Lesson 6 Part 2 Challenge

Negative Effects of Social Media

I often see people airing their dirty laundry on sites such as Facebook.  Some things probably do not need to be shared with the whole wide world.  I think that some people let it all hang out on social media and they say and do things they would not do in a face to face interaction.

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Lesson 6 Part 1 Challenge

Social Networking

I am a passive social network user.  I have a Facebook account, but I am not an active poster.  I occasionally change my status and update my cover photo, but it doesn't happen very often.  I enjoy browsing my Facebook feed and seeing pictures of my friends and their families.  When I initially joined Facebook it was fun reconnecting with old friends from high school and college, but it did not cause me to actually reconnect with any of these people in person.  I also have a Twitter account, but I don't think I have ever sent a tweet.  I enjoy using Goodreads, but again, I am not a very active user. The same goes for Pinterest, Instagram, Google+, Snapchat, I have accounts but I really don't use them very much.  I am more of a lurker.

Lesson 5 Challenge

I tried three challenges.  First was the Movie Challenge.  I could not get 100%, the best I could do in three tries was 95%.  I did better on the Broadway Challenge, I was able to get 100% on my second try.  The last challenge I tried was the Piranha Challenge, this time it took three tries to get to 100%. I enjoyed these challenges, they made me realize that what I think are the best keywords may not necessarily be the best keywords.

Lesson 3 Part 2 Challenge

While I use the Staff LibGuides fairly often, I don't find myself using the public guides as much. While exploring the Public LibGuides, I found several guides that would have been useful in some recent patron interactions.  We have a regular patron who appears to be homeless, he might benefit from the guide on Community Assistance.  Another patron was an avid Stephen King reader and was looking for a new author with a similar style.  The Author Readalikes guide has a section for Stephen King.  Yesterday, I assisted a patron in locating books on Texas History.  He might have enjoyed going through the Texas History LibGuide, as well.

I do use the staff LibGuides quite a big.  I find myself using the Circulation LibGuide when I can't remember how to do something Circulation related or want clarification on a certain procedure.  I also use the Marketing LibGuide when I am creating flyers for the branch.

Lesson 3 Part 1 Challenge

Don and Marcy decided that they wanted to take a trip to the Florida Keys.  As they were especially interested in the history of the Keys, Don used his SAPL card to access the library's online databases. Using the Images of America database, Don was able to find a great deal of information about the history of the Florida Keys.  He learned about everything from Key Largo to Key West.  Since Marcy knew they were driving their 1964 Ford Mustang all the way to the Keys from Texas, she made sure to bookmark the library's Chilton Auto Repair Database, since the car was always needing minor repairs.  Every good road trip needs a good musical soundtrack, so Don and Marcy utilized the Freegal Music service to compile a terrific playlist for the trip.

Lesson 2 Part 3 Challenge Outlook

I had previously created a signature for my Outlook email, so all I had to do was use the Snipping Tool.  I did pin the Snipping Tool to the Start Menu, so that I wouldn't have to go searching for it deep in the Start Menu every time I wanted to use it.  :)

Lesson 2 Part 3 Challenge Word

I can see using Word to create very simple flyers, but I prefer using Publisher.  Publisher is my go to program for creating flyers and signs.

Lesson 2 Part 2 Challenge 2

Pinning to the task bar was nice and easy.

Lesson 2 Part 2 Challenge 1

I found that using the snipping tool was pretty easy.  I can see that it would be really useful when you are putting together training materials and need to capture screen shots. I always have a lot of trouble trying to get my Mac keyboard to do a screen shot on my Windows running computer, the snipping tool makes that job a cinch.

Lesson 1, Part 3 Challenge

Setting up a blog this time was easy, since I am just reusing my 23 things blog.  :)  It was not at all difficult to follow the blogs of others.