Thing 21 Students 2.0

I have definitely evolved from being the student-type to being the educator-type. If I was a student, I think I'd see this is just another assignment that my teachers gave me to get the assignment done, and I'd probably pass it off for my extracurriculars. With undergrad and library sciences behind me, I catch myself wishing I had a tool like this to walk me through my research when I was in college, even better...when I was in high school.

I think that if students are actually willing to give this tool a chance, it would -at the very least - eliminate anxiety over researching, writing papers, an citing sources. The element that I will definitely promote most is the fact that "Research Project Calendar" offers a variety of "Style Manual" tools (http://www.biblioscape.com/styleMan.htm ) under their "Glossary of Terms" link. That link has other tools that are also extremely helpful, and I wish I had that in high school AND college. I also wish I had teachers who wold have taught me had to use such terrific tools.

I really appreciate the fact that you can set up your activities and programs on one of these tools and include your e-mail address so that you may receive benchmark reminders. Speicifically? Our Youth Services Department may revert back to the "Traveling Box" of story times. I think that these would be great tools in putting a box together and even making sure that the boxes travel according to the schedule we set up.

Thing 15: Rollyo

Having explored different "Roll" options such as Rollyo, it seems like a helpful tool, but not one that I would use. Our system's website does a great job of organizing database websites and filing them onto one page. In addition to this, Gale Databases offers its own version of "Roll", which I intend to use. This is definitely a tool that I will need to work with before I can find any kind of a benefit in it. This was not one of my favorite tools.

Thing 14: Online Productivity Tools

Ok, yet again, I have learned an invaluable lessons. Many thanks to Juli for her patience, time, explaining, and suggestions. "What happened?" you ask. If you don't spit these things out fast enough, and you hit the publish button, you're entry goes ba-bye. THEREFORE, to the relief of some, my blogs will be shorter. Sorry NEFLIN. I am really not a big fan of Blogger right now.

On to Thing 14: Online Productivity Tools

I explored all three Starter pages, but I knew that I would eventually choose iGoogle to set up my own account. I am grateful to learn about so many tools; by being able to sign up using the same template/interface, the user is at an advantadge because it decreases the number of log-in information: usernames, passwords, and website addresses.

I think Backpack and Google are considerable tools for professionals like us when it comes to roolling up various tools into one bundle, particularly the calendar feature. The calendar tool is one that I have been using since my supervisor suggested it. You can schedule an appointment/upcoming event, and as the time draws closer, the "alarm clock" feature goes off to remind you about it ahead of time. You can even click the snooze button!

On the flip side of THAT coin, I do not like the To-Do Lists. I finder faster and more convenient to grab a piece of paper and writing utensil and jot down those one or two items that I forgot about on my grocery list or one or two things that I need to do. If I don't write it down immediately, I will forget, and logging on takes the precious time in which I may forget what I had initally logged on to do.