Friday, June 13, 2008
LATI Showcase
My LATI project is finally complete and I am just finishing up the portfolio. What a journey!! I have learned so much and have improved my ability to research information in many areas.
Sunday, May 25, 2008
The Birds have Returned
The Bluebirds and Tree Swallows have returned to nest in our bird houses. They join all the Cardinals and many other smaller birds.
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
What I'm Reading This Week
Taxes for Dummies !
I don't usually like to pick up a Dummies book, but in the case of taxes that is my level of understanding.
I don't usually like to pick up a Dummies book, but in the case of taxes that is my level of understanding.
Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Tuesday, April 1, 2008
What I'm Reading Now
Farm Sanctuary by Gene Baur
It is a book about current practices in industrial farming. Reading about the methods of raising cattle, pigs and chickens for mass food production just takes your breath away in the scope of its cruelty and distain for the most basic needs of the animals as well as the workers. However, I most enjoyed the individual profiles of rescued animals. Gene Baur is an excellent writer, very sensitive to both the animals he is defending and the people who read about the appalling practices in our food production industry.
It is a book about current practices in industrial farming. Reading about the methods of raising cattle, pigs and chickens for mass food production just takes your breath away in the scope of its cruelty and distain for the most basic needs of the animals as well as the workers. However, I most enjoyed the individual profiles of rescued animals. Gene Baur is an excellent writer, very sensitive to both the animals he is defending and the people who read about the appalling practices in our food production industry.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Sunday, March 9, 2008
American Bald Eagle
My husband's class saw 21 Bald Eagles during a recent field trip to the Susquehanna River in Harford County, Maryland. Amazing !
I wasn't able to download photos from the field trip because they were too large for the blog. So I found this photo taken at Octoraro, Maryland. This and other local eagle photos can be found at farm1.static.flickr or just google images of eagles in Maryland.
Saturday, February 16, 2008
Hubble Telescope Images
Today we went to the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. The museum had Hubble Telescope images from outer space and deep space. They were extraordinary. Simply beautiful!
The Walters is free. Check out the museum website.
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Hugo Cabret Illustrations from Google Images
Click on Google. Then click on Images.
Type in The Invention of Hugo Cabret.
There are lots of illustrations from the books and some very informative websites and blogs to explore.
Beautiful Illustrations
The Invention of Hugo Cabret is a wonderfully illustrated book. I felt like I was in Paris swept up in the story. Check out the amazing website for the award winning book. http://www.theinventionofhugocabret.com/
- This exciting book won the Caldecott medal for 2008!
- Finalist for the National Book Award for Young People's Literature
- New York Times #1 Bestseller/ In the Ten Best Illustrated Books
- Quill Award for Children's Chapter Book
- And a movie is in the works!
Sunday, February 10, 2008
Thursday, February 7, 2008
LATI Begins Today
"The library is the temple of learning, and learning has liberated more people than all the wars in history."
Carl T. Rowan
(1925-2000)
Carl T. Rowan
(1925-2000)
Monday, January 21, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Return to Blogging
It has been a while since I last posted. With the New Year comes new learning experiences and exciting times. I will begin a comprehensive library training course in February. LATI, Library Associate Training Institute, will be 16 weeks of on-line and face-to-face training in the latest information and knowledge required for the 21st century. New skills and expanding lines of communication and creativity are the goals I hope to achieve. Stay tuned....
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
23 Things - Some Thoughts
As I proceeded through 23 Things, I discovered more and more interesting and relevant means of communicating ideas quickly. Time, space, and physical borders appear to no longer confine a person who has something to communicate. It is exciting to have access to technologies that encompass all human endeavors and knowledge. This sharing is changing the world and hopefully generating greater understanding among all people.
On Spreadsheets, Youtube, and Project Gutenburg
I had some fun finding on-line spreadsheets and word documents. I especially liked Google docs and spreadsheets but I went to www.zoho.com as well to compare.On www.youtube.com I typed in the tags peacecorps and togo and found lots of video of recent peacecorps volunteers in Togo. One video was filmed at Mount Agou where my son, David, is now living. Very cool ! I also liked the Project Gutenburg site. The sheer size of the catalog was awesome.
Monday, October 8, 2007
Learning 2.0 Sandbox Wiki
I went to the Learning 2.0 Sandbox Wiki and found it very fasinating. I posted an entry and read alot of others. It was really fun to read what everyone wants to do.
Web 2.0, Library 2.0
At a couple of sites, I read about Web 2.0. Then I visited www.libraryjournal.com and read about library 2.0. I also visited liblogs.albany.edu/library20 and read about the many ways technology is redefining the role and services of libraries.
Technorati, tags
I explored Technorati and found Boing Boing which is apparently the world's most popular blog. I looked at other popular blogs and observed how tags worked to help people find like-minded bloggers and/or people interested in the same subjects.
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