Discoveries at Technorati

After going to "advanced search" on the home page I discovered the three options to search blog posts, tags, and the blog directory. Under blog posts (URL Search) "Learning 2.0" brought up the first three entries: Web 2.0 in het onderwijs, ALA 2007 Learning When There is no Time, and Learning 2.0. Under the second one, ALA 2007 Learning When there is no Time in Chronicles of The (almost) Bald Technology Trainer, under blog reactions, under Technology Fair Kick-Off there is an entry about the Maryland Libraries Learning 2.0 with information to register and the cut off date for registration. The Tag Search yielded the same results as the Blog Posts search. Under "Blog Directory Search" there were 447 blogs listed. Very interesting that Top Favorited Blog had Boing Boing- a directory of wonderful things first and that same site was number two on Top Blogs, with Engadget being number two on Top Blogs followed by Gizmondo. This indicates the users are very interested in "things". The second item under Top Favorited Blog was Making Money Online, another materialistic topic. Techcrunch was number three and Life Hacker (productivity and software guide) under Top Favorited Blog and number four under Top Blogs. The expolsion of technology has to create a great thirst for knowledge on this subject. No real surprises here. The Top Searches also seems indicative of society's infatuation with up to the minute videos and information about a wide range of topics. The demographics of the users, especially their age, would be quite interesting.

Del.icio.us

This site does not lend itself easily to finding information for research assistance, in my opinion. It seems like a great place to exchange information and find supplementary information and pictures about topics, but because the information under each tag and bookmark is based on an individual's choices and selections, it seems random. There are certainly useful articles with very good facts and information supplied by a wide variety of sources. Might be worth a quick look here under a tag to see what is available, but it would not be my first choice of where to search for information.

rollyo

This is a useful tool for organizing and accessing sites that are interesting and used often. Adding to my personal list will be fun as new web sites are discovered and explored about topics of interest. Using the sample source lists on rollyo gives good lists of sites for a certain topic and you can narrow down the sites you find most helpful at any given time.

Yellow Roses

Yellow Roses, originally uploaded by brettbigb.

I chose yellow roses to talk about because they are my favorite flower. I enjoyed looking at all of the pictures to choose from on flickr. I love the fragrance of yellow roses, but there are other colors of roses that are just as nice. What else can I say about yellow roses?

image generators

The avatar was fun and creative. I really like the fd's flikr toy site, especially the framer(borders) and the inspire and motivate posters. A man I work with would love the Warholizer feature. The Flikr site has beautiful pictures and you can search for almost anything. I'm not sure I understand the purpose of The Generator Blog, but it must be of interest to some people. Letter James had good organizational tools (album, calendar, poster) for photos, but it looks like it might not always be free. The pictures from foreign countries may be useful for projects. Images add a lot to any publication, so it is useful to know sites where they may be located other than google and yahoo images.

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technology

Technology that interests me this week is GPS (Global Positioning System). My husband tries to explain there are satelites in space that use a triangulation formula to exactly pinpoint your location here on earth. The amazing thing to me is the feature where you may also obtain specific directions to another location by using this device. Map Quest is very useful, but this is even better!! My concern with all technology today is the cost. How much will we spend for faster, more convenient, and immediate connection to information through mobile devices?

First post - lifelong learning

Of course, the 71/2 habits of highly successful lifelong learners was interesting. I think I struggle the most with number 6 - use technology to your advantage. I find internet and self-taught learning especially challenging. If a person shows me or explains how to do something step by step, I think I catch on faster. Maybe the self taught internet is a deeper, but more time consuming, method of learning for me. In the past, with LATI, I did not find the online discussions with others very enlightening. The idea of learning from each other is wonderful, but I don't know how effective it is on the internet. Also, by not having an instructor and expecting individual people to help as mentors and experts seems unfair and unrealistic. I feel uncomfortable asking them for help because I know they have limited time and certainly can't help each person with multiple questions continuously. Teaching yourself may allow you to complete the assignments, but are they done correctly and as efficiently as they could be with detailed knowledgeable instruction?
The number I find easiest is 3 - seeing problems as challenges. This seems to be vital to remaining sane in today's fast paced world.