salam!
needless to say, learn and play was really valuable to me and i feel that i learned a lot from participating in this program. it introduced me to some things that i would have otherwise never really messed with. one of my favorite "things" was checking out the web 2.0 awards. that site gave me the best and most popular 2.0 sites in the web in one place so that i can look through 'em. i can see what other people are liking and using to make their life more interesting (technology-wise).
i also loved the commoncraft videos. i think they were the single most important thing that introduced the technologies to people. they clearly explained the use of each technology in a way that anyone could understand and they did it with nice visuals.
i'm really surprised at how the l&p team were so active and attached to this. it's nice and amusing how they went around to different staff, interviewed them and made cute little videos. another thing i'm surprised at is that there was no facebook exploration(forget myspace, i don't like it :D) listed as one of the 23 things...maybe next time.
if there was another program like this, i would definitely join. no doubt about that.
it's been nice....
ndawa
africa 4 eva
Showing posts with label learn and play. Show all posts
Showing posts with label learn and play. Show all posts
Monday, November 3, 2008
my bread is moldi :(
salam!
if you're an audiobook lover, this mid-ohio library digital initiative may be your cup of tea. you can find many, not all, types of books here to download into your mp player. i especially like the fact that you can download books to teach you foreign languages! this would be a great way to learn another language without taking any classes or having to sit down and read a book. you can listen and immerse yourself in another language while you're doing cleaning, exercising, whatever!
it's pretty neat although i don't like the fact that it doesn't work with ipods.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
if you're an audiobook lover, this mid-ohio library digital initiative may be your cup of tea. you can find many, not all, types of books here to download into your mp player. i especially like the fact that you can download books to teach you foreign languages! this would be a great way to learn another language without taking any classes or having to sit down and read a book. you can listen and immerse yourself in another language while you're doing cleaning, exercising, whatever!
it's pretty neat although i don't like the fact that it doesn't work with ipods.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
Saturday, October 25, 2008
podcasts
salam!
podcasts are definitely useful when it comes to sharing information. like blogs, libraries can create their own podcasts. listeners can keep up-to-date with all the events, programs, and general affairs of the library. podcasts are very portable too, so listener's don't have to stay in one place, they can move about and still get the information they need. also, podcasts don't have to be only for events and programs. libraries can have shows where they do book reviews and suggestions. there are many possibilities for podcasts.
i personally like video podcasts. it's like watching tv on my ipod. i used to love downloading vh1's best week ever on my ipod, but now, i just don't have the time anymore.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
podcasts are definitely useful when it comes to sharing information. like blogs, libraries can create their own podcasts. listeners can keep up-to-date with all the events, programs, and general affairs of the library. podcasts are very portable too, so listener's don't have to stay in one place, they can move about and still get the information they need. also, podcasts don't have to be only for events and programs. libraries can have shows where they do book reviews and suggestions. there are many possibilities for podcasts.
i personally like video podcasts. it's like watching tv on my ipod. i used to love downloading vh1's best week ever on my ipod, but now, i just don't have the time anymore.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
Friday, October 24, 2008
itube. do utube?
salam!
i'm so glad for youtube. i'm on it everyday. it is sort of my way of seeing what people aroung the world are up to. people post everything nowadays. also, i love how navigatable the site is.
i love looking up foreign music videos. so i've posted an angolan song that i like. it's in portuguese so i don't know what the lyrics mean, but i love the genre and dance. and on top of that, i love m.i.a (who sings the hook.) the song is called "sound of kuduro" by buraka som systema. kudura is a genre of music and dance from the african country of angola.
enjoy :)
ndawa
africa 4 eva
i'm so glad for youtube. i'm on it everyday. it is sort of my way of seeing what people aroung the world are up to. people post everything nowadays. also, i love how navigatable the site is.
i love looking up foreign music videos. so i've posted an angolan song that i like. it's in portuguese so i don't know what the lyrics mean, but i love the genre and dance. and on top of that, i love m.i.a (who sings the hook.) the song is called "sound of kuduro" by buraka som systema. kudura is a genre of music and dance from the african country of angola.
enjoy :)
ndawa
africa 4 eva
Friday, October 17, 2008
boingboing
salam!
i think i like boingboing.com! it's this website that has all these interesting stories about quirky things going on. the stories range from all subjects and topics and are actually very interesting to read. like they have news on an interesting new book called off the books (it's a book on the economics of the urban poor), a horse that likes to paint, and doing cpr to "stayin' alive." little stuff that i like.
i might have to start checking this website everyday.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
i think i like boingboing.com! it's this website that has all these interesting stories about quirky things going on. the stories range from all subjects and topics and are actually very interesting to read. like they have news on an interesting new book called off the books (it's a book on the economics of the urban poor), a horse that likes to paint, and doing cpr to "stayin' alive." little stuff that i like.
