accesssible to lots of people. It is good to ponder over the sharing of information especially when working in an information context. I have learnt from this module but am regretting not choosing wikis or the wikis and Gadgets module I have struggled to stay focused during this module. I can breathe a sigh of relief but I'm sure this will come in very handy.

Podcasts

I am trying to subscribe to various Podcasts from Radio NZ and other sites and sometimes it works and other times it only gives me the option to bookmark the folder, I would like it all to go to my google reader account, has anyone else encounter this problem maybe i'm just being a dumb dumb :-(

Fashion

Fashion from CopehagenStreetStyle

I'm listening to Nouvelle Vague '3"

Books I love

Cool Summer Fashion

COOL FROM SPANISH MOSS

Images

I think it is time to add some more images, my blog is starting to look a little dull sorry guys.

Pbworks

I didn't spend much time on pbworks as I didn't find it very easy to navigate, maybe it was just me, but I got confused so added to the skillsbox I think it worked, and then got out of there, call me impatient but I don't have as much time to spend on things I don't enjoy using. Also since I now have so many different things to belong too, it is another thing to learn and navigate. It isn't very pretty to look at.

More on Google Reader

I find Google reader really easy, I thought that the feeds would be sent straight into my gmail account, I use my Gmail more for an address I give out when I am subscribing to a website or trademe, shop undates etc kind've as a junk interest folder rather than personal emails, I use hotmail for that but it is really great to have one log in for google reader, gmail and blogger. It is good not having my gmail crammed up with RSS feeds but to have a separate folder in google reader and to have the option to go there or not and read them. But it is excellent getting the updates especially on the blogs in my general list not just my favourites.

Bloglines vs Google Reader

I am just up to the RSS feeds module now, I joined both of the above and since I already have google accounts for Gmail and Blogger, it is much easier to stick to what I know, Google reader has already transferred all the blogs I currently follow into my reader account so it already looks familiar to me, Bloglines personally I found a waste of time. Also I think the layout is better in Google I am just such a Google fan.

Social Networks Module Debrief

Well I am going to stick to Facebook, I definately find it more fun than twitter. It was interesting to read about the networks, I think this is going to be an ever expanding thing, But is it easier to be on just one than on every network. I joined Ning and it was interesting reading about how we all ended up at Christchurch City Libraries.

Tribute to Pia Jane Bijkerk

I first got into Blogging when a great friend at work introduced me to dear sweet lovely Pia, who is fortunate to live between Sydney, Paris and Amsterdam, she lives on a house boat in Amsterdam with her French boy as she calls him, her photography and creatatvity inspire me and liven up my day, I also like taking photos of shop windows see picture below. I am impressed with the creativity of Aussies out there. Check out her lastest post. She also has cool music to serenade you as you wander through the blog.

Beautiful Papers Venezia

Flickr

I found the module on Flickr great, it was awesome to be able to search for images and then post them straight into my blog, choosing the layout was really cool too. I found the instructions for signing up and linking to my blog fairly straight forward, although I now have email accounts with Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo and Outlook Express as well as my Blogger accounts one on Wordpress and 2 on Blogger although this is the only active one know. I found uploading to the CCL stream a bit more confusing, it will be interesting to see how I get on uploading my own images to Flickr, I like the montage function. I am not sure what the copyright issues are for blogging and using other peoples images from Flickr or blogs. Having so many different windows open and waiting for uploading makes me a bit dizzzy at times. One more things I am not sure what the Gadget Flickr does and if that will link my photos straight into my Blog, not sure if any of you out there know? Final thoughts I have used Picasa and like going straight from there into Paint.net to crop and change images but I'm not sure whether to continue with Picasa or Flickr?. Eiffel Power, originally uploaded by Gregory Bastien.

Les mystères de la vie

Les mystères de la vie, originally uploaded by Gregory Bastien.

Paris under the snow

Paris under the snow, originally uploaded by Gregory Bastien.

I love this image of Paris in the snow i have borrowed from Flickr.

Facebook

I have been a Facebooker since my sister was travelling in South America and uploading all her photos and updates to facebook, it was the first social networking site I joined, didn't really see the point in myspace, who would want to put all there information out there for all the world to see, it seemed to me very teenage and egocentric, however I liked the photo function of Facebook and it has become a daily ritual for me. I love seeing what other people are up too, especially great for keeping up with overseas friends. I started off making friends with everyone I could to get my friends numbers up there but then soon realised i wasn't interested in all the updates and quizzes so reduced my list down to only real friends who I would acutually be pleased to see and talk to in the street. When I was travelling in Europe it was a great comfort , also was a one stop shop for photos, updates and online chat. Sometimes I get frustrated with it especially as it is an excellent timewaister. I am more of a watcher than an active facebooker, I hardly ever update picutres or write what I am doing though I do occasionally comment on peoples picutres and write on friends walls, a great cheaper alternative to text.

CCLearn and PURR

Well, I have not been able to get back here again until now, I am keen to get on with more learning and blogging which I have been enjoying, but like some of you I have forgotten my username and password again so can't get into LAMS. I get impatient with these kind of blocks but it is all the more satisfying overcoming the obstacles along the way. Some people have been very co-operative with sending me links to there blogs and I have noticed some people have already found me. I have spent the first two days of this week at the Canterbury Medical Library http://www.chmeds.ac.nz/departments/library/about.htm as part of PURR ( Professionals Unleashed for Refreshment and Reflection) it was an interesting time observing the teaching role of reference librarians. I spent time speaking to different staff members about their roles and trying to put all the pieces of information together to form a cohesive picture. I have had a few transport issues lately but that is all behind me for now thankfully.

FRUSTRATION

Well this is fun all this blogging, I am learning as I go and using the help menus. I find uploading pictures and especially ones from the web difficult for some reason so I am working through this frustration, also navigating some new waters in dislaying the blogs I am following. Particularly ones that are listed in my reading list but do not dislay on my blog, I have sucessfully managed to find two members of my groups blogs and link to them from my blog. It does not help that the internet in going slow and I have a million tabs open. I missed my group this morning as I am sick today, hopefully this will get easier.

Cuties

I thought this was cute, check out more cool stuff @

http://blog.piajanebijkerk.com/WordPress/

CCLlearn

week one was important, setting up the modules for the coming weeks, looking forward to all the learning I am going to do.