Tapas Reflections

The biggest surprise for me was that, although I love technology, I'm not wild about all of it. I liked trying the podcasts, but the variation in quality (content & delivery) was a turn-off for me. I wanted help learning Spanish and I realized I'd prefer to check out some "Living Language Spanish" CD's and know what I'm getting rather than spend time wading through some of the really lousy podcasts that are out there. It's like looking something up on the Web versus using a reference book. Sometimes you do get what you pay for...

I loved experimenting with adding photos and videos to my blog - always a challenge to select the right image.

I thoroughly enjoyed this experience. The best part, for me, was not the technology itself, but the way the technology allowed me to see a different side of my co-workers. I loved reading everyone's blogs and learning things about people I see on a regular basis, but don't know very well.

I can't wait for the challenge to experiment with 13 new things. Bring it on!

Podcasting - A Whole New World. I Might Visit but I Don't Want to Live There.

I found a couple of podcasts that I listened to, a few about horseback riding and some that were language related. The one that shows the most promise for a library setting is called "ESL Helpdesk," where people who are learning English have access to individual tutorials on many aspects of language learning.

The negative aspect of podcasts is the great variation in quality - both of content and also audio quality. I am trying to learn Spanish and so I listened to a few "Spanish Survival" podcasts; some were excellent and others just plain abysmal.

I did subscribe to the "Libworm: Librarianship" podcasts in my primary Bloglines account.