THing 18

Love this Youtube video - "Medieval Help Desk"

Also, here is my own video of my darling Gidget.

I enjoy using YouTube and it has inspired me to try my hand at movie making. I have a long ways to go!!

Thing 17

Well, I "created" a webpage using EBSCO page composer. It was not clear to me at all how it actually becomes a webpage. I was able to add text, photos, search box, articles, etc. and could download to my computer, but what exactly makes this a web page.
I could see where this would be useful in an assignment or a specific subject area, IF it could actually be seen as a webpage on the INternet.
I also investigated NetLibrary. I have an account but have not used this resource much. This helped to understand some of the features. I love the Notes. ALthough I would not use this much I will definitley recommend it to library customers.

Thing 16

This was very interesting and I can see where it would be a great help to serious college students. I no longer work a reference desk on a regular basis, but the high school kids I have dealth with are in way too much of a hurry to go through all the material on the RPC. The U of MN Assignment Calendar would be a much better choice for them.
I think iw would also be great to be able to adapt it so that our program librarians would have a sense of the steps that need to be taken for successful programs.
Good thing.

Thing 15

Games : while I appreciate this opportunity to learn more about gaming in libraries, I'll never get it. When I was a teen I had pinball, Pong, and Donkey Kong. And while I really enjoyed playing these, they did not define me like online games define many teens today. I can't even imagine, as a teen, sitting in my dark basement for hours and hours with a headset on "connecting" with my friends as my nephews do. Needless to say they are overweight, socially (in real time) inept, and slugs.
I find Second Life to be interesting but wasn't sure what the point of the Second Life video tour was. My reaction is "So what?" But i do see the appeal that this would have on the CMPL teen webpage. Unfortunately our library system is light years ( billions of lightyears, probably trillions) away from every having the expertise, pemissions, or interest to every do this.