Post of the week

Surprise! I've been reading your blogs. I was trying to choose one post to highlight this week as an incredible example of learning in action. As I read, I got tangled up in other things --- cute pictures of babies, cats, dogs, fish (you get the idea), personal mottos and candid statements , and well other really important stuff.

So this week, I want to highlight the post "Thanks to All" at Pond - Ering Life.

Happy Thanksgiving!

L2 Participants blog

I finally got around to starting the L2 Participants blog. I've added around a dozen or so blog names with blog URLs to the blog post and started a rollyo search roll. If you do not see your blog list yet, please do not dispair. I'll work on it again over the weekend.

I am so impressed with your blogs. Please check out what your friends and co-workers are doing! You rock!

Here is the link: http://vbpl-people-learning20thebeach.blogspot.com/

PA Library reports 100%

According to Matt, Princess Anne Library has 100 % participation in Learning 2.0 @ the Beach online learning program. No, it's not a contest. And YES, participation is voluntary.

As an organization ,we are at a tipping point. It would be simply awesome if everyone was enjoying the moment together.

Get out there! Encourage your co-workers to join the fun!

Bloglines and Share feature

Elizabeth sent me an email wondering about the “share” feature in bloglines. Before I could even email an answer, she found it. It was in her account as a menu item. It was minimized under the “Additional Features” link.

Keep the questions rolling.

Learning 2.0 Registration is climbing higher

Wow! As of Friday afternoon, 206 library staff members are signed up for Learning 2.0 @ the Beach. VBPL has 69.5 percent of Library staff participating in this program. If you are doing the math, we have 297 people on staff. You'll need to subtract me because I'm not eligible for the program. No worries! I'm having a great time, too.

Let's keep going until we reach 100% of eligible staff! Please encourage your co-workers to participate.

Recording your progress

Diane W. sent me an excellent question about what posts goes with what Thing on the 30 Things list. It is a little confusing because I wanted you each to have the opportunity to read about the program and learn about web 2.0 as well as think about library 2.0 before creating your blog and worrying about recording your progress. So, please follow these guidelines below for the first 8 Things. You will be asked to create a blog post about all the Things that come after number 8. You will need to cut and paste the permalink for each blog post into the corresponding Thing on your row of the spread sheet. To recap, beginning with Thing 9, you will create a blog post for all the remaining Things. Please record your progress!



Thing 1 -Read about the program-If you complete Thing 3, you will automatically receive credit for Thing 1.
Thing 2-Do discovery exercises as directed -Once you get to Thing 7, Cut and past permalink for learning habits blog post into Thing 2 on the spread sheet.
Thing 3 -Fill out online registration form-You will receive credit once your registration is processed.
Thing 4-Complete as directed-If you complete Thing 5, you will automatically receive credit for Thing 4.
Thing 5-Do discovery exercises-Once you get to Thing 7, Cut and past permalink for web 2.0 or library 2.0 blog post into the Thing 5 space on the spread sheet.
Thing 6-Do discovery exercises as directed-If you complete Thing 7 and 8 you will automatically receive credit for Thing 6.
Thing 7-Do discovery exercises as directed.-If you add your permalinks for Thing 2 and 5, you will automatically receive credit for Thing 7.
Thing 8-Do discovery exercises as directed.-If you add your permalinks for Thing 2 and 5, you will automatically receive credit for Thing 7.



I can not wait to read all the great thoughts that you're going to be sharing this week!

Thanks, Cindy

Google Gadgets

Most of you already know about Google gadgets, so ignore this post. I love the idea behind google gadgets. Why? This is pure web 2.0 in action --- a participatory culture zenith ---- people grabbing code, reworking it and sharing it with others. Try one of my favorites! Google book search: this one does a nice keyword search and returns the results in the box. Use the scroll to see more.