#20 FINIS!!!!!

I'm sure this exercise was not a "choice", but if it is ever offered again with new "things" to learn, I would probably chose to participate. It was a learning experience and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. The pace was relaxed but still had an implied deadline which kept me going so I wouldn't get behind and it involved just the right amount of exploration of each topic.
I know I will benefit from most of the explorations and so will the patrons. So, thanks to all of you for providing a motivation for me.

#19

I've worked crosswords for years and added sudoku recently. I did try various levels of both of these games on Yahoo! Daily Games. I don't think I'd like sitting in front of a computer for that amount of time. I'll stick with the newspaper and pencil and writing board and big, comfortable chair and a beverage to suit the season. The Funbrain and Primary Games sites I will add to my increasing knowledge of games for kids--a very common question which I usually answer by showing them the Yahoo! page and Nickelodeon. I did try several of the games on the suggested sites and thought they were fun and easy. But I cannot see myself sitting down for hours of a multi-player, multi-layer game.

#18

This exercise I thoroughly enjoyed. I love maps and will be "playing" with this often--maybe, very often. I visited every house I've ever lived in, places I've hiked, cities around the world and the Olduvia Gorge.

#17

I created an avatar at DoppelMe. Trust me. Virtual selves vs. real selves? Do I already live in a Second Life? Would I like to live in a Second Life? Why or why not? NO!

#16

Will definitely recommend these sites to patrons if they request applications they can use to home or more variety than we offer.

#15

I often use different search engines just for the change, mostly the sites listed on our home page. But I can't say I find too much difference among them. I prefer that the sponsored ads not be listed in the search results as the metasearch engines tend to do. Dogpile is cute!! Not a good reason to use it, but go figure! I do appreciate knowing about the UC Berkely search engine page and I have put it on my favorites---learned a few tricks and I think I can use this very well the next time a patron asks "What's the difference?".

#14

There was alot about this exercise I couldn't figure out (due to my ignorance I'm sure). I managed to get three podcasts on my Google Reader almost by accident. I can't imagine ever voluntarily using this. But, yes I do know that most of our patrons love podcasts and I say more power to them. Yea!!!