i might have to start checking this website everyday.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
Monday, October 13, 2008
boo...i just wanna travel
salam!
i've started to look around boo.com's website and so far, it looks like i could like it. i've been meaning to plan a world trip (yes, not very feasible, but i can dream if i wanna :p) and this website could really help me out. i like how it gives you pictures, hotels, maps, etc all in one place.
i dont see it being very useful to libraries, but i could see librarians using it to plan their own vacations, haha!
ndawa
africa 4 eva
i've started to look around boo.com's website and so far, it looks like i could like it. i've been meaning to plan a world trip (yes, not very feasible, but i can dream if i wanna :p) and this website could really help me out. i like how it gives you pictures, hotels, maps, etc all in one place.
i dont see it being very useful to libraries, but i could see librarians using it to plan their own vacations, haha!
ndawa
africa 4 eva
what's up, (google) doc?
salam!
once again, i will have to rave about google. this time, it's about google docs. i saw it before, but i didn't really know much about it and what it was about. this summer though, i saw google docs in use by a friend and i was just amazed. it's like, you dont even need microsoft office anymore! it's actually pretty easy to use and all you need is internet!
this is a good tool to use by businesses and organizations that constantly need to share information. it's pretty much like having a meeting face-to-face....except that it's online and you come to the meeting in your own time. sweet.
also, it's pretty good for taking class notes and such.
once again, good job, google.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
once again, i will have to rave about google. this time, it's about google docs. i saw it before, but i didn't really know much about it and what it was about. this summer though, i saw google docs in use by a friend and i was just amazed. it's like, you dont even need microsoft office anymore! it's actually pretty easy to use and all you need is internet!
this is a good tool to use by businesses and organizations that constantly need to share information. it's pretty much like having a meeting face-to-face....except that it's online and you come to the meeting in your own time. sweet.
also, it's pretty good for taking class notes and such.
once again, good job, google.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
Sunday, September 28, 2008
wiki-wiki-fresh
salam!
i understand the concept behind wikis, and it's genius. it's great that there is a way for everyone in society to bring to the table what they know and to share that with others. even though there is a chance that some bad people may use this as a means to lie or to spread false information or whatever, there could be some others that see these negative informations and edit them out.
wikis are easy to use too, which is good.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
i understand the concept behind wikis, and it's genius. it's great that there is a way for everyone in society to bring to the table what they know and to share that with others. even though there is a chance that some bad people may use this as a means to lie or to spread false information or whatever, there could be some others that see these negative informations and edit them out.
wikis are easy to use too, which is good.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
Saturday, September 27, 2008
bookloverswiki
salam!
i like bookloverswiki by princeton public library! i think it would go great with librarything. you can get some book suggestions from bookloverswiki and add them to your list in librarything. awesome. and i saw some pretty good reading suggestions too, especially in their mystery page. booklovers is a website for a summer reading club but that doesn't matter because books are books and the suggested ones on the site seem good.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
i like bookloverswiki by princeton public library! i think it would go great with librarything. you can get some book suggestions from bookloverswiki and add them to your list in librarything. awesome. and i saw some pretty good reading suggestions too, especially in their mystery page. booklovers is a website for a summer reading club but that doesn't matter because books are books and the suggested ones on the site seem good.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
lib2.0
salam!
i read the wiki page on library 2.0. before, i vaguely knew what library 2.0 meant. now, i vaguely know what library 2.0 means.
hmmm.
basically, what i get from it is that library 2.0 is kind of a new way that libraries are using to stay afloat and not fade into the background of yesterday. libraries don't want to be irrelevant amidst all the exciting technology that's out there today. how they're doing it, i'm not too sure. but it seems to me that libraries are starting to get into some of these social sites to try to reach out to their audience...i guess what i want to say is that libraries are going to where the people are; people are not going to where the libraries are.
is this a good idea? definitely. although it would be kind of weird seeing a public library with a facebook page, it would mean that that library is striving to be a competent institution in society. and that's a must if libraries don't want to slowly die out because every single book is available on google books now and nobody needs to walk into a library anymore......
ndawa
africa 4 eva
i read the wiki page on library 2.0. before, i vaguely knew what library 2.0 meant. now, i vaguely know what library 2.0 means.
hmmm.
basically, what i get from it is that library 2.0 is kind of a new way that libraries are using to stay afloat and not fade into the background of yesterday. libraries don't want to be irrelevant amidst all the exciting technology that's out there today. how they're doing it, i'm not too sure. but it seems to me that libraries are starting to get into some of these social sites to try to reach out to their audience...i guess what i want to say is that libraries are going to where the people are; people are not going to where the libraries are.
is this a good idea? definitely. although it would be kind of weird seeing a public library with a facebook page, it would mean that that library is striving to be a competent institution in society. and that's a must if libraries don't want to slowly die out because every single book is available on google books now and nobody needs to walk into a library anymore......
