Goodbye Granddaddy

In a bout with cancer that has lasted almost 2 years the disease final took him around 1:30 on Good Friday. I got to see him and I held his hand because I didn't really want to say goodbye. He had grown weaker and weaker over the past year but I am grateful to have known him my whole life and I am glad he does not have to suffer anymore. He couldn't speak, he was running a 103 degree fever and seemed to be struggling for breath while he slept. I left before he passed but mom called me an hour later to tell me that he had left us. It didn't really hit me until I called into work to see if I had to come in and the last thing my boss said is "I'm sorry for your loss." This struck me as weird because he is new and I haven't met him yet so how can he be sorry? He doesn't even know me yet. But then I realized I did lose something and at that point I realized that he wasn't coming back. Thats when I cried. He taught me how to smile, he made me laugh. I learned about the simple pleasures in life from him and part of him will always live as part of me. So I guess this is my way of saying goodbye. The funeral is tomorrow and I hate funerals. I hope my family can celebrate his life and cherish his 80+ years on this earth.

One Last Thing

This 23 Things program has been a learning process. I was familiar with most of the material because I like to learn and explore new web applications so these assignments were fun for me. I learned about some new applications that I would probably use in the future such as the time-lapse application and zoho writer. Someone encouraged me long ago that if I wanted to have a career involving the internet, I need to discover and learn as much as I can as it becomes available to me. Thanks for turning me on to some websites I may have not discovered otherwise.

Thing 23

* Find an example or attribution that shows the Learning 2.0-23Things for Teachers blog was based on someone else's work and modified from its original. Music has many cases pending copyright infringement but there is a "dj" named Girltalk and he takes popular music from dozens of songs and makes them one entity. Girltalk makes all of his music based on other peoples works and its good. http://www.myspace.com/girltalk

* Now that you know about Creative Commons licensing, how will you use it in the future as a teacher?
I will attempt to explain to my students about Creative Commons and the best ways to go about avoiding copyright infringement like using public domain video, taking their own pictures, collaborating with owners of copyrights and how to ask for permission.

Thing 22

http://www.smodcast.com/

* Which podcast did you listen to?
I listen to smodcast and it is a podcast hosted by film maker Kevin Smith and producer Scott Mosier. I listen to smodcast because Kevin Smith is probably one of the best story tellers in the world today. I just like listening to him talk. The episode I listened to was #107 Thinicism, where he talks about being kicked off a plane for being fat. He also talks person, Natalie, who had a similar experience. WARNING, the podcast is for adult ears so don't listen if you are easily offended.


* Which of the directories did you find the easiest to use?
Podcastdirectory was easy enough to use in looking through.
* Has this Thing inspired you to create a podcast yourself or with your students?
I have no students but I have done a few podcast, but I couldn't do it on a regular basis unless I was getting paid for it.
* Did you find a podcast that you might subscribe to and listen to regularly?
I listen to smodcast regularly and have subscriptions to a few more.

Thing 21

A Day At Bonnaroo

Animoto is a very user friendly and fast video clip website. Its great for turning pictures into videos, I enjoyed using it.

Thing 20

Create a blog post about your experience. What did you like or dislike about the site and why did you choose the video that you did? Can you see any features or components of the site that might be interesting if they were applied to your library website?

YouTube is one of the greatest sites in existance. Anyone can view, post, and share video on the Internet and people can actually become famous by posting their talent (or embarassing moments) but it can be used for Education as well as entertainment. The only thing I dont like about youtube is the advertising that is forced upon the videos.

The video I chose actually teaches you photoshop in an entertaining way.

I think APSU can use youtube to present short instructional videos like how to search library databases.

Thing 19

Are you a member of any online communities?

I am a member of the following online communities: Myspace, Facebook, LinkedIn, Digg, Twitter, Last.fm, Blip, stickam, imeem, and maybe a few more I cant remember. I try to join online communities just to explore what is on the Internet.

Are any of these social networks appealing to you?

I have played with last.fm and flixter but none listed really appealed to me.

What did you find that was interesting and that you might use later?

I am a movie buff so I will explore FilmCrave a little more to see if it keeps my interest.