Beyond Method # 9

I almost threw in the towel on this one!  I really had problems.  I don't work with creating videos or other online creations so this was a real learning experience.  I choose Smilebox which was a really cool site, but embedding my short video was difficult for me.  I know alot of you are shaking your head and saying how can something so simple be so difficult, but it was.  I really did not think I was ever going to conquer Method # 9.  I hope what I did works.

St. Nick

<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0" bgcolor="#ffffff"><tr><td><a href="http://smilebox.com/play/4d7a41334d7a67794e44513d0d0a&blogview=true&campaign=blog_playback_link" target="_blank"><img width="420" height="330" alt="Click to play this Smilebox invite" src="http://smilebox.com/snap/4d7a41334d7a67794e44513d0d0a.jpg" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td><a href="http://www.smilebox.com/?partner=smilebox&campaign=blog_snapshot" target="_blank"><img width="420" height="46" alt="Create your own invite - Powered by Smilebox" src="http://www.smilebox.com/globalImages/blogInstructions/blogLogoSmilebox.gif" style="border: medium none ;"/></a></td></tr><tr><td align="center">This <a href="http://www.smilebox.com/invitations.html" target="_blank">free invite</a> customized with Smilebox</td></tr></table>

Beyond Method #8

I chose Screenr to make my informal recording.  After I had downloaded Java and loaded the screen recorder, I was able to proceed.  It was easier than I thought it would be, but I chose not to create an account at this time.  I wanted more time to think about how I would use Screenr in my library before proceeding.  I decided to talk about how to use Screenr in a public library and information about accessing the link.  I kept in really simple.  Great tool.  I can see using it to inform our patrons about library rules, how to sign up for a library card and how to access our public access computers for the first time users.

Beyond Method #7

I had no background or exposure at all to Next Generation Presentation Tools so I really had worked on this section.  I went through it more than once so that I could grasp the concepts.

Because of my limited exposure, I choose to work with Google Docs and uploaded the dummy Powerpoint to the site.  It worked really well.  The upload went smoothly and the direction were clear and easy to follow.  I also choose to use Google Docs because I want to become for familiar with it so I can use it in my library.  It is really a very useful concept.

While I would be slow at it, I really feel that I could use online presentation tools with my library and I feel confident that if a patron came in and wanted help, I would now have a working knowledge of the concept and would be able to offer assistance.