Week 5 Thing 12 Rollyo

It was not difficult creating an account for Rollyo or to create a searchroll. This would be good to have easy access to so many websites that you know you could use without having to look at lots and lots of sites. Having so many searchrolls to look at that others created will cut down on the time that it takes to select good sites.

Week 5 Thing 11 Library Thing

I am not really interested in Library Thing. I don't have the need or desire to know what others are reading to the extent of the information that Library Thing offers. Nor do I have the need to keep track of the books I have read. Maybe upon further exploration I will find this program of more interest and value to me.
http://www.librarything.com/widget.php?shareID=wcb6dff95ed092e7b96dbbf23a4efc9c8&sharefrom=LeanCuisine

Week 5 Thing 10 On line image Generators

China Girl
Originally uploaded by lean cuisine

Well, I tried to create my Avitar, and I think I am successful. This is my Avitar on the Great Wall of China. It was fun creating this, and once again I'm looking forward to playing with this to create more Avitars. Neat!

Week 5 thing 10 Online Image Generator

My creation
Originally uploaded by lean cuisine

This is pretty cool. I used the Mosaic tool to create this picture. I really like being able to do different things with the pictures of Captiva Island. Can't wait until I have more time to play around with so many of the other image generators. What neat things to do with your photos!

Week 5 Thing 10 Online Image Generaor

Matted captiva WATER
Originally uploaded by lean cuisine

I used the Mat tool to create this framing of the water at Captiva Island in Florida. Really neat! I liked playing with this.

Week 5 Thing 10 Image Generator

Puzzle Captiva Sunset
Originally uploaded by lean cuisine

This is one of those puzzles that either drives you crazy or is the ultimate challenge to complete. I remember trying to put together a puzzle like this in the middle of the night when I was nine plus months pregnant and couldn't sleep.

Week 4 Thing 9 Merlin

I could not get on Feedster. The message came up that the link was broken. I liked using Technorati because of its format. It was easy to find feeds for blogs through the search tool and it offered a selection of so many topics that I would never have thought to look at. I did like looking at the videos also. I will definitely refer to them for a variety of things. One video I looked at gave instructions on how to make a dress. Another one was on exercising. When I wanted to look specifically for information on multiple sclerosis I was able to access blogs through the search tool. Other videos I looked at were demos on using Photo Story 3. There were several of them and I wanted to see if there was anything on them that would give me more information on how to use this program. I did get a few more tips. I wish I would have seen these videos before I started using this with my students.
I also liked using Topix.net. One of the biggest reasons is that when I clicked on the tab for local news I typed in my zip code and had the current news right there in front of me. It makes me wonder why I am still subscribing to the newspaper. I guess this is why so many newspapers are closing. I don't know, though. There is just something about sitting down with a newspaper in front of me and reading it rather than reading it on the computer.
I did not care for Syndic8.com. Just looking at the format discouraged me from using it. Later, when I have more time I will go back to it and explore its merits further.