ndawa
africa 4 eva
Saturday, September 20, 2008
delicious
salam!
i actually like the idea behind del.icio.us. i've heard of it before, but i was never interested enough to find out what it was about. i see it's little icon on some of my favorite websites, but, i always passed over it.
the thing is about del.icio.us that doesn't push me over the edge is that i think it's more for people who are in clubs or organizations. for just regular folks like me, i dont have that many websites that i must go to everyday that i feel the need to bookmark and tag them. if i was, let's say, in a knit club or whatever, then i would see the need of del.icio.us because i could just tag all the knitting websites that i would wanna use. but since i'm not in any knitting club, i'm not convinced that del.icio.us is necessary in my life :-P
ndawa
africa 4 eva
i actually like the idea behind del.icio.us. i've heard of it before, but i was never interested enough to find out what it was about. i see it's little icon on some of my favorite websites, but, i always passed over it.
the thing is about del.icio.us that doesn't push me over the edge is that i think it's more for people who are in clubs or organizations. for just regular folks like me, i dont have that many websites that i must go to everyday that i feel the need to bookmark and tag them. if i was, let's say, in a knit club or whatever, then i would see the need of del.icio.us because i could just tag all the knitting websites that i would wanna use. but since i'm not in any knitting club, i'm not convinced that del.icio.us is necessary in my life :-P
ndawa
africa 4 eva
Saturday, September 13, 2008
salam!
this twitter thing is alright. it is kinda like the status function on facebook. you write in what you are doing/thinking/feeling/etc and that's it. nothing special. i just updated my status (or tweet, i should say)two seconds ago... i don't feel any more excited now then i was before :-/
im setting up my twitter mobile. maybe when i get a good tweet moment i can txt it in, haha. anyways, yea, so twitter is alright so far.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
this twitter thing is alright. it is kinda like the status function on facebook. you write in what you are doing/thinking/feeling/etc and that's it. nothing special. i just updated my status (or tweet, i should say)two seconds ago... i don't feel any more excited now then i was before :-/
im setting up my twitter mobile. maybe when i get a good tweet moment i can txt it in, haha. anyways, yea, so twitter is alright so far.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
Friday, September 12, 2008
librarything
salam!
i actually like librarything! its really easy to find and add books. its way too simple, really. i just find books that i want, click on it, and voila! it's added to my personal library. i'm glad that they have an expansive collection of african literature because all the books i've searched, i've found (including sundiata!). anyways, instead of cataloguing all the books that i want to read on my microsoft access at home, i can have it online. this will be easier for me because i can access this website at the library and reserve the book i need right then and there instead of trying to remember what all was on my list. oooh, and i get to add a librarything widget on my blog!!
and i will be using up the 200 slots :)
ndawa
africa 4 eva
i actually like librarything! its really easy to find and add books. its way too simple, really. i just find books that i want, click on it, and voila! it's added to my personal library. i'm glad that they have an expansive collection of african literature because all the books i've searched, i've found (including sundiata!). anyways, instead of cataloguing all the books that i want to read on my microsoft access at home, i can have it online. this will be easier for me because i can access this website at the library and reserve the book i need right then and there instead of trying to remember what all was on my list. oooh, and i get to add a librarything widget on my blog!!
and i will be using up the 200 slots :)
ndawa
africa 4 eva
adama & awa: warholized
salam!
so i did this warholizer thing i found on flickr...and its kinda nothing like i imagined it would be. i was expecting more vibrant and contrasting colors that would just naturally pop. instead, i got dark, earthy tones :-/ i think it's still kinda nice, but whatever. i also found some pretty interesting/funny ones on the generator blog, but i didnt really have the time/energy to try 'em out....maybe soon. i'll get the chance/willpower to.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
so i did this warholizer thing i found on flickr...and its kinda nothing like i imagined it would be. i was expecting more vibrant and contrasting colors that would just naturally pop. instead, i got dark, earthy tones :-/ i think it's still kinda nice, but whatever. i also found some pretty interesting/funny ones on the generator blog, but i didnt really have the time/energy to try 'em out....maybe soon. i'll get the chance/willpower to.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
findin' feeds
salam!
so far, i am not liking technorati. bloglines is a little better, but not by that much :-P
i like google's reader. i'm fine just manually inputing the blog's url that i wanna keep track of into the google reader. it's simple, no mess, and it WORKS! this is why i like google so much, it gives me what i need right then and there without any complications (at least, so far).
that's all, i guess...
ndawa
africa 4 eva
so far, i am not liking technorati. bloglines is a little better, but not by that much :-P
i like google's reader. i'm fine just manually inputing the blog's url that i wanna keep track of into the google reader. it's simple, no mess, and it WORKS! this is why i like google so much, it gives me what i need right then and there without any complications (at least, so far).
