Week 7 Microblogging

Twitter is a way to communicate quickly with others. It may save time, however I am not very savy using twitter. I did try it.

This gives directions on how to start microblogging along with six different tools that you can use to start.
http://www.23thingskansas.org/week-seven-microblogging/
I have set up a twitter account. Now I have to tweet some to become familar with microblogging.

Week 6 Tagging and Social Bookmarking

This link takes you to information about Delicious and four other soical bookmarks that you can use to bookmark and access later on any computer that you are using. Tags can be added to organize the information.
http://www.23thingskansas.org/week-six-tagging-and-social-bookmarking/
I've started using Delicious to bookmark my favorite sites and sites that I use all the time. You can find my bookmarks at http://delicious.com/r_garard
I started adding the essential sites and then realized how convenient this would be to have all the sites in one spot. I bundled a tag for my recipes. I also bundled a tag for libraries in my area that I frequent for books for the teachers. I just need to visit Delicious more often.

Week 5 RSS

I have iGoogle set up so I am using Google reader for my RSS feed. I have the bloggers from 23 Things that I follow. I added a recipe subscription for my own person use at home. I evidentally added my recipe subscription twice. I must have thought I didn't get it added and added it again. I was going to include a question on this post how to delete one of the subscriptions. I noticed the "Manage subscriptions" in blue below my subscriptions so I clicked it and was able to unsubscribe one of the RSS feeds. I browse some of the blogs to see what others have added. When I see RSS feed that intrigues me, I will add it to my RSS feed. I'm sure that I will change my subscriptions as I see the need. I may delete the recipes and add more education/library feeds. I will make it meet my needs. I have heard about RSS feeds before but never explored it. I'm glad that I can use it now. It will save me some time.

Did you ever notice the orange icons on some of the websites that you view? They are letting you know that you can get RSS feeds each time the website changes with new information. Once you get RSS (Really Simple Syndication) set up to your account, you will receive information as the website adds it so you do not have to go back to the website continuely to see what's new.
http://www.23thingskansas.org/week-five-rss-and-feed-readers/

Week 4 Photo Sharing

Library Bear
Originally uploaded by r_garard

Library users love to sit on the bear's legs and cuddle while listening to a story or reading a story.

I finally completed Week 4 Photo Sharing. I had to view Heather's example several times before I finally completed the task.

Flickr is only one of six sites that you can us to share your photos with your friends. Follow the link below to get started or check out sites that you may not be aware of to save your photos.

http://www.23thingskansas.org/week-four-photo-sharing/