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1. What were your favorite discoveries or exercises on this learning journey?
I really enjoyed the image generators and YouTube. I enjoyed learning more about RSS, Blogs, and bookmarking via the internet.

2. How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals?
I believe the exposure I received from this program has allowed me to get up-to-date on some of the newer internet technologies. Unfortunately, they are changing all the time, so it will be a challenge to be up-to-date continuously.

3. Were there any take-aways or unexpected outcomes from this program that surprised you?
I was surprised how YouTube is being used in advertising, book talks, and do-it-yourself training videos. It has big potential for libraries.

4. What could we do differently to improve upon this program’s format or concept?
I think one new concept per week is enough for busy librarians. Some weeks covered more than one site and it was a large amount of information to digest.

5. If we offered another discovery program like this in the future, would you chose to participate?
Yes.

YouTube and Podcasts

I enjoyed viewing the YouTube videos. I think it would be great if we could offer welcome videos or tours for each library on YouTube and within our LCLS site. We could also post book reviews and book talks on the site via this medium. The Podcasts are interesting, but I'm not sure how we can use them with the library. The Download Library works very well and I've introduced several patrons to it.

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YouTube Favorite!

How is Britney Fare-ing?

I viewed the list of Web 2.0 award winners. Some of them we've tried already such as Flickr, Bloglines, YouTube, Rollyo, etc. One that I tried that was interest to me and perhaps patrons is 'Farecast'. This site allows you to search multiple travel sites to determine prices of flights, trends of pricing, and recommendations as far as buying now or waiting...

Zoho Presentation

I was very surprised how easy it was to use Zoho and the presentation feature. It was also easy to post it into my blog...