Thing 23 - Survey

I don't know if I am actually supposed to post something for Thing 23, but I did the survey and now I am done with the 23 Things yay!

Thing 22 - Staying Current

Okay, I admit it, I have learned a few things and found some sweet new tools. There is no question of whether or not I will stay current with the internet and all it has to offer - I don't really have much of a choice (and that is just fine with me - I love learning new things). And, I certainly dedicate more than 15 minutes a day to the internet. In fact, a few minutes ago, my power went off (and it still is off) and I am still sitting here typing up my blog response on my laptop. As for keeping up my blog, I will probably leave this one for a new one - one that isn't dedicated to the 23 Things...on that is more about me ;) . I really have being able to put my 2 cents worth out there...even if no one reads it.

Thing 21 - Student 2.0 Tools

This is kinda cool but I don't think I would use it as a college student. By college, or at least after your first big paper or two, you should have your own research style (or at least I do...). I do however, think it would be a good way to help teach high school kids about the research project and how to manage your time for a big project. This would be good for AP college-bound kids and those more vocationally-bound. I found it interesting that the Assignment Calculator asks for the subject area of the assignment but doesn't offer any specialized information or links based on the subject area. As for promoting it to students in the library, it would probably be most applicable in high school media centers but I might post information about these sites near the literary criticism books in the reference section (when I was in high school, this was the only thing I did any research for...and I hated it).

Thing 20 - Books 2.0

Now, I have grown up in the digital age but I still really like good ol' fashoined books. Most of the time, I would rather have a physical book, ya know with paper pages and a cover and all, than read from a computer (or cell phone - ick) screen. It does come in handy when a textbook is available via the internet so that I can read it during the down time at work without having to lug it around with me all the time. Also, it's always nice to use the "Find" feature to help search for an answer for your homework or whatnot. Good stuff. But, when I am reading for pleasure and most of the time for class, I would rather not read it from a screen. And books are just so much more portable - I pretty much always have one in my purse. "But, Katy, don't you always have your phone in your purse also - you could download a book onto that!" Yeah...no...my cell phone doesn't even have a camera on it so the screen is tiny - that would be painful to read an entire book or even a page or two via my phone. I wouldn't even want to read on my mp3 player and that has a slightly larger screen. On to "Reader's Advisory" and "Online Book Communities"...um, isn't this totally what Librarything is? Pick one book site with everything (or almost everything) on it and stick to it, please. Now, the audiobooks sites would be handy if I wanted to listen to a book while I workout - but that too, I would really rather read an actual book book. All in all, Book 2.0 seems kinda lame. I mean, come on, if it ain't broke, don't fix it!