Thing 5

Capri
Originally uploaded by Mor (bcnbits)

I love this photo! I vividly remember standing right in that spot. This is the picture I wish I could take! Flickr has been a lot of fun, but I have really had to work to get this photo here. It really takes a lot of trial and error. I had fun playing with the Flickr Toys. I think posting some fun photos on the library home page might generate more interest. I liked both the magazine feature and the speech bubble feature. It would be fun to create posters of students with speech bubbles to promote favorite books. I think it might generate interest since students look to each other for reading recommendations. They could also be used to reward younger readers as they reach milestones on their reading abilities. When they can read the book, they are able to make a poster promoting it. I hope to use them in the future. As for the Flickr site, it is great for my personal photos, but I really loved looking at other's photos. I am an arm-chair traveler/wanna-be photographer, so I loved looking at photos from around the world.

Thing 4

I can see many ways to use a blog on my campus in communicating with both students and faculty. I can see that it is a quick way to share information with teachers and get their input. We could collaborate through the blog when planning research or projects. I like being able to see feed back on my ideas and thoughts. I think with students it would be a great way to communicate exciting new books in the library. I think more students would respond to a book discussion blog, than maybe would to a face to face discussion. The thought would be that the blog might spur others to read more so they could join the discussion. Or it might be a great way for students to share quick book reviews & opinions with each other. Other students might like the fact that they could sit back and follow the blog, without having to participate. I think the more I use the blog, the more ways I will see that it can be used.