Sandbox Wiki

I did redo my posting on this wiki--I found that if I used the brackets, a link wasn't created to my blog. It does work if you omit the brackets.

Sandbox Wiki

I did this exercise and posted my blog on the Favorite Blogs page--I think I need more practice on this. I'll work on it over the weekend.

Wikis

I actually knew a little about wikis before I started this exercise. I'd subscribed to several wikis about children's literature several months ago. My favorite is from the University of Calgary (http://wiki.ucalgary.ca/page/ChildrensLiteratureWebGuide). This wiki used to be a traditional website, but since they've converted to a wiki, there are postings by teachers and parents on creative ways of teaching with children's literature. Changing to wiki format added a great dimension to this site.

Exploring the wikis on the training list just made me realize how much information there is out there. My favorite discovery was the site http://www.quintura.com/. This is a visual search engine for kids! I'm going to explore it further and hopefully recommend it for Kidsville.

This format could be useful to libraries in so many ways. The local scholarships wiki seemed so useful--that kind of information was always so hard to track. Now the information could be posted on a wiki and made available to everyone. In children's work, a topic that frequently comes up is "labels" for book spines that identify specific categories of fiction. For example, some locations are hit with an assignment on historical fiction and librarians request spine labels to identify books that meet the criteria. We've always been reluctant to do this because there would be as many labels as there are assignments and patrons would get confused, but a wiki would be a great solution.

Now I'm going to play with the PBwiki.

Rollyo

This was fun, too. I created a list of a few of my favorite cooking sites. I favor the sites with reviews by people who have actually tried the recipes because their tips usually make a big difference in how a dish turns out. I also like Mary Ann Esposito and Lidia Bastianich--their sites expose me to cooking from regions of Italy that weren't part of our meals. I had the opportunity to eat at Lidia's on the strip in Pittsburgh and the pasta was great. This is my Rollyo: http://rollyo.com/giuseppina/great_cooking/.

Library Thing

I really enjoyed this--what a great site for book lovers. I didn't tag any of my books, but I will start doing that from now on. I'm having a great time with this.

Image Makers

I am having a hard time with the animated image generators. When I try to paste the information in the box, the computer won't allow the paste function and if I save the picture, I lose the animation. I'll try more of this at home. But for now, I used http://bighugelabs.com/flickr/calendar.php to create the calendar on my blog. I've been so focused on Baby Brilliant that I didn't realize how behind the times I am in terms of technology!

Image Generator

I'm doing better with this, thanks to Mary Frum. Next, I'm going to try an animated generator.

Posting Images

I can't figure out how to post images to a blog. I'll have to ask someone tomorrow.

Posting Images

RSS Feeds

This was fun and frustrating at the same time. I added several RSS feeds to my blog (naturally, cooking and shopping are well represented). I also added a few library blogs. I tried to find blogs on early literacy, but I didn't see anything I really wanted to read. I'll definitely keep looking for this, though. I'm not sure I completely understand this, though, so I'm going to practice more at home as soon as my mom can use her hand again and doesn't need so much help.

Red.

Red.
Originally uploaded by s. bär

This is a photo from Flickr.

I also just posted to another person's blog. This is so interesting.

This is amazing. I used the trip planner--I am really in th dark about some of these innovations. This is a great exercise. I plan to keep on practicing.

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Originally uploaded by Tesora2007

This is summer reading fun!

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P1090019
Originally uploaded by Tesora2007

This is summer reading fun!

Flickr

This is a test post from , a fancy photo sharing thing.

Tutorial Help

I enjoyed the 7 1/2 Habits online tutorial--good practical pointers presented in an easy to understand and follow way.

This is my first experience with a blog--I need practice.