FINALE......

Yeay...... The end is here! I've really enjoyed this training course, it definitely was a learning experience and this has been the funnest training that I have ever done! The creators of this training should receive an award for their unique, but fun project. The funnest thing that I learned was how to create my own blog. I have a webpage that is mine, which I can post my views on there, and make it as colorful and interesting as possible. People can leave me messages about my posts and that is a cool thing. I also enjoyed playing around with avatars, comic strip generators, watching videos on YouTube, listening to podcasts, and getting the latest news information on my very own blogline. The only unexpected outcome about this program that I noticed, was how long it took to complete the weekly projects. In the first few weeks, I could finish the projects in less than an hour, because we only had one or so exercise to finish. As the weeks went by though, it seemed that we had more exercises to do (one post on Monday, Tuesday, & also Wednesday). These took longer than an hour to finish, so I think that this project took much more time to complete as the weeks went by. The training hours should be higher than 10 hours in my opinion. If I could take this training course again, I definitely would. I would also like to learn how to set up my own website, this could be an idea for the next round of training sessions...... This was a pleasant journey and I am happy to have learned new things during the past few weeks.... :)

Adios......

Week 9: #22

I've always wanted to learn how to search and check out an e-book. I think HCPL's digital site is very organized and it has a lot of material to offer the public. The free digital site LibriVox doesn't seem so structured, you basically have to scroll through the alphabet to find your item. Wowio was ok, it was similar to HCPL's site. I saw a title that caught my eye, "The Ultimate Party Drink Book", because I am having a bachelorette party next month and this will give me some great ideas.

Week 9: #21

I visited the PodCast Valley site and I enjoyed listening to the "Butterball Turkey Talk". Since I am the one who will be responsible for cooking the turkey this year for my whole family, I really needed some much needed advice. I learned the difference between how to select from a fresh or frozen turkey, how big the turkey needs to be to feed my family (1.5 lbs per person, so 10 people=15 lbs turkey), & what temperature the turkey needs to cook in the oven (325). They also played a very interesting segment that happened a few years ago when a customer called the Butterball Turkey Line to say that she had washed her turkey with dish soap and water, but the turkey would not stop sudding. No need for this, just pat the turkey with a paper towel and it is ready to be cooked! I also added the feed to my Bloglines.

Week 9: #20

YouTube was a lot of fun to look at. I enjoyed watching the video, "How to Do Nothing at Work and Still Get Paid" (warning: don't try these tips at work people). I think that if some of the features from that site were applied to the library's website, there will be a lot of ideas and information sharing. Every library can get a visual idea on what other branches are doing as far as crafts, entertainment, bulletin boards, etc.