Wrap-Up

Congratulations!! You've made it to the end of CPL 2.0 Training! We have heard from many libraries that staff members are helping each other out and having fun, and we hope everyone had a similar experience. Right now, there are 327 people participating - way to go, CPL!

This week, you have two simple tasks:

1) When you are completely done, email Kari.Brawn@calgarypubliclibrary.com with your BRANCH OR DEPARTMENT AND NAME.  (this link may not work with all logins)


2) Go to the CPL 2.0 Evaluation (http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/35W5P7K), and evaluate this training. We are looking forward to hearing your thoughts!

NOTE: If you can't fill out the survey, it's because of cookies.  (We are tricking you into learning more here!)

SurveyMonkey doesn't allow a computer to fill out a survey more than once because someone might try to spam us with compliments!  It tracks the computers that have responded with "cookies"- a little text file.  The easy solution is use another computer.  To delete the cookies, see comments section below.


We will be creating another post after June 5th which will list all the pseudonyms or names of people who are done the training. You can check this list to ensure we got your email. Remember - if you complete the training by June 5, you will be entered to win an iPod Touch!!!

But if you need more time, don't worry. You'll have until July 31 to complete all the tasks. As always, just ask if you need any help!

P.S.  As another wrap up activity, you may want to tighten your Facebook security measures.

Twitter

What is it?

Twitter http://www.twitter.com/
is a “micro-blogging” site that allows you communicate with people in 140 characters or less. Twitter posts (or “tweets”) sent by people you choose to follow (friends, celebrities, or even strangers) are automatically added to a list of tweets called your “feed. “

1) Go to Twitter and click on “About Us” at the very bottom of the page.  Try searching for something that interests you in the search box.

2) Check out some of the following CPL Twitter accounts:

- CPL Teen Zone: https://twitter.com/cplteenzone

- CPL Central: https://twitter.com/CPLCentral

- Country Hills: https://twitter.com/CountryHillsLib

- Fish Creek: https://twitter.com/fishcreeklib

- Shawnessy: https://twitter.com/ShawnessyLib

- Village Square: https://twitter.com/vilsqlibrary

- Community Services: https://twitter.com/LibraryPrograms


3) In your blog, comment on ONE of the following:

• Armed with a bit of knowledge about what Twitter is all about, share your thoughts on this fast growing online phenomenon.

OR

• What kind of information is being posted by the library accounts above? What kind of information should libraries post?

Note: you don't have to sign up to Twitter to complete this exercise.

LibraryThing

What is it?
LibraryThing
http://www.librarything.com/

is a social media site for book lovers. It allows you to share your book collection, review books, maintain reading lists, and chat with users who have similar tastes in literature.
You can import records from Amazon.com and various national library catalogues (including the National Library of Canada), and tag books with keywords of your choice.

1) Learn a little about this site. Take the LibraryThing tour at:
www.librarything.com/tour

2) Search LibraryThing for your favourite book or a book you’ve read recently. Read a few reviews, and check out the tags and recommended reads.

3) In your blog, comment on ONE of the following:

• Was the site user-friendly? Did you find it difficult to navigate?

OR

• Do you see any practical applications for LibraryThing either at home or at work? Will you start using this site?

OR

• If you already use LibraryThing, what’s your favourite part?

Goodbye Heather, Hello Kari!

As some of you already know, the fabulous Heather Keeling is leaving CPL for the bright lights of Ontario. As such, Heather will obviously no longer be your trainer and troubleshooter extraordinaire. 

Heather - thank you for all of your hard work on CPL 2.0!

On a happier note, you have a fabulous new trainer! A big welcome to Kari Brawn, one of the wonderful Librarians at Crowfoot.

If you have questions about the training, you can email Kari Brawn (kari.brawn@calgarypubliclibrary.com).

Great YouTube Videos

I saw this video about Social Media today, and thought you all might find it interesting since we just finished learning about Facebook! 

This isn't an assignment - just a way to further your learning if you're interested. To see the full screen instead of the weird cut off blog video, just right-click and select "Watch on YouTube."

And here's the relevant video from a previous post, in case you missed it.

Online Productivity Tools

What are they?
 
Online Productivity Tools are applications designed to make your life easier. There are dozens of these tools, and we can’t cover all of them, but most fall into these categories:
 
Calendars 

•  The most popular is Google Calendar (http://www.google.com/calendar/). Google Calendar can sync to your Outlook calendar at work, which makes it easy to organize your life. You can also share your Google calendar with others.

• Yahoo! Calendar (http://www.calendar.yahoo.com), 30 Boxes (http://30boxes.com), and Scrybe (http://iscrybe.com/main/index.php) are other options for online calendars.

Document Preparation  

• Once again, Google stands out. Google Docs (http://www.docs.google.com) is free and completely web-based, so your documents are available online from any computer. With Google Docs, you can access applications similar to Microsoft’s, including a word processor (Word), a spreadsheet program (Excel), and a presentation tool (PowerPoint).

1) Pick one of the sites mentioned above. Learn more about it through a tour or the “help” function.

2) Create either a calendar or a document online. If you use a Google product, you won’t have to create a new account - you should already have a Google login from your blog!

3) In your blog, comment on ONE of the following:
 
•    Do you see free online tools like these eventually replacing expensive software like MS Office?

OR

•    Do you see yourself using these tools or will you stick to more traditional methods. If you were to use one of these tools regularly, which would it be and why?

Flickr & YouTube

What is it?

Flickr (www.flickr.com) and YouTube (www.youtube.com) are two popular social media sites that allow you to post, share, and comment on photos and videos. 

Flickr is a Yahoo product that allows users to tag photos (like you tag websites in Delicious).  People use Flickr for a variety of reasons:
•    To organize and share photos with family, friends, and the world
•    To search for photos on a certain topic
•    To edit photos

YouTube is for sharing video, rather than photos. This site allows you to upload videos, thus giving the average user an opportunity to reach millions of people for free.  

1) Check out Flickr’s website and “Take the Tour" (link is near right side of page). After you’ve learned about what Flickr can do, try searching for photos on topics of interest to you. Search Flickr groups on the same topic. Do you get different results?

2) Go to YouTube and watch a few videos. We suggest:
 
- Did You Know 4.0 – fascinating information about web 2.0 technologies, including YouTube!
- Dramatic Chipmunk – if you need something short.
- Alberta’s Libraries, Books and Beyond – the award-winning commercials.

3) In your blog, do ONE of the following:
 
•    Comment on Flickr and YouTube. Were they user-friendly?

OR

•    Comment on the quality, entertainment value, or usefulness of the content on these sites.