Since Monday I have noticed tree frogs on the large windows near the back of the library. Monday there were a couple ~15, today I counted 35.
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Health, Wellness and Technology
So, in checking out this weeks post I was impressed with the variety of uses for technology in the more obscure areas of human life. It remarkable what we are doing with portable devices that we wouldn't have imagined possible even a couple of years ago.
Despite the variety of uses, there was little listed that would be of use to me in my active life. I prefer swimming or rowing to jogging, running, or pilates. However, in my own exploration I have found several uses for technology that enrich my experience. By using Google Earth, or Google Maps I can scout out new areas to explore with my kayak. By using my phone I can gain access to the Internet and look up new and interesting animals or plants that I come across in my explorations. By using my phone in conjunction with special apps and blogging websites, I can take photos, and write short articles which can be posted immediately from wherever I may be.
This access to information, and opportunity to contribute my experiences online can help me enjoy an experiece as much as it may distract me from the world immediatly around me.
The meal that I graphed with the Nutrition Data website was a Chipotle Vegetarian Burrito which mappedout almost right in the middle of everything. square in the middle of the Nurtitional Target graph, and slightly more towards the carbs end of the Caloric Ratio graph.
Despite the variety of uses, there was little listed that would be of use to me in my active life. I prefer swimming or rowing to jogging, running, or pilates. However, in my own exploration I have found several uses for technology that enrich my experience. By using Google Earth, or Google Maps I can scout out new areas to explore with my kayak. By using my phone I can gain access to the Internet and look up new and interesting animals or plants that I come across in my explorations. By using my phone in conjunction with special apps and blogging websites, I can take photos, and write short articles which can be posted immediately from wherever I may be.
This access to information, and opportunity to contribute my experiences online can help me enjoy an experiece as much as it may distract me from the world immediatly around me.
The meal that I graphed with the Nutrition Data website was a Chipotle Vegetarian Burrito which mappedout almost right in the middle of everything. square in the middle of the Nurtitional Target graph, and slightly more towards the carbs end of the Caloric Ratio graph.
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Thursday, September 11, 2008
Break Time!
Up Next: Special Services!
Saturday, September 6, 2008
Blogging Mobile
Introduction
Who am I in the context of the OCLS?
To answer this question superficially: I am a TCSS at the Washington Park Library.
To address this question in a more complex manner: I am an educator who tries to approach the role seriously. I see my role as something more than just the steward of technology at the branch, or a sounder of prerecorded instructions and information.
I envision myself as part of a larger effort to try and even the playing field, to reduce the gap in the digital divide, and part of a humanist effort aimed at giving people the tools they need to affect the world.
"Give a man a fish; feed him for a day, teach a man to fish; feed him for a lifetime." - Lao Tzu
What I hope to achieve with the OCLS Learn 2.1:
Being young and technologically savvy, I have already experienced much of what we have discussed so far in the learn 2.1 courses; however, it is my hope that I may gain some different perspective on the subjects at hand. It would be great if my traditional view of the technology could be expanded, or altered to see some previously obscured potential.
To answer this question superficially: I am a TCSS at the Washington Park Library.
To address this question in a more complex manner: I am an educator who tries to approach the role seriously. I see my role as something more than just the steward of technology at the branch, or a sounder of prerecorded instructions and information.
I envision myself as part of a larger effort to try and even the playing field, to reduce the gap in the digital divide, and part of a humanist effort aimed at giving people the tools they need to affect the world.
"Give a man a fish; feed him for a day, teach a man to fish; feed him for a lifetime." - Lao Tzu
What I hope to achieve with the OCLS Learn 2.1:
Being young and technologically savvy, I have already experienced much of what we have discussed so far in the learn 2.1 courses; however, it is my hope that I may gain some different perspective on the subjects at hand. It would be great if my traditional view of the technology could be expanded, or altered to see some previously obscured potential.
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