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The Laptops are Here!

May 6, 2008
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The Laptops are Here!

The laptops are here! I snuck in early this morning to sneak a picture of one of them.  Dont’ tell Robin!   Yes all 15 are red, they were on clearance from Gateway.  We also purchased an instructor laptop that is blue, it’s a bit more powerful.  Even better, it came with a free digital camera!  I’m hoping we’ll have more pictures of programs and events on MRRL’s Flickr account now!  The laptops are for a Grant we received for a Mobile Technology Teaching Lap.  We’ll be using them to teach patrons basic computer classes like email, Internet safety in addition to classes about blogging and facebook! Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend

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Computer/Internet Classes for Patrons

March 13, 2008
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Computer/Internet Classes for Patrons

MRRL is getting ready to kick off it’s new serious of computer/internet classes for the public. I’ve agreed to teach half of them, so I’ve been busy working on presentations and plans. I wonder how this will be different from teaching other Librarians. Here’s my list of classes, any tips or suggestions? Introduction to Blogging: Learn the basics of blogging – We’ll cover, what is a blog, how to find blogs you’d like to read, how to start a blog and basic blog etiquette. Find Your Friends on Facebook :An introduction to Facebook, a social website used to find and stay in touch with old and new friends. Online Picture Sharing : Learn the basics of storing and sharing your pictures on the internet. Using an online photos site is a great back up of your digital pictures! Discover New Library Resources : Explore the many online resources the library offers access to. Introduction to many of our databases and the best way to search them. The Basics of Internet Safety : Want to be involved with the new, fun sites you’re hearing about but wonder how safe they are? Want to know more about the sites your children are

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It’s Teen Tech Week!

March 2, 2008
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It’s Teen Tech Week!

March 2nd – 8th is Teen Tech Week. YASLA has some great activity suggestions plus this hand out for the teens. Have you done or know how to do everything on this list? 25 Things you can do for Teen Tech Week 1. Download an eBook or audiobook onto your mp3 player. 2. Visit your local library’s webpage. 3. Blog about a library book or program. 4. Try out a book focused site like LibraryThing or GoodReads. 5. Create a soundtrack for your favorite book. 6. Ask your librarian to recommend a non-fiction book on an area of technology that interests you. 7. Add something to an article on Wikipedia. 8. Set up a podcast for a group or club you belong to. 9. Many young adult authors welcome email from their readers, and some even have their own MySpace profiles. Why not send them a message in honor of Teen Tech Week? 10. Check out some video games, DVDs or music CDs from your library. 11. Create an avatar on Yahoo! Avatars. 12. Start a Teen Tech Club at your school or public library. 13. Read and contribute to a blog about technology. 14. Practice your HTML skills on

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Guitar Hero Rocks the Library

January 21, 2008
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Guitar Hero Rocks the Library

Saturday was our first Game Day to include Guitar Hero. It was a small, last minute Game Day in order to help introduce the exciting new programs we’ll be having this year and the opening of our Teen Zone. It was a success! Although the lighting in the room wasn’t great I managed to snap a few ok pictures. Some how Robin got a hold of the camera while we were setting up and took this one of me. Eh, I had no idea I looked like that while rocking out. Luckily once the teens started showing up I didn’t have a chance to get anywhere near a guitar Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Share on FriendFeed Buzz it up Share on netvibes share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tumblr it Buzz it up Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Tell a friend

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We are del.icio.us!

August 28, 2007
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We are del.icio.us!

With a “to do” list a mile long I feel as though I’ll never get anything finished. Technically this isn’t finished either as it’s meant to be a living page and it’s well on it’s way. My library is using our del.icio.us account to create our Weblinks page for our patrons. Robin set up the page using dishy and I’ve been busy adding links left and right. This is so much easier than maintaining a classic weblinks page, the Reference staff only has to know how to use del.icio.us and agree on a taxonomy for tags. No need to know html or use page editing software, which makes our website designer happy too. No creating each link manually or worry about ordering and descriptions. All I have to do it find the webpage, tag it with del.icio.us, assign my tags, add any descriptors I feel are necessary and voila it’s on our page. It’s just as easy to delete or update links too. As I’ve been browsing other Library’s Weblinks page for links to include on ours, I was surprised to see no one else using this method. I’m sure they are out there, I just haven’t found one yet.

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