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Becky Smeltzer
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Thanks to everyone who made Learn and Discover possible. Both rounds were very enjoyable as well as providing opportunities for learning more about Web 2.0 applications. I hope you will tackle Round 3 next year!
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I use wikis to manage content of courses I am taking. I prefer pbworks because it is so intuitive. Here's a sample of a wiki I created on adult piano students. I was able to include images and video clips easily.
http://adultlearningmusicsmeltzer...
I live in downtown Knoxville and created a map of my favorite places to eat and visit. I like being add new places as I think of them.
I tried the free wi-fi mashup, too.
Very interesting, useful, and fun topic! I've been using iGoogle for some time. I synced my Google calendar to my Outlook calendar, which works really well. I added Remember the Milk to my iGoogle page, too.
Then, I tested StickerLite. It's somet...
2. Where did Dolly Parton and Elvis Presley appear together?
I searched the Southern Life database and browsed the results in the News tab. Found an article in the Commercial Appeal that described the Tennessee tourism commercial.
I tried City Tours and found the results were very random. For some cities, many of the tour stops were hotels. City Tours can be modified by the individual, however, to create tours that are more appealing. I like the concept of creating my own w...
I use Delicious and really like it. I tried Diigo and will use it for collaborative and research projects. I like being able to add comments and highlight text with Diigo.
Here's my link: http://www.diigo.com/user/beckysmeltzer/learndiscover
I've been using twitter for a while, primarily to get event updates in my geographic area.
I updated my twitter page background using twitterbackgrounds. It was easy!
On my iGoogle page, I use BeTwittered.
Hey! I'm Becky--the Technical Services Librarian at UT MTAS Library (Municipal Technical Advisory Service).
I am also completing an M.S. in Instructional Technology at UT this fall. I am fairly familiar with Web 2.0 apps and, like many of you, li...
I created a Diigo account this week and really like it. Previously, I had been using delicious, but I like two things better about Diigo. First, you can highlight specific text and add post-it notes to the web page. Sometimes, when I return to a s...
Becky at the MTAS Library
I tried Google Books and found it to be a wonderful resource. GoodReads is an excellent application for sharing and is available to share on FaceBook, too.
I also tried out the Read Poster. Very fun.
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Here's a link to what I've been working on while in school.
http://web.utk.edu/~rsmeltze/index.html
I haven't been very active lately, but hope to get back to blogging soon.
http://beckysmeltzer.blogspot.com/
http://web.utk.edu/~rsmeltze/index.html
I haven't been very active lately, but hope to get back to blogging soon.
http://beckysmeltzer.blogspot.com/
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- At 10:26am on July 14, 2009,
Martha Earl said…
- Hi, Becky, I love your Read poster.
- At 4:27pm on May 12, 2009,
Frances Adams-O'Brien said… - You can borrow them anytime! We need them often for all of the wading that we have to do!
- At 6:11pm on May 11, 2009,
Beth Dailey said… - All the orange in your photos makes me homesick for East Tennessee! Love your photos!
- At 11:22am on April 15, 2009,
Mona Batchelor said… - Great avatar, Becky!
- At 7:43am on April 7, 2009,
Susan Simmons said… - Hey there! Thanks for friending me. I'm so glad ETLA had their meeting at our office. I was excited to show everyone what we do.
I'm happy to be back on Learn & Discover this year. I met so many folks this way.
- At 7:12am on April 7, 2009,
Mona Batchelor said…
- Becky, I'm glad you've chosen to join Learn & Discover. I feel you will find some of the tasks offer ideas suitable for implementation into your current course of study, and the professional networking is a huge bonus. Thanks for participating!
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