Now that I have a firm grasp on the Web 2.0 game I feel like I can keep this up. We now have a great list of sources to keep checking, and as I begin my career in libraries, I need to remain up to date on the latest literature, so it is all about checking the resources and experimenting with new things.
Personally, I don't think libraries need to be on the cutting edge of everything ever. Instead we need to pay attention and find useful, meaningful, and engaging ways to use new information. One of my favorite school library authors, Doug Johnson, says when it comes to technology, stuff isn't enough. If we have a blog, but aren't updating it, it is useless.
The best way I've found to find new things, like the one you will see in my final post, is to just pay attention to what you look at. One program a friend of mine told me about is called Pixton. This is a comic book creator that allows users to pose and edit different stock characters in order to creat a comic book. All you need to do is enter the text. You can also watch an interesting trailer. Different places will have different articles, or links to interesting new programs, and since we have a great foundation we can now look and see what is out there for all of us to use.
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