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North Texas 23: A Roundup of Web 2.0 Technology!: Thing 5: Image Generators
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Monday, May 18, 2009. Thing 5: Image Generators. Have you ever seen those fake church signs? With image generators, you can make images that say whatever you want, like this:. This week, you will use image generators to put your own text into images. There are several websites where you can accomplish this. Some of them are listed below:. There are a bunch more listed here. Posted by TCU Library. May 21, 2009 at 10:24 AM. I posted a wordle done rather quickly on the fly. One thing I now know for sure...
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North Texas 23: A Roundup of Web 2.0 Technology!: Thing 7: RSS Feeds
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Tuesday, May 26, 2009. Thing 7: RSS Feeds. Is the magic that allows a reader (such as the one you created in Thing 6) to work. It is a metadata scheme, similar to a MARC record, and it allows websites to publish new information. Once again we’ll start with a. Link (in Google Reader) on posts that you like. The bottom line: you don’t have to know how RSS feeds are formatted, or how they are transmitted—you just have to know how to find them and add them to your reader. Thanks for the nod to my blog. I...
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North Texas 23: A Roundup of Web 2.0 Technology!: Prize Winners!
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Friday, August 21, 2009. Congratulations to all participants who have completed so far. Even if you have not completed yet, remember that if you complete by September 1, you can still get 9 or 18 continuing education credits and a certificate of completion! Almost 100 participants have completed thus far. Here are the winners of the random prize drawing! Motorola Universal Bluetooth Headset. Amanda Pape (Tarlton State University Library). Lisa Cartwright (Irving ISD- Crockett Middle School Library).
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North Texas 23: A Roundup of Web 2.0 Technology!: Thing 10: Ning
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Monday, June 1, 2009. Is a platform site that lets you build interactive networks quickly and easily. If you’ve already completed the Facebook Things or if you’ve ever used MySpace, Ning’s functionality will seem very familiar. All the hallmarks of interactive online activity (aka Web 2.0) are here: once you’ve joined a Ning.com. One nice thing about Ning.com is that you can explore Ning networks without creating your own network page, or without even creating a Ning account. Go to the main page at.
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North Texas 23: A Roundup of Web 2.0 Technology!: Welcome to North Texas 23, a Web 2.0 learning experience for librarians in North Texas!
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Monday, April 20, 2009. Welcome to North Texas 23, a Web 2.0 learning experience for librarians in North Texas! NOTE: REGISTRATION IS CLOSED FOR THIS PROGRAM.* *. Tell me about North Texas 23. One exciting aspect of North Texas 23 is that you will guide your own learning. You get to decide when and for how long you will play with each new technology. Maybe you will do this while at work, maybe at home, or a combination of each! Of the program for help. All library staff and library staff retirees, from a...
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North Texas 23: A Roundup of Web 2.0 Technology!: Thing 20: YouTube
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Tuesday, July 21, 2009. YouTube is the first and largest of the “tube” sites, all of which revolve around the idea of the general public uploading and sharing videos. It was created in 2005, and later purchased by Google. Users have watched videos on the site more than 6 BILLION times since it started. It is in the top 5 most visited websites, and shows no sign of slowing down. For Thing 20, spend some time watching library-produced videos on YouTube. Some good search terms to get you started are:. Can y...
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North Texas 23: A Roundup of Web 2.0 Technology!: Thing 22: Developing your own 23 Things for your library
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Monday, July 27, 2009. Thing 22: Developing your own 23 Things for your library. North Texas Library Partners has been proud to bring this program to you. Why is a program like this important? If offers an opportunity for librarians to learn a variety of new technologies that they may have not experienced otherwise. It stretches the comfort zone a little (Ok, for some persons, it stretches the comfort zone a lot! Just one more Thing remains! Posted by TCU Library. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom).
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North Texas 23: A Roundup of Web 2.0 Technology!: Thing 3: Flickr
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Monday, May 18, 2009. Is a photo (and video) sharing site. With Flickr, you could spend hours and hours looking at photos of every possible person, place, and thing you could imagine. Many libraries have Flickr accounts and regularly upload photos of events held at their libraries. Here is a link. To several libraries that are using Flickr. To complete this Thing, you have a couple of options. More challenging, but more fun! You’ll want to take some pictures with a digital camera and put them on yo...
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North Texas 23: A Roundup of Web 2.0 Technology!: Thing 11: Instant Messaging
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Monday, June 15, 2009. Thing 11: Instant Messaging. There’s this thing. It’s a way to communicate. With anyone in the world. Like texting on the phone? Exactly like that. Only usually on the computer. But sometimes on the phone. Really, the best way to learn. You may have heard of instant messaging (IM) referred to as “chat” before. Here are some sites that offer instant messaging software to download:. Http:/ messenger.yahoo.com/. Http:/ www.google.com/talk/. Http:/ www.aim.com/download.adp. Abbreviatio...
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North Texas 23: A Roundup of Web 2.0 Technology!: North Texas 23 special announcement: Continuing education credit available!
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Thursday, July 16, 2009. North Texas 23 special announcement: Continuing education credit available! North Texas Library Partners is proud to announce that participants in North Texas 23 Things will be eligible for up to 18 hours of CE/CPE credit! For either accomplishment level, each participant may receive a certificate indicating the accomplishment level and credit hours earned. The deadline for either accomplishment level is September 1, 2009. Posted by TCU Library. I am interested in the Continuing ...