In the article, Gaming @ Your Library, Dale Lipschultz states that, “using games to support learning is not a new idea; in fact, one might easily suggest that it is perhaps an instinctual impulse that we have been mistakenly repressing for too long.” She continues to point out how animals will mock hunt [...]
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Monthly Archives: March 2009
Mar 28
Second Life Explorations
I first played around with Second Life many years ago before companies and schools got involved. At that time, I felt that there was not much going on in Second Life, that it was a cyber desert and I just didn’t see the worth and value. There have been heated arguments for and [...]
Mar 18
Using Video In Libraries
If libraries want to remain relevant in this age of multimedia, they have to incorporate screencasts, other video, or media interactivity to some degree. This may be a pretty strong statement given some of the drawbacks of these mediums. However, as the web becomes more visually stunning, allowing us to absorb information in various ways [...]
Mar 18
Screencasting with Camtasia
I have to admit that I am more of a fan of podcast, screencast, and vodcast consuming rather than podcast and screencast creating. Each recording takes a lot of work—no wonder creators often cease production after a short run. My experience with creating a screencast this week was a little….frustrating. I certainly have a lot [...]
Mar 11
Bibliotechno–Podcast 2
Welcome to my second podcast. It seems I cannot escape background car noise. Perhaps I need to find a cave to record in.
Mar 10
Bibliotechno–Podcast 1
Voila, welcome to my first podcast. In this podcast, I discuss marketing a podcast, commitment issues, and the death of podcasts.
Mar 09
A Fangirl Talks Podcasting
This last winter, I introduced my future mother-in-law to the wonders of podcasts. “So I no longer have to stand outside on Saturday afternoons, holding the radio antenna up in the air to hear a scratchy version of This American Life?” she asked. Realizing she could now listen to most of the NPR catalog [...]
Mar 03
A newfound love for delicious
I’m not sure why I have not jumped into social bookmarking before this week. I know I was partly concerned that all my hard work could be easily erased by a company going out of business or some other calamity (apparently this fear was somewhat justified, based on what happened to Ma.gnolia). I also was [...]
