THING 18

LinkedIn is a site mostly for professional networking.WebJunction is a site for library staff to find information,to take courses[only $40 to learn how to deal with difficult patrons] or just keep up with what's new and interesting in our profession[160 new library staff members signed up last week ]
Computers are the way of the future and it is good to know there are a few safe sites for children to use.But do young kids really need social networking.I have seen many young kids playing for hours on the computer, they can tell you about a lot of different sites, recite the rules to many computer games, but when it comes to interacting with other children they have no clue.It is sad to see a group of teenagers sitting in the same room, each holding their lap-top in front of them, playing a game together and not one word is spoken , all you hear is the click of the mouse. I would rather see my kids playing outside and learning social skills first hand , than read about it online. Yes computers are the way of the future, but something very precious could get lost in the process "human contact".

THING 17

I watched the video"Social Networking in Plain English", checked out "Gather","Ning" and "Library 2.0 Group".I do have a Facebook account as another way to keep in touch with family, we also use "skype" for video phonecalls with out of town family members.Other than that I feel no need for social networking, to much personal information online for strangers to have access to.Library 2.0 seems to be a good way to find out what other libraries have to offer.

Thing 18

I do not think children should be on social networking sites, To many things can happen that are unsafe. I would prefer my child to read or play outside, anything to interact with other children and adults, face to face. I looked at Linkedin and think it is more for professional people. I also explored Webjunction it had some pretty neat information and was easy enough to navigate. I did like seeing what other library's are doing.

Thing 17

I am not a member of any social networking sites, well I did sign up for facebook with the encouragement of my sister, but I never look at it and do not plan to. I also looked at gather and ning, the music and food in ning we kinda cool but I would never use them. I can see where people would be interested in them especially facebook. Its a great way of keeping in touch with family.

Thing 15

I listened to the ABC World News podcast. I found podcast.com the easiest to use. I may listen to podcasts occasionally as well as reading news online. Our library could use podcasts to keep people aware of everything that is going on here.

another Thing 14

You Tube is always fun. I've often had people refer me to different You Tube videos. On our website, we could make some fun videos to promote the different programs offered here at our library.

Thing 14