I have wanted to play around with widgets for a while. I'd like to replace the text titles of our databases, for instance, with widgets that are logos for the databases. I just haven't had....time! Here is a cool widget with a word of the day in languages of the world, which I found on an education site:
Here's my Voki: what a cool tool!
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So far, I've had the most fun with widgets and mashups (lions and tigers and bears!) I can see using Voki to get the kids started on a task. I wish the recording could be longer than 90 secs! I am getting comfortable adding code, although the blog is so simple....I am starting to think about changes I'd like to make to the library webpage, and how overwhelming Dreamweaver can be...not as user friendly, so to wander off from the blog and apply some of these things will be a challenge. I am curious about our new web platform. Hopefully it will be as user friendly as this blog! I am on other Social networking sites- I am on Facebook, although I am VERY low-profile there. I use it to keep in touch with family and friends. It's great for sharing photos, news. I keep thinking about the comment the student made about having to "power-down" to come to school. As a library media specialist, I want to be sure to meet the kids "where they live" - in the online world. I can also, hopefully, model the importance of unplugging to have meaningful, face-to-face contact.
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