that's all, i guess...
ndawa
africa 4 eva
Saturday, September 6, 2008
feeds
salam!
i started looking for blogs and i gotta say that i've found some pretty interesting ones (for me, at least). check 'em out: http://www.bloglines.com/public/ndawak :)
this feed thing is actually pretty cool and easy. instead of going through each blog's website one by one (and even forgetting to check a couple of 'em sometimes) i get 'em all at once!! sweet! this can be really helpful for any individual or company that wants to keep track of new items on their fav websites. it saves time, which is always convenient.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
this feed thing is actually pretty cool and easy. instead of going through each blog's website one by one (and even forgetting to check a couple of 'em sometimes) i get 'em all at once!! sweet! this can be really helpful for any individual or company that wants to keep track of new items on their fav websites. it saves time, which is always convenient.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
Thursday, September 4, 2008
technology: google
salam!
google is seriously amazing. here's a list of my fav google tools: books, blogger, earth, maps, docs, youtube (of course), images, gtalk, gmail, scholar, igoogle and of course, the google toolbar. i know it sounds dorky, but i use these tools on a daily basis. they give me all the info i need, man. all i use to search is google, no yahoo, no msn... i love how google has all of these features in one site...it's amazing. i can use google for every aspect of my life. i use books and scholar and docs for school. i use youtube, gtalk, gmail to keep up with the world and my friends. i love looking up random countries on google earth when i'm bored, lol. i love looking at senegal and south africa. kudos to the inventors of google....truly a display of human intelligence and innovation.
ok, i'm done sweatin' google now. back to real life....
ndawa
africa 4 eva
google is seriously amazing. here's a list of my fav google tools: books, blogger, earth, maps, docs, youtube (of course), images, gtalk, gmail, scholar, igoogle and of course, the google toolbar. i know it sounds dorky, but i use these tools on a daily basis. they give me all the info i need, man. all i use to search is google, no yahoo, no msn... i love how google has all of these features in one site...it's amazing. i can use google for every aspect of my life. i use books and scholar and docs for school. i use youtube, gtalk, gmail to keep up with the world and my friends. i love looking up random countries on google earth when i'm bored, lol. i love looking at senegal and south africa. kudos to the inventors of google....truly a display of human intelligence and innovation.
ok, i'm done sweatin' google now. back to real life....
ndawa
africa 4 eva
mor flikr: adama & awa
salam!
for some reason, i love this pic. i love how only half of our faces are showing...i love my niece's cheeks.....and her cute baby pout.
i love my niece.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
for some reason, i love this pic. i love how only half of our faces are showing...i love my niece's cheeks.....and her cute baby pout.
i love my niece.
ndawa
africa 4 eva
flikr: the cat
salam!
is this cat pondering about life? is it looking up to the heavens for answers? lol, j/k....but seriously, this picture is deep. the color scale gives it a serious tone. the intensity of the cat's eyes staring into the light adds a sense spirituality, like the cat is seeing the light at the end of the tunnel..... and i love the white whiskers against the black background. this is just a striking photo.....
i love cats
ndawa
africa 4 eva
is this cat pondering about life? is it looking up to the heavens for answers? lol, j/k....but seriously, this picture is deep. the color scale gives it a serious tone. the intensity of the cat's eyes staring into the light adds a sense spirituality, like the cat is seeing the light at the end of the tunnel..... and i love the white whiskers against the black background. this is just a striking photo.....
i love cats
ndawa
africa 4 eva
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
habits
salam!
having a goal in mind might seem easy at first glance, but when i think about it, it's actually a pretty hard task for me. i have too many goals swirling around in my head....it's too hard to just pick one and be specific about it. my ideas and goals are too general for that. plus, having a specific goal in mind will mean that i will have to have a systematic way of achieving that goal. even though i love to plan things and think about what i will need to realize those plans, i like to wing it....
i would love to use technology more in my life. i'm not computer savvy like my younger sister, but i can handle my own. actually, i think that technology is pretty fun and interesting. it's amazing seeing what human beings can come up with......i'm really looking forward to the flikr mashups, the wikis and youtube....especially youtube!!! :)
ndawa
africa 4 eva....
having a goal in mind might seem easy at first glance, but when i think about it, it's actually a pretty hard task for me. i have too many goals swirling around in my head....it's too hard to just pick one and be specific about it. my ideas and goals are too general for that. plus, having a specific goal in mind will mean that i will have to have a systematic way of achieving that goal. even though i love to plan things and think about what i will need to realize those plans, i like to wing it....
i would love to use technology more in my life. i'm not computer savvy like my younger sister, but i can handle my own. actually, i think that technology is pretty fun and interesting. it's amazing seeing what human beings can come up with......i'm really looking forward to the flikr mashups, the wikis and youtube....especially youtube!!! :)
ndawa
africa 4 eva